Local politicians and members of Italian-American groups sharply opposed the proposal, on the grounds it would appear to convey honor to a killer and hoodlum.
How can the dishonorable convey honors?This strikes my ears a bit like: "How can the unmarried create marriages?" Well, ask a priest.
(That's a joke!)Rizzo concludes by arguing:The president is not in a position to convey honors to anyone, least of all to a truly great economist like Gary Becker.
But in that short span of time the president was able to convey the honor to which we hold the fallen and, perhaps more importantly, the inability of mere words to convey gratitude.
In general across the School, we do not view the title of "Fellow" as conveying a special honor; rather, it is a way to describe some people who spend more than a few hours at the School.
Appointment to the United States Supreme Court is an extraordinary honor that conveys the power to influence the course of American law and justice.
His role in the Austrian victory at Neerwinden in 1793 earned him the honor of conveying the news to the Emperor in Vienna.
Her jewelry is inventively re-purposed as contemporary treasure pieces that honor and convey the spirit, symbols and magic of many far-flung cultures and timeless legacy of traditions.
Taking part in arguments is a way for Justice Thomas to convey that he honors the third principle.
While his depictions don't flatter his subjects, they honor them by conveying each person's individual history, motivations and truth.
It is the very point of such documentaries to be beautiful, of course, and not merely to honor, record and convey the awesome majesty of the natural world but also to look good on that big, expensive television set you bought yourself for Christmas.
