Sentence examples for be conceded to from inspiring English sources

But he insists Vietnam be conceded to an American sphere of influence.

It may be conceded to the mathematicians that four is twice two.

The request is understandably being treated with suspicion, but may have to be conceded to if there is no other way of getting to Latakia.

Gelatin is made from the skin and bones of cattle (and is akin, it must be conceded, to glue) and is mostly protein.

At home, the East Prussian administration was secularized, but considerable privileges had to be conceded to the nobility before they would confirm his rule and grant him funds to govern.

The six nations involved have reverted to the position last October when agreeing that the tournament should be run by the Six Nations committee, but on Monday they will start debating whether commercial control should be conceded to clubs.

Full integration has generally been conceded to be impracticable for corporations with large numbers of shareholders.

In the end, the result has generally been conceded to be inevitable.

The electoral roll was conceded to be flawed, with some of the country's 176m voters missing from the list, and some duplicate names.

Her two attractive sons, Stuart and Grant, are in Wall Street and at Princeton, respectively, and are conceded to be shining examples of successful child-raising.

In 1887 the sultan's territory on the mainland was conceded to the British East Africa Association (later Company) for a 50-year period; this was later made a permanent grant.