Admiralty Board
Britishnoun
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What Mr. Churchill really did fail in was underestimating the strength of the " red tape " which bound him so securely in his dealings with the Admiralty Board and the War Office.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sir Henry was called to the Admiralty to replace Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Blake as assistant chief of staff and a member of the controlling Admiralty Board.
From Time Magazine Archive
Evidently the master art, because it dominates the whole war, is that of strategy, and for that reason it must have a seat at the Admiralty Board.
From Britain at Bay by Wilkinson, Spenser
At nine o'clock, being calm, we anchored to the north of the group, which was named Sir Graham Moore's, in compliment to the gallant admiral then holding a seat at the Admiralty Board.
From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1 by King, Phillip Parker
Sir James badgers the Admiralty Board, and in due time the Eaglet is handed over to Captain Stannard, acting under Radisson.
From The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada) by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
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