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conferring
1. without conferring with me
2. Those concerning the government of the church, and the right of conferring ecclesiastical benefices, were perhaps the most interesting to the peace and welfare of civil society
3. His other concern was that Arawn may be conferring these issues with Math Mathonwy and Dis Pater, who would in turn explain these matters to Carl and Wil
4. ‖ What law protects their Rights? Or laws conferring arbitrary advantages and special privileges to certain individuals or favored (―political‖) groups at the expense of others? I am not at all certain that this is what the founding fathers had in mind when this document was initially conceived
5. The litany of abuses predicated in the name of free expression, or proxy ―decisions‖ made on behalf of others who are unable to make informed decisions, are understood by the hordes of mentally ill people roaming the streets, who should be otherwise institutionalized for their own safety, if not for the safety of our society, for that matter, who remain on the streets, unable to properly care for themselves, mandated by civil rights organizations fearful that their rights may be jeopardized, people otherwise incapable of making a rational assessment of their own condition; not to mention conferring legitimacy to sexual deviancy in all its varieties that many of us have casually resigned ourselves to as ―simply‖ alternative lifestyles or championing (equal) protection under the law, that, in some instances, should call for censorship, or implausible assumptions regarding the ―unborn,‖ (Abortion) remanding millions of innocents to an early grave, a convenience for women fretting over their figures or professional careers, abetted by spineless politicians, who for expediency sake, continue advancing legislation denying them (―unborn‖) their own inalienable right to choose, had they the means, or encouraging a culture of death (Euthanasia) for the convenience of (the) would-be custodians of the terminally ill or perhaps to (simply) reduce the increasing costs of Healthcare, or the legalization of drugs because that too is a convenient alternative for a number of individuals who have seemingly lost the will to rid our society of rampant drug abuse and therefore justify such (hare-brained) schemes from the vantage point of opportunity savings or reduced social costs, or movements to eliminate God from the public consciousness lest society be reminded of its sins or perhaps because many of us have (conveniently) chosen to become our own gods
6. � Steve and Linda looked at each other and after conferring for a moment, Linda turned to her brother Vinnie and asked him to call for the forensic attendant who was on call that morning
7. They looked back and caught Stroyer’s gaze after conferring with some of the kids
8. But he did not walk up the aisle with his usual consciousness of the honour he was conferring on the building
9. In the hall, I found George seated in the Khan’s chair and conferring with Baidar
10. We were challenged by the guards, and even after looking over our paper and conferring with their superiors, they only grudgingly let us pass
11. “And if they were in the habit of conferring honors among themselves on those who were the quickest to observe the passing shadows and to remark which of them went before, and which followed after, and which were together, and who were therefore best able to draw conclusions as to the future, do you think that he would care for such honors and glories, or envy the possessors of them? Would he not say with Homer, ‘Better to be the poor servant of a poor master, and to endure anything rather than think as they do and live after their manner?’ ”
12. He looked around at the patio and grounds of the cottage, where the Volunteers were mostly making themselves comfortable and conferring in groups
13. outstretched arm upon Benjamin's shoulder as if in an act of conferring authority
14. conferring a peculiar charm to the property
15. “I look forward to conferring with my father,” said Marlin
16. ‘By conferring a spurious mantle of superiority on fictitious lives, they trivialise our own
17. the Lord at the critical moment of the conferring of the degree
18. As he comforted hungry minds and ministered to thirsty souls, the recipients of his mercy did not so much feel that they were confessing to him as that they were conferring with him
19. He did not hear this last offer of mercy to the Jewish rulers because he was still in conference with a certain group of Sadducean relatives and friends with whom he had lunched, and with whom he was conferring as to the most fitting manner of dissociating himself from Jesus and his fellow apostles
20. He stole noiselessly after them, then shrank suddenly back against the wall as he saw them halt and cluster together as if conferring on some matter
21. The final embrace of the Paradise Father, conferring unlimited sovereignty of his universe
22. Looking around him as he walked out of the elevator, he soon spotted Major General King, who was conferring with some of his senior officers
23. Douglas MacArthur, returning to the operations center after conferring with a group of senior officers in his office, saw that new symbols had been added on the wall map of the Pacific
24. Undoubtedly, there was more to this scenario than met the eye, but she would wait no longer now but instead focus more attention on this development at some other time, preferably after conferring with Faye once more before drawing any hasty conclusions
25. She grabbed it from the wall and took it to the conferring band, tapped on Steve's shoulder and handed the picture to him
26. And while the two stood in the cool September breeze conferring with one another, the other officers at the scene were beginning to finish their cleanup
27. Washington, I will be conferring urgently with the President on your behalf, in order to
28. That left the Governor conferring with his aides and Father Lemoyne as they stood together on the ramparts
29. The two Warriors stopped and seemed to be conferring
30. Monty could see the Guardians conferring
31. * Indians rejected the Simon commission report out of Hand as it did not mention anything in regard to conferring the Dominion Status – Simon Commission’s report became the basis for enacting the Government of India Act 1935
32. has the power of conferring his own form on others
33. As Joel and the two women walked into the family room, they saw Nick quietly conferring with Gerry and Jack (who’d scooted ahead of them) while the rest of the security team gathered round them, listening to what was being discussed
34. They were quietly conferring with one another in the family room, while filling out a myriad of forms and reports which they had to process and file to various offices, to give an accurate account of their actions and all the events which had taken place
35. After conferring with their superiors, a slow moving convoy of non-natives left the
36. directors were conferring with the chairman of the JCS when he entered the situation room
37. With two of twelve arms the blue god elevated Upaya and Ishtar before conferring:
38. The young men are dressed like soldiers; the old men and the elders are seated in one corner conferring
39. grant this without conferring with the other tribes
40. After conferring with
41. Able to tell she was conferring with someone, Hanor decided not to mention that his
42. I was there when you were conferring with your friends about Rebel Rambo, the Dinos, the RAM and other stuff
43. † I cannot but think that the mode of presenting Christianity—which we advocate as apostolic and Divine—as a message conferring eternal life as a donation upon dying men, is not only fitted to assist the faith of European minds deprived of their old hopes and fears by recent scientific conclusions, but also probably of the countless millions of Buddhists throughout India, Siam, Japan, and China
44. Lorry, who could not sufficiently admire the bride, and who had been moving round her to take in every point of her quiet, pretty dress; "and so it was for this, my sweet Lucie, that I brought you across the Channel, such a baby! Lord bless me! How little I thought what I was doing! How lightly I valued the obligation I was conferring on my friend Mr
45. Thinkest thou that the Amarillises, the Phillises, the Sylvias, the Dianas, the Galateas, the Filidas, and all the rest of them, that the books, the ballads, the barber's shops, the theatres are full of, were really and truly ladies of flesh and blood, and mistresses of those that glorify and have glorified them? Nothing of the kind; they only invent them for the most part to furnish a subject for their verses, and that they may pass for lovers, or for men valiant enough to be so; and so it suffices me to think and believe that the good Aldonza Lorenzo is fair and virtuous; and as to her pedigree it is very little matter, for no one will examine into it for the purpose of conferring any order upon her, and I, for my part, reckon her the most exalted princess in the world
46. For there is reason to think that if a city were composed entirely of good men, then to avoid office would be as much an object of contention as to obtain office is at present; then we should have plain proof that the true ruler is not meant by nature to regard his own interest, but that of his subjects; and every one who knew this would choose rather to receive a benefit from another than to have the trouble of conferring one
47. And if they were in the habit of conferring honours among themselves on those who were quickest to observe the passing shadows and to remark which of them went before, and which followed after, and which were together; and who were therefore best able to draw conclusions as to the future, do you think that he would care for such honours and glories, or envy the possessors of them? Would he not say with Homer,
48. Some of them took these books and promised, with the air of men who were conferring a great favour, that they would read them
49. He thanked them for the honour they were conferring upon him
50. After conferring with her colleagues she insisted that I rest in Diego’s bedroom