Sentence examples for that conferred him from inspiring English sources

"He became Emir [an Arabic word for leader] of al-Shabab, a title that conferred him great spiritual clout.

The gene that conferred resistance is from sweet pepper.

But under American pressure, Thailand had created a program that conferred the same market exclusivity.

Texas responded that being required to change its laws was itself the sort of harm that conferred standing.

He wanted to say that revolution was a kind of cleansing that conferred its own immortality in a perpetual present.

To be a liberal in that sense, with a style that conferred eloquence on compromise, was the accomplishment.

In ancient times, leaders often wore special clothing, masks and ornaments that conferred on them a larger-than-life appearance.

Steve Duby worked with White at Ironwood Prison, setting up education programs that conferred AA degrees.

Machiavelli observed the politics of city states in his Renaissance Italy and described what a prince had to do to promote a flourishing republic in terms that conferred on him supreme authority within his territory.

Mr. Smith was so well known that fellow players elected him to a group that confers with CCP, the company that designed the game, about improvements.

Not the kinds of parts that confer cinematic stature.