Sentence examples for being conferred on from inspiring English sources

But this time the author was in no position to resist the state honours being conferred on him.

The grand plan has always foreseen the new, more extensive powers being conferred on Matteo Renzi, not on Beppe Grillo.

"Given the draconian nature of the powers being conferred on authorised officers, the limitation on judicial oversight threatens a lack of accountability in the event of serious abuses.

And Democrats can be forgiven for feeling a little bitter that the political legitimacy he failed to earn at the polls ended up being conferred on him by Osama bin Laden.

The first trend is evident from a recent article by Moshe Arens, a former Likud defence minister, who has argued that a one-state solution for Israel-Palestine should be seriously considered – in the form of Israeli citizenship being conferred on the population of the West Bank.

Union law on the prudential supervision of credit institutions provides for certain powers to be conferred on competent authorities designated by the Member States for those purposes.

Different functionalities can be conferred on one TF by its association with different co-factors.

The surname was conferred on his family by one Archibald Monk, a plantation owner who, in the mid-19th century, enslaved Thelonious Jr's great-grandfather.

For instance, what rights should be conferred on people who spend a quarter of their time in one city?

Degrees were conferred on 500 undergraduates on Sunday.

Democratic delegate votes are conferred on a proportional basis depending on primary results.