Sentence examples for granted the gift from inspiring English sources

It's only family who are granted the gift of double-focus.

It granted the gift of aspiration to those who, in post-war years, had so little – and drew new voters to the right.

The pizza parlour itself was also granted the gift of free publicity which, considering an advertising slot during the Oscars costs upwards of $1.8million, Variety reports, means the entire stunt was probably worth around $10million to the business.

And there is the vision we so often take for granted, the gift of sight that allows thousands — and via video, millions — the opportunity to see such an extraordinary example of time and motion.

Their full-back Matt Moylan will likely play State of Origin, their wingers Josh Mansour and Dallin Watene Zelezniak will one day, and Jamal Idris will soar for kicks like a mighty Clydesdale granted the gift of flight.

The electoral victories of Hamas in the Palestinian territories and Hizbullah in Lebanon presented him with democracy's foreseeable but unwelcome corollary, to wit that Arabs granted the gift of freedom might plump ungratefully at the ballot box for America's bitter enemies.That possibility now faces Mr Obama as the old order in Egypt changes.

A child will grant the gift of speech to the family dog, or to the stray cat that shows up at the door.

But Aurora carelessly forgets to request also that he be granted the additional gift of perpetual youth.

Having taken for granted the wondrous gifts from Nature for far too long and a compelling tendency to manipulate the natural world to our needs, we should now take a moment to re-examine our treatment and use of these tireless honey-making pollen workers.

The Ming court granted the Korean party gifts of fine clothes during their stay.

"I think we take for granted the exchange of gifts at our workplace, in our families.