Sentence examples for king has granted from inspiring English sources

The fight for women's rights in Saudi Arabia has long been complicated by the royal family's quest to modernize the country and grow its economy without alienating its most conservative Muslim hardliners — a tension that has become more pronounced as the country's new king has granted new privileges to women.

The king had granted him permission to look at the cloak.

When he was come, and sat enthroned, there appeared before him at his summons the despots of their cities and the leaders of companies from the ships, and they sat according to the p65 honourable rank which the king had granted them severally, first in place the king of Sidon, and next he of Tyre, and then the rest.

The king had granted the church to the archbishop and the diocese of Canterbury in 1130, and William had a new church building constructed near Dover.

According to the saga, sometime after Haraldr Gille's victory over Magnús Sigurðarson, Earl Rögnvaldr's father, Kolr, sent messengers to Earl Páll, demanding that Earl Páll hand over the lands which the Norwegian king had granted to Earl Rögnvaldr.

The Kings and the NHL have granted the Jr. Kings permission to use the Kings' marks, including the logo and colors.

Earlier, in the heyday of their rule, the kings of Vijayanagara had granted tracts of lands throughout their realm to various vassal chiefs on the stipulation that they pay tribute and render military service.

A prince am I undaunted, Of Orange, ever free, To the king of Spain I've granted A lifelong loyalty.

The pope had granted the king special dispensation, but when Catherine failed to produce a male heir, Henry divorced her, claiming that the pope had acted unlawfully by allowing the marriage.

In February 1383 Parliament, after hesitating in entrusting the mission to a churchman, ultimately assigned to him the subsidy which it had granted the king in the previous October for carrying on the war in Flanders.

Except for a slightly vacant expression on his beefy face, one would swear the king, in all his regal excess, had granted a studio sitting.