The reporter wondered if the taxi commission had conferred with her in the design process.
This suggests that farm animals had conferred a protective effect on villagers.
Rising debt, particularly mortgage debt and home equity loans, also took back from wealth what rising home prices had conferred.
History and geography had conferred on Montreal the challenging mission of being a mirror for Canada, he observed in 1967.
He then proceeded to annul Formosus' pontificate and to declare his acts (including the holy orders he had conferred) void.
Just by signing on with Mr. Koch, Mr. Garth had conferred instant credibility on his fledgling campaign.
Mr. Skelos said he had conferred with the Senate's majority leader, Joseph L. Bruno, and expressed confidence that "we will be passing the bill on Sept. 16".
Mayor Giuliani, who had conferred with Commissioner Feehan and other fire officials shortly before they were killed, recalled an exceptional leader.
None of the seven Olympic medals he had won by then had conferred the kind of acclaim or wealth the Tour de France delivered.
Mr. Mawn said in a statement that he had conferred several times with Mr. Kelly about the commissioner's plans and viewed them as "positive".
Mr. Suozzi said he had conferred with the Suffolk County executive, Robert J. Gaffney, on joint preparations for dealing with emergencies, especially in light of the terrorist attacks.
