For taking part, each participant was given a sweet and a certificate proclaiming their role as a 'Polio Pioneer'.
Hours later, he would return to sign the death certificate proclaiming the unexpected passing a result of natural causes.
This week the Ipanema merchants' association sponsored a tribute, not only awarding her a certificate proclaiming her "the eternal ambassador of Ipanema" but also blocking off the street she made famous "each day as she walked to the sea" with the "sweet sway" that first impressed Mr. Jobim and Mr. de Moraes.
Titled "Big City Civility Award," the certificate proclaimed in elaborate script: "You are hereby awarded the sum of twenty dollars ($20) for engaging in civil behavior in a public place.
"Be it known that Mrs. Anne Shih is hereby granted ambassador of Shaanxi cultural heritage, and is commended with expressions of appreciation for her contributions to the promotion of the cultural heritage of Shaanxi Province, 'The Cradle of Chinese Civilization,'" the certificate proclaimed.
Some Octobers now, I fantasize that on my sister's birthday, I could hand her a box wrapped in shiny (okay, pink) paper and ribbons, and in the box would be a certificate proudly proclaiming, "Congratulations!
When it was time for her tribute, former LCF Chamber Chairman Barbara Marshall presented Anderson a certificate of recognition from Chico's, a store frequented by Anderson, proclaiming an honorary parking spot had been created especially for her.
In order to claim the pension, a eunuch must submit a medical certificate from a government hospital as proof of no longer having male genitalia, as well as an affidavit proclaiming they are not married and proof of age.
The Secretary, having soon thereafter received a certificate of ratification from the thirty-sixth state, proclaimed, on August 26 , 1920 the adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment.
CLEVELAND — When Donald J. Trump wanted to proclaim his doubts about President Obama's birth certificate, he went to Fox News.
My birth certificate will tell you it's Los Angeles, my memories will proclaim Cincinnati and currently I call it Oak Park, Illinois.
