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
—Ministry, appointment, 57, 66-69; relation with Privy Council and Cabinet, 60-61; Treasury, 62; Admiralty Board, 62; Lord High Chancellorship, 63; the secretaries of state, 63-64; the administrative boards, 64; responsibility, 70, 128-130; proceedings, 71-73.
From The Governments of Europe by Frederic Austin Ogg
At that time such a power as 200 horse nominal was scarcely thought of; and the Admiralty Board were very cautious in ordering marine engines of any sort.
From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Samuel Smiles
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 Spenser Wilkinson
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