Sentences with word «moors»

It has superb beaches; it is, in fact, one big beach with moors in the center.

With its gently rolling moors and the Atlantic Ocean as a backdrop, it has not too far to go.

Solihull Moors managed a draw away at League Two Yeovil Town and then won the replay back at home.

Macclesfield Town shipped three unanswered goals to Oxford United in a replay, Woking lost to Accrington Stanley by the same scoreline, Solihull Moors were thumped 6 - 2 by Luton Town, and though Braintree Town scored twice against Millwall, they let in five at the other end.

Sherry, considered a classic Spanish drink, was actually introduced to Spain by the Moors of North Africa.

This Medieval finger food was introduced to the Iberian peninsula by the Moors and from there to the New World with the Spanish conquistadors.

This is a variation of the popular Cuban classic, «Moors and Christians.»

North African Moors introduced them to southern Spain around 500 years ago.

Like you, my views have changed in recent years - from the North York Moors, to Lake Geneva (across from Evian) and now to the tropical island of St Lucia (where the Hotel Chocolat plantation is located:) Wishing you all the best with whatever you decide to do in life - you have certainly made a most wonderful start.

Almonds were brought to Spain by the Moors, and they've featured in Andalusian cuisine ever since.

This is just the sort of pick - me - up bar I love to have with me when out walking the Cornish moors and coast paths.

I'm not disputing that the Americas were perhaps populated first coming from the west, but first by the Moors?

In 1492, the same year that Spain expelled the Jews, it defeated the Muslims, or Moors, and soon the Inquisition forced them either to be baptized or leave.

In the 15th century, the Moors had been run out of Spain, and country was a mess.

but that a misconception on their part no real Norse would ever association with them, they only use Odin and thor as a way to say their Aryan, uniformity for them Norse were not Racist ass hates when they came to the new world they breed with the natives, in fact they breed with many of their conquered from the moors to the Irish,..

Similar arrangements had been made through earlier centuries dating from the expulsion of the Moors (Muslims) and Jews from Spain in 1492 and the subsequent escalation of the Inquisition (started in 1478), which persisted for several hundred years.

The expulsion of unconverted Jews from Spain (1492) and Portugal (1497) and of the Moriscoes, the imperfectly converted Moors, from Spain had not been matched in numbers in previous times.

Yes, terrible things happened when the Moors invaded and Islam ruled, but some pretty awful things happened when the Christians were in charge too.

the re-conquest of Spain from the Moors in Spain and the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492 and from Portugal in 1497.

I wrote it back in England, in a cottage on the Yorkshire moors.

The first result was an insurrection, organized in secret, with the aid of the Moors of Africa, which broke out in the spring of 1568, and at once assumed the character of a war of extermination.

Although valued, like the Jews, for their contribution to the economy, the reconquista spirit still remained at the heart of Spanish society and the Moors were particularly feared for their natural allegiance to the Ottoman Turks, the great scourge of Christendom.

He was an eleventh - century Spanish figure who helped drive the Moors from Valencia.

Moors ruled Spain for 800 years... yet Spain remained Catholic so much so that Ferdinand and Isabella were able to take back southern Spain.

If nothing else, the ambuscade at Roncesvalles» traditionally dated August 15, 778» did take place, though it was perpetrated by Basques, not Moors.

While reprehensible, the Inquisition itself resulted from purging of Muslim Moors who had invaded Spain.

Indeed, the punch line of Montesino's oration claims precisely this: «You can be sure that in your state you are no more able to be saved than the Moors or Turks, who lack and don't even want the faith of Jesus Christ.»

2) Spanish Inquisition was spaniard reclaiming thier country from the muslim moors.

In its modern form, the character is commonly depicted as a blackamoor, with blackface make - up, and dressed in stylized colourful Renaissance attire, akin to Maures in European heraldry, and similar to Moorish characters in the «Moors and Christians» Iberian folk festivals commemorating the Reconquista.

In something of an oblique way this article alludes to the 5th Crusade and the Sultan Malik s well as St. Francis Assisi and we must bear in mind (in all of this violent conflict) that the Mediterranean is actually the junction of three continents (Africa, Asia, Europe) and that powerful empires have been bumping into one another since the beginning of recorded history (Babylon, Egypt, Persian, Assyria, Alexander, Rome, Carthage, the Moors, Christian Crusaders, El Cid -LRB-!!)

But then the invasion of Spain by the Moors.

One of the more balanced perspectives comes from energy strategist Dr. Kent Moors, who tempers his optimism with a dose of reality:

«We have a situation where nobody has a vested interest in keeping any oil in the ground,» Moors said.

«Licensing laws have typically been fairly strict on who can sell a motor vehicle because of the possibility of fraud,» explains Jim Moors, director of franchising and state law with the National Automobile Dealers Association.

The move by these hugely successful companies is, in fact, only the latest in a slew of corporate actions aimed at reconfiguring healthcare in the U.S. — a system where outcomes, for the most part, remain woefully disconnected from costs, and where those costs continue to soar without the mooring of reason.

«If you want that extra feeling of being safe, make sure it's deleted online,» says technology analyst Patrick Moorhead of Moor Insights & Strategy.

Equitable Bank CEO Andrew Moor: «We're deliberately trying to nurture new ideas and changes here.»

«We're deliberately trying to nurture new ideas and changes here,» says Moor, «and to move the place forward.»

The federal government has given conditional approval to develop a single - entry marina, which will accommodate up to 500 pens and moorings at Point Peron peninsula in Rockingham.

«People are very willing to come chat with me about any idea they might have,» says Moor, whose office fronts onto a spiral staircase that gives employees easy access to the top executive.

According to Moor, moving into the «pure, hard - core, digital banking» space was the natural next step for Equitable.

Many of its former employers have gone on to work for other big technology companies over the years like Intel (intc), Nvidia (nvda), and supercomputer maker Cray, explained Patrick Moorhead, the president and principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy.

SK Hynix could be set to become a much larger player in the flash memory space if the deal goes through, says Patrick Moorhead of Moor Insights & Strategy.

Moor said that several non-OPEC elements are coming into play, such as Russia's «unsustainable» 11 million barrels per day rate.

For the price of # 1 ($ 1.50 USD) a day, Pearce moored his boat at a UNESCO nature reserve, saving hundreds on the cost of docking in a nearby marina.

«Behind the scenes there's a considerable amount of negotiation,» Moor said.

«AMD knows some customers are only buying dual socket because they must to get the full feature set in Xeons,» Patrick Moorhead, president of Moor Insights & Strategy, said.

Chip industry analyst Patrick Moorhead, president of Moor Insights & Strategy, said the Titan V offered an «impressive value proposition,» as in some ways it could keep up with the performance of Nvidia's highest - end Tesla V100 card that sells for $ 10,000 and is aimed at server computers, especially in cloud data centers.

The custom clothing is based on 3 - D models and recently landed $ 3 million in seed funding from Stockholm - based Moor Capital, the investment arm of Kaj Hed, and Silicon Valley - based Founder.org.

«The aircraft is secured and stable at its normal mooring location.