Sentence examples for accept a present from inspiring English sources

Until last week, both Mrs Deviers-Joncour and Mr Dumas denied that he received a centime from Elf. Mr Dumas continues to do so; but now she claims that he did accept a "present" of six ancient Greek statues, worth FFr264,000 and paid for by Elf.

I promise you, people will accept a present in a gift bag.

Later, the Dalai Lama accepted a present from an eight-year-old Indian girl who is regarded as a prophet.

The strangest thing she had ever received was a pair of pink knickers, she said, giggling.According to the China Daily, Mr Xi himself accepted a present from a student on the eve of Teachers' Day, when he visited Beijing Normal University: a flat Uighur hat.

Which is not necessarily true there's nothing intrinsically whorish about accepting a present.

Such a sweetheart deal would certainly look as though the president had accepted a "present" from a foreign state.

It is not clear where the current justices would draw the line if they were ever to accept a case that presents the question.

"My father never accepted a single present from anybody - except these tickets.

The milder option would spread out Greece's payments to creditors, who would have to accept a decline in the present value of their investments — an option that is starting to look like the best of an array of bad choices.

Barely two months earlier, before her biopsy, Ms. Spoor had been thrilled to accept an early Christmas present from the family: She attended a speech by Michelle Obama at the United Center in downtown Chicago.

It is always a thrill for me to accept an invitation to present at the festival, because it offers a chance to implant the seeds of science in some fertile minds, and to meet some students brimming with ingenuity.