| Occasionally, a great private patron with local connections might favour the town with a benefaction or by acting as friend at court. |
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| But he left his benefaction for the university untouched and so inspired his colleagues and sons that they saw to its establishment. |
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| For almost 10 years, I have preened myself on this single modest benefaction. |
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| Poor people could not always afford candles, and one of the cathedral deans, Andrew Kilkenny, came to their rescue with a benefaction. |
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| It is left to us to keep their generous benefaction alive, and our blessed, beautiful country worthy of their courage. |
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| These conferences are made possible through the benefaction of the Barrow Cadbury Trust. |
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| My second example is the recent establishment of a professorship of Modern Arabic, made possible by a benefaction from the Sultan of Oman. |
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| Through a private benefaction, some effort is now being made to collect this traditional material before it is lost or forgotten. |
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| Any exchange of gifts gave rise to the establishment of long-term relations between the transactors, such as patronage and various forms of public and private benefaction. |
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| The life-size crosses and figures of saints were one of the great forms of benefaction in the eleventh century and are described in churches across England. |
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| Many museums were founded through private benefaction, and a few have endowments that help to support their routine operation. |
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| The Neighborhood Playhouse was opened in connection with the settlement in 1915 through the benefaction of Irene Lewisohn. |
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| In the beginning, her major benefaction to him was simply financial — she gave him money, she paid his rent. |
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| Ultimately, unless outside benefaction comes in, there is only one possible source: other students' fees. |
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| Older animals or animals suffering from arthritis experience the comfort offered by a water mattress as a real benefaction. |
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| Our ore-processing facility uses greases and fuels to operate the many machines used in the benefaction of the ore. |
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| Here those favoring the wealthy are following social convention and may even see themselves securing the benefaction of the patron for the church. |
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| I do not underestimate the benefaction of well guided initiatives and the positive results these can have on the environment and on our behaviour. |
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| For more information, please visit benefaction.ca. |
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