Sentence examples for gave to accept from inspiring English sources

In that famous, though oft-misquoted, speech she gave to accept her second Oscar, she said, "I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!" Had Mary Todd Lincoln's life been a little different, had the people that surrounded her been given to less stringent kinds of judgment, it is something one can easily imagine her saying herself.

No compelling reason can be given to accept a desire-based explanation of our actions, Shafer-Landau argues, over the more straightforward explanation in terms of our beliefs.

Americans stood in solidarity with New Orleans -- from charitable giving to accepting Katrina's refugees across the country, to punishing the federal government's inadequate response at the ballot box.

At the onset of World War II he was recalled to Britain for naval duty but was given leave to accept the invitation for the New School lectures.

"I don't know (why the penalty was not given), we have to accept the decision of the referee.

The only advice I can give to Obama: accept this Iranian proposal because this is very good and very realistic.

We've always been given to just accepting that the Zygons are shapeshifters without actually ever seeing how they do it.

When you call, thank the employer for the offer and inquire how long the employer is able to give you to accept.

Perhaps the east-west influence works in cycles that require both parties to be synchronised in the right places, to give and to accept.

In a 2002 pamphlet they argued that pupils should be funded on an individual basis, with schools given incentives to accept those from less privileged backgrounds.

It should be noted, however, that even if it is successful, the semantic sting argument does not give reason to accept Dworkin's right answer thesis.