Sentence examples for returning the stone from inspiring English sources

Michael Lordd) Forsyth, although Scottish enough to know better, persuaded himself that returning the Stone of Destiny would throw the Scots into a grateful coma.

"Almost 20 years ago, John Major's government made a peace offering to Scotland, by returning the Stone of Destiny to Edinburgh.

If they are not, you will be returning the stone.

Britain's refusal to consider returning the stone is widely seen as just one example of the government's unapologetic attitude towards colonial-era pillage.

Finishing this process, returning the stones with prescriptive accuracy and repairing the wrap-around walls, commands respect.

In 1996 the British government returned the stone to Scotland.

In the kitchen, Mrs. Segal, who once worked as an architect but is now retired, has been scratching at the sealant on the marble, trying to return the stone to its natural state, even if that means it stains.

You buy a diamond ring, you can demand a GIA certificate and the right to return the stone if it doesn't appraise at the quoted value.

The government subsequently returned the stone sculpture to de Weldon, and it sat covered by a tarp behind his studio for the better part of 40 years.

The only way to guarantee that the stone you are buying has not been treated in this way is to be sure that you can return the stone after having it appraised by an independent expert.

In the 1990s, then-British Prime Minister John Major returned the stone to Scotland on condition that it be made available when needed — perhaps Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee in June or Prince William's eventual coronation.