Sentence examples for conferring upon him from inspiring English sources

On Nov. 20, 1873, the National Assembly passed the Law of the Septennate, conferring upon him presidential power for seven years.

Just before it, the orchestra paid tribute to Carlos Moseley, its chairman emeritus (and former press director, managing director, president and chairman) by conferring upon him honorary membership in the New York Philharmonic Symphony Society.

After he was retired for age, Congress did him tardy justice by a bill conferring upon him the rank of Major-General on the retired list, which was unfortunately vetoed by the President.

Christensen gives a different case in which an agent has just consumed a mind-altering drug (LSQ) that he expects in hour's time will make him believe that he can fly, without conferring upon him any such power (Christensen 1991).

To Britain's alarm and indignation, the Portuguese government announced on 21 September that Nogueira had accepted "a letter of introduction" from Reedman, conferring upon him the title "Chief of the Rhodesian Mission", with powers to deal with the Portuguese Foreign Ministry in Luso-Rhodesian matters without British interference.

Full police-court powers were conferred upon him in 1903.

It suggests, for example, that Judas may not deserve the reputation conferred upon him by history.

Elections were dispensed with in 1854, when the presidency was conferred upon him for life.

A patent of nobility was conferred upon him in 1887 by the German emperor.

Allawi's medical degree, she wrote, "was conferred upon him by the Baath party".

Prophetically, he renounced the title of "National Unchangeable Leader," which had been conferred upon him in 1938.