Sentence examples for offer of land from inspiring English sources

The terms of Continental Army service were only gradually increased from one to three years, and not even bounties and the offer of land kept the army up to strength.

That, plus the offer of land by the airport, helped persuade the project's backers to put it there rather than in London or Amsterdam.Luxembourg's government views the freeport as a useful adjunct to its burgeoning financial centre, which has been built on tax-friendliness.

He asked the General Assembly to investigate the condition of state schools, especially in war-ravaged areas, and encouraged them to accept the Lincoln administration's offer of land to establish an agricultural and mechanical college.

"I've had offers of land from reservations from all over the country.

Unpersuaded by Seuthes's offers of land and marriage to his daughter and evidently disinclined (despite protestations to the contrary) to return home, Xenophon remained with his comrades.

It will offer plots of land for what foundation officials say will be the biggest community garden in the country, as well as 250 acres of incubation space for aspiring organic farmers.

Some councils offer patches of land for a euro ($1 70pp), and others hand out cash to new parents, the national broadcaster Yle reports.

Gradually James managed to win over the allies of the Douglases with offers of lands, titles and offices and the Douglases' forces were finally defeated at the Battle of Arkinholm on 12 May 1455.

Mr. Sitt has balked at the city's offer of a land swap.

Using maddeningly scant detail, she recounted how Harry had left her and her mother in order to become one of the hundreds of eager homesteaders lured out to the Canadian prairies in the 1900s by easy railway access and the offer of free land.

Having met its pledge of creating 200 jobs in its first three years, BYD is taking Lancaster up on its offer of free land to further expand the factory.