No longer in a state of war, the Admiralty had more funds, ships and men at her disposal to devote to exploratory ventures.

This was only to be an exploratory venture, a preliminary, to see what the three of them could do with the rogue Stone.

I'll tell most of my crew, at first, that it's an exploratory venture.

Federal scientists expressed similar concerns about exploratory ventures set to begin this month outside Arches National Park, site of the signature Delicate Arch that adorns Utah license plates.

"Why is it necessary to transport our female citizens on this exploratory venture?"

Still, each outfit is an exploratory venture down an untrodden path.

Bouchon (1980) speculates it was an exploratory venture launched from Angediva/Santa Maria.

As in all great exploratory ventures, we do not know what we will find and we don't know the probability of finding it.

Oñate is honored by some for his exploratory ventures, but is vilified by others for his cruelty to the Keres of Acoma Pueblo.

Lyakhov went on another exploratory venture to the New Siberian Islands in 1773-1774.