Sentence examples for convocation from from inspiring English sources

"Anyone who grew up on 115th Street and Fifth is naturally going to want to come out for this," said Mr. Donaldson, who greeted old neighbors as he watched the convocation from the curb.

For 40 years, Mr. Carcanagues's shop has hosted a convocation of curiosities from India, North Africa, the Far East and Central and South America.

He took it to a bronze statue of the 19th-century British colonialist Cecil John Rhodes that held pride of place on campus, just downhill from the convocation hall.

For some reason Queen Elizabeth never officially authorized the work, but sanction for its public use came from the Convocation (church synod or assembly) of 1571 and it thereby became in effect the second authorized version.

All papers from this convocation are available at http://www.pnas.org/content/107/suppl.1.org/content/107/suppl.1

Henry claimed £100,000 from the Convocation of Canterbury of the Church of England for their pardon, which was granted by the Convocation on 24 January 1531.

Box 2. Voices from the Convocation Question: What does it mean to "think evolutionarily" and why is this important?

There, orchid show attendance grew from 30,000 to 100,000 last year, transforming the gathering from a local convocation to a world event that attracted thousands of foreign tourists.

The candidate disinvited Wright from giving the convocation when he announced his Presidential bid.

"By the time they reached the convocation hall, Rahul had left from the back," the student said.

The convocation also brought together representatives from 21 professional societies, who provided crucial links to the science and science education communities (see Table 1).