Sentence examples for were commemorated for from inspiring English sources

Some of those who were killed in the days when grand prix racing still took a regular toll of human life, notably Jim Clark and Gilles Villeneuve, were commemorated for years after their death, but none of them gripped the worldwide imagination as Senna did.

This patch of trees, held by a brigade of white South Africans at the cost of four-fifths of its men being injured or killed, was commemorated for some decades afterwards.

Beyond their topical context, however, Governor Cuomo's remarks ought to be commemorated for their greater political context.

The Gunpowder Plot was commemorated for years by special sermons and other public acts, such as the ringing of church bells.

In black America, it's been commemorated for years, and it's even a half-assed "staffing holiday" in some states.

The thwarting of the Gunpowder Plot was commemorated for many years afterwards by special sermons and other public events such as the ringing of church bells, which have evolved into the Bonfire Night of today.

This day has been commemorated for three years in BiH.

Nov 20 this year is the International Day for Prayer and Action for Children and also the 22nd Anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child which is being commemorated for the first time in the Republic of South Sudan which gained independence, July 9.

Maybe next spring we'll put Craft on the docket, and they will once again have those simply prepared soft-shell crabs we've been commemorating for years.

For example, the events were commemorated in Wilfrid Wilson Gibson's 1912 ballad, Flannan Isle.

Holy mountains were places of revelation for the prophet; his life and vision were commemorated through annual pilgrimages to the summits.