port of call

In the UK, by contrast, the first port of call is often a recruitment agency or graduate scheme.

Not less than 24 hours before ETA to the VTS Area (or on her departure from the last port of call if the voyage takes less than 24 hours).

My next port of call was to install K9 for my non-Gmail needs, but I noticed an icon for Gmail and Email in the system settings.

For many companies trying to save water, their utility will be the first port of call.

The moon, which used to seem unreachable, was now within man's reach, the first port of call in the new age of space-faring.

If the aliens really are landing, this latest picture seems to confirm that their first port of call on Earth will be Russia.

Provided you know where your gift was bought, this should be the first port of call.

archipelago, this was an obligatory port of call from the 15th century until the advent of the steamship in the 19th century.

Beijing has been the first port of call as European officials pass round the hat for donations to its financial stability fund.

Provide the competent authorities of the next port of call with the relevant information.

before the ship sails from its next port of call, the shipowner shall appoint a new Master to take command.

Roman Cizdyn, analyst at Blue Oar Securities, says AIG is likely to be "an early port of call, particularly in the region" .

Mr Abe was welcomed in Beijing within 10 days of assuming office, becoming the only Japanese premier to make China his first port of call.

Indeed, if you are researching an industry with a view to investing, the trade alliance should be your first port of call.

She escaped onto the surface of the current port of call: Tatooine.

Our next port of call in the Lofotens was once voted the most scenic place in Norway.

The smaller island of Little San Salvador to the west is privately owned and used as a port of call for cruise ships.

Portland's coastal location established it as a shipping hub and port of call for sailors during the 1800s.

The big liner sailed onwards for the next port of call.

The visiting politician's first port of call was the new factory .

Our first port of call, Costa Maya sits on the southern end of Mexico's Caribbean coast.

Australia signed a deal designed to lessen its appeal as a first port of call for refugees.

Lower Manhattan assumed its modern character in the 19th century as the first port of call for countless new arrivals from the Old World.

For those interested in making Norway their next port of call, what should be the first step?

The island of Malaz remained a vital port of call, especially now that the Korel wars to the south had begun.

London Radio: What was your last port of call? Over.

Why then do we use music as a first port of call in getting to know another person?

And Panama is only the first port of call.

Other than a friendly port-of-call visit, China has never sent its naval ship to patrol the coastline of USA.

Americawill be the first port of call for anxious investors for as long as it remains the world's main reserve currency.

Jobcentre Plus, the first port of call for the newly unemployed, has been given more resources (see article).

We would be better asking whether the political leaders in America still see Europe as their first port of call.

Your first port of call should be your bank or financial institution.

But governments will be the first port of call for banks who need to fix a hole in their books now that their resilience has been tested.

I suppose there were no epidemics in my port of call.

Well, Singapore is our next port of call. Could you airmail them there?

I watched Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans this evening.

It is intended as the first port of call for development knowledge.

e. g. My first port of call is Edfu, and Egypt's best preserved temple.

When I set off for Spain on a life-changing reconnaissance mission in the spring of 1983, my first port of call was Pamplona.

At every port of call his collection were sent home.

He noted that U. S. naval ships have made Hong Kong a port of call since at least the 1920s, when it was a British colony.

Our next port of call is Lisbon.

Hong Kong, especially its raucous Wanchai bar district, has long been a regular port of call for resting U. S. sailors.

Six diverse cities, each with its own personality and style. Hong Kong, long an international port of call and center for finance.

PSCO: Captain, what is your last port of call and next port?

Hong Kong Radio: What was your last port of call? Over.

port of sailing and last port of call; number of crew members and passengers on board the ship; category of the cargo

the cargoes bound for the first port of call

next declared port of call

Call n. port of call