Sentence examples for confirm the passing of from inspiring English sources

And the great man is quite happy to confirm the passing of that particular episode.

"With deep sorrow, yet with great gratitude for her amazing life, we confirm the passing of Lauren Bacall," read the brief but elegant line, posted to Twitter with a picture of Bacall accepting an honorary Oscar in 2009.

"With tears we confirm the passing of former President, Prime Minister Shimon Peres.

It is with a heavy heart and inconsolable sadness that we confirm the passing of our friend Michael Johns.

The second world war and its aftermath confirmed the passing of Britain as a global power and in effect entrenched the true heirs to the age of empire – the US and the Soviet Union.

"It is with great sadness that Warren Place Stables confirms the passing of Sir Henry Cecil earlier this morning," said a statement posted on Cecil's website. .

Black's representative Nick Fiveash said in a statement: "It is with deep sorrow that I confirm today the passing of singer and TV personality Cilla Black.

The Daily Mail reports that police have confirmed the passing.

Li confirmed as much, lamenting the passing of the Mao-era when corrupt officials were simply shot on the spot.

The Welsh Conservatives declined to confirm the refusal of a pass, but a spokesman said: "It's great that Mike German wanted to come to the Welsh Conservative conference so much.

Australia adopted it in 1942, but it was backdated to 1939 to confirm the validity of legislation passed by the Australian Parliament during World War II.