Sentence examples for to convocation from inspiring English sources

"But I kind of remember those days, because I went to Baylor University, and we were all required to go to convocation.

In his written submission to Convocation, he emphasised his suitability for appointment in the light of Boden's missionary wishes.

However, a week prior to convocation the full senate responsible for all university academic affairs met, and voted against awarding Aberhart a degree.

On 8 March 1758, the group executing Charles Viner's will reported to Convocation that Viner recommended creating a Chair of English Law, with a £200 salary.

His submission to Convocation referred to his work in editing the Rig Veda, saying that without it missionaries could not fully learn about the teachings of Hinduism, which impeded their work.

Completion of his Doctor of Civil Law degree, which he was awarded in April 1750, admitted him to Convocation, the governing body of Oxford, which elected the two burgesses who represented it in the House of Commons, along with most of the university officers.

"I told him to listen carefully to the convocation speech, because my daughter wrote it," she said.

"She wore my hat to the convocation," Ms. McDowell said, referring to the church's annual gathering, "and after the service there was a long line in front of my booth".

Victory would depend on each side's ability to persuade non-resident members of Convocation to return to Oxford to cast their votes.

The first lines from the poem that Frost didn't read that day make note of the novelty of inviting a poet to a convocation of the government: "Summoning artists to participate / In the august occasions of the state / Seems something artists ought to celebrate".

Editor's note: this article originally referred to a "convocation of owls"; that collective noun correctly applies to eagles.