Frobisher

American

[froh-bi-sher, frob-i-] / ˈfroʊ bɪ ʃər, ˈfrɒb ɪ- /

noun

Sir Martin, 1535?–94, English navigator and explorer.

Frobisher British

/ ˈfrəʊbɪʃə /

noun

Sir Martin . ?1535–94, English navigator and explorer: made three unsuccessful voyages in search of the Northwest Passage (1576; 1577; 1578), visiting Labrador and Baffin Island

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It also closed a deal at the end of its financial year to January to buy Devon-based juice business Frobishers for £13m.

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"This was the biggest and most dramatic change," said Martin Frobisher, Network Rail's safety and engineering director.

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Martin Frobisher of Network Rail, which runs most of the country's rail network, said while the storms were theoretically a threat, the firm considered the storms to be a "very small risk".

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Network Rail's safety and engineering director Martin Frobisher said companies were "racing to catch up".

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Collopy returned to work the family wheat farm on the edge of Frobisher, a village of 150 people in Saskatchewan.

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