| Their value as gifts was established as early as 802 when the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid sent an elephant to Charlemagne. |
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| The administratrix testified about gifts made or not made by John to his children before his death as follows. |
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| But despite her ample gifts at the stove, she has one of the worst batterie de cuisine in New England. |
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| A new relief for gifts and inheritances of houses was introduced two years ago. |
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| Without a foundation of love, these gifts risk promoting self-gain and self-aggrandizement. |
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| Military action has absorbed the lion's share of his fabled gifts as a focuser. |
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| Those cars successfully detecting all the eight points were piled with extra gifts. |
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| During the ceremony, the families come together and gifts are bartered and exchanged according to local customs. |
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| The May Day celebrations and march was a colourful event with both speeches and exchange of gifts. |
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| The practice of Maundy gifts dates back to 1210 when King John distributed food and clothing to the poor in the Yorkshire town of Knaresborough. |
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| We lit candles and exchanged gifts for Chanukah, drove to High Holiday services at the temple, and had wine and matzah for Passover. |
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| All the married couples received seasonable gifts at Christmas and the smokers one ounce of tobacco. |
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| I feel like this girl invites bare people to her baby shower just for the gifts. |
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| Following a splendid banquet there were formal addresses and exchange of gifts by officials. |
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| Ideal Christmas gifts will be on sale next weekend at all Masses in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. |
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| Giving gifts was only de-emphasized by the Scrooge-like Victorians who tried to cut down on expenses. |
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| These cooperatives generally sell unique handmade gifts and clothing at a considerably lower markup than their boutique counterparts. |
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| Now she's scraping a living together, in large part due to gifts she gets from townsfolk in return for her psychic card readings. |
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| This shop now has a wonderful stock of gifts, souvenirs, music books, songbooks and instrument manuals. |
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| This is celebrated by a playful ritual in which the baby is given a number of gifts, such as a pencil and a pair of scissors. |
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| And then Santa arrived with his bag of Christmas gifts for everyone, courtesy of the Abbeyleix Goose Club draw. |
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| The challenge for all of us is to tap into these gifts and use them for our benefit and for all mankind. |
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| Stone uses his gifts as a scenarist to create a unique, inventive uplifting story. |
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| During the Ming dynasty dragon robes were used as gifts to dignitaries and bribes to ward off northern barbarians like the Manchus. |
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| The woman sat on one side and on the other side placed gifts for her family, while her husband pushed the cart along the rugged path. |
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| Keighley businesses are warned that the taxman is entitled to a slice of the pudding when employees are given Christmas gifts and bonuses. |
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| You can make other tax-free gifts, called potentially exempt transfers, and they will be free from IHT if you survive another seven years. |
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| Will we retreat to leave the ungrateful natives to their savagery, having spurned the gifts of our civilisation? |
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| Johnny sees his pyrotechnic gifts as a heaven-sent babe magnet and acts accordingly. |
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| Kerry was delighted with her gifts from the Rotarians and thanked all of them for making her day. |
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| The party exchanges gifts with the local inhabitants, who speak Uto-Aztecan, and leaves the next morning. |
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| Volunteering at work meant offering to make tea or organize the Secret Santa round of mystery gifts at Christmas. |
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| Just leave me alone, and keep your low-rent, cut-price gifts to yourself in the future. |
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| Perhaps to children, Santa is still a jolly old man who bestows gifts upon them and performs magic that can make reindeer fly. |
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| She had her guru's blessings in Lakshmi and Saraswati, the tamburas flanking her on the stage, his gifts. |
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| It's a pain to flip through the entire magalogue to find the gifts, but Cargo scores points for its sense of humor and nifty geek ideas. |
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| The evening was exclusively tailor-made for them with games and gifts and the day-long exhaustion died down in no time. |
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| The tail-off was expected since punters get a bit edgy as to whether their gifts will be delivered in time for the big day. |
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| Homemade gifts will also be for sale and offer a great way to begin holiday shopping. |
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| Fitzgerald, a fine lyric poet, neglected today, was able to accommodate his gifts to the buoyancy and basic serenity of the Odyssey. |
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| In European tradition children received various practical gifts, like rice-pudding and sago, on the saint's day. |
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| As the gifts and luxuries stack up, is everything as it appears or do dangerous times lie in wait for her? |
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| Peanut hearts and safflower seeds are extravagances that many folks don't usually buy for themselves but would welcome as gifts. |
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| We hadn't seen each other since before Christmas, so they brought my gifts and we did lunch at Hometown Buffet. |
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| New Year parties are no lesser occasions for gross merchandising, complete with lucky dips and costly gifts. |
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| In an old Flemish custom, Christmas gifts were brought in sabots, or wooden shoes. |
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| The donation is from the proceeds of a raffle of Christmas gifts which the company had received from its suppliers and other business associates. |
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| The financial structure of the Empire, with its king's land, crown land, royalties, burdens and gifts, is extremely difficult to disentangle. |
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| One of the nicest gifts I ever received was a splendid loaf of bread the student had baked. |
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| The National Trust has a coastal centre in the village, providing information about the area and selling gifts, confectionery and lollies. |
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| Wrap inexpensive presents for every guest and keep a few spare gifts for unexpected arrivals. |
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| If driving around looking for gifts is more pain than pleasure, why not let the Net do the shopping for you? |
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| They banded together and started leaving her little gifts in her locker and on her desk. |
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| The extensive vegetable gardens and fruit orchard provide food for the couple and bountiful gifts for friends. |
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| The third year teachers are loaded down with thank you flowers and gifts from the students and write in the students year books. |
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| The gifts will be received by children in countries where war, poverty, and natural disasters have left them with little or nothing. |
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| With something to suit everybody from furniture, antiques, plants, tools and other gifts, a visit is a must. |
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| Inheritance tax is levied only on the estate, not on the recipients of any exempt gifts. |
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| For adults, topical gifts included steel or Bakelite helmets, and gas mask cases in Rexine or leather. |
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| Enfold these gifts into a greater offering that reveals God's wondrous love to all who seek it. |
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| Hardly anyone was aware of his gifts, he was totally anonymous, to many he was just that quiet guy in Accounts who never got laid. |
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| This would generate 4,000 per year, to which would be added other gifts and legacies. |
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| However the opportunities to grant bequests, or to leave legacies and gifts are pre-empted. |
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| These are ideal gifts for weddings, birthday, anniversaries or any other special occasion. |
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| The days leading up to Christmas would be filled with the wrapping of gifts over there. |
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| Because of this expectation that the accepter will somehow requite the gift, Scripture tells us to be very selective in accepting gifts. |
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| They lavished many gifts on the King, and they praised his advisers for their wisdom in bringing the palace to completion. |
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| In some parts of the country, where children's parties are big business, youngsters can leave with lavish gifts. |
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| A husband not believing in spending much on gifts is usually mated to a woman who believes in giving lavish gifts as tokens of love. |
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| The new team, despite being warned, bestowed lavish gifts upon that one man. |
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| If you're not ready to spoil your pet with lavish gifts and gourmet treats just yet, start small. |
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| I only wish for a small wedding, no gifts or lavish food or gowns, just my family and their blessings. |
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| That gave Ellen a golden opportunity to shower the couple with some pretty lavish baby gifts. |
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| She receives lavish gifts and letters with armorial seals from far-away places, possibly from a lover. |
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| It's not the affection that she enjoys, but rather the lavish gifts that are tossed her way. |
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| What about the gifts in cash and kind reporters on the business pages are liable to receive for lauding a particular scrip or company? |
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| Geneva had wanted a lavish one, filled with gifts and smiles, dance and music, and food that tasted of ambrosia. |
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| His ability to keep working amazes his friends and his optimism about life and its gifts is exemplary. |
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| Chief among her gifts is the ability to consider everyday language as if entirely from outside of it. |
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| They lay fruit and gifts at the altar and light joss sticks as the local shaman begins the ceremony. |
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| I always knew Matthew Sweet could write rings around them, but I didn't realize just how much those lamebrains would dampen his gifts. |
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| Before you know it, the parties have ended, the gifts have all been opened, and the decorations boxed up and put away for next year. |
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| However, programmes are not allowed to accept cash or gifts in kind in return for using products. |
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| You get there together through a chain of cooperation, support, reinforcement and a willingness to share talents and gifts with others. |
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| Reduce your wedding party to three each and you'll cut the costs of thank-you gifts, bouquets and plates at the rehearsal dinner. |
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| It will feature two floors of galleries as well as a shop on the ground floor selling gifts and crafts. |
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| We have to look to provide extra services, and this display of local gifts and crafts has certainly been welcomed by our customers. |
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| Unwanted gifts can be returned and, yes, even regifted, but doing so takes a certain measure of craftiness. |
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| Welcomed in Rotterdam by the Red Cross and the Prince of Holland, Noschke delighted in gifts of flowers, cigarettes, chocolate and writing paper. |
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| Common complimentary gifts in these kinds of events include plastic bags, ballpoint pens, pencils, writing pads, water bottles and paper cups. |
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| She collected their gifts from the back of her car, two boxes with elaborate bows and ribbons and textured wrapping paper. |
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| Maria has opened her birthday gifts and the coffee table is covered with wrapping paper and the presents. |
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| This appeal urgently needs wrapping paper and volunteers to help pack the gifts which will be shipped abroad. |
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| In the Home department is a selection of Mother's Day cards, wrap and gifts from photo frames to books. |
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| The gifts should be wrapped in Christmas paper, stating whether they are for a man or a woman. |
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| At almost every handicrafts exhibition, there are artisans displaying woodcarvings that make ideal gifts for friends and family. |
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| It is an age of miracles and wonders, of sightings of Mary and warnings, of prophecy, graces and gifts. |
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| Both of the women said Swaby had been charming and swept them off their feet at first, buying them lots of gifts. |
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| In addition to this relatives on my wife's side have brought some sweets, gifts, clothes, etc to send to their kith and kin in America. |
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| He was a small, spare, wiry man, highly intelligent, with unusual gifts of persuasion and leadership. |
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| Boys and girls also receive different numbers of presents, although the amount of money spent on their gifts is the same. |
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| Trying to find decent gifts whilst fighting pushy people and time constraints is like going on a wild goose chase. |
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| Your children may receive an aggregate amount of gifts and inheritances to the value of 456,438 from their parents, free from Irish tax. |
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| To Justin, they seemed just like friends, ready with compliments and always offering gifts. |
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| Too many craved spiritual gifts and wanted to use them without having agape as their end or aim. |
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| Letters and cards were read thanking the branch for Christmas gifts given to older members who are unable to attend meetings. |
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| There will also be a wide range of high quality locally produced crafts, great to keep or to give as gifts! |
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| Once Aisha recovered, the family began opening cases packed with African gifts for neighbours and friends. |
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| The kesh, the kachha, the kara, the kanga and the kirpan are the gifts, chiseled out for the Khalsa, by the divine artist. |
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| The condemnation follows recent controversy in the US where a rash of product recalls has provoked a safety panic over free gifts. |
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| Like most artists he has had to learn his craft, extend his range and gradually arrive at a mature understanding of his own gifts. |
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| Her group sends gifts to the troops and holds rallies at Columbia University supporting the war effort. |
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| The charity was set up to buy Christmas gifts for children with cancer, leukaemia and other illnesses. |
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| Surprising family and friends with well-selected gifts is one of the great joys of Christmas. |
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| He considers tears to be gifts from God that demonstrate sorrow and compel others to have compassion for the weeper. |
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| He said there was no connection between his gifts to to the Party and his business activities. |
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| Dausgaard is a conductor with remarkable gifts and a fine ear for balance and quality of sound. |
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| To his great credit, Bentham used these critical gifts in a socially reformist spirit, to improve the common weal. |
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| There were many attractive gifts and trophies for the winners as well as for the audience who answered the tricky questions from the quizmaster. |
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| Local businesses came up trumps once again with their generous gifts supporting the information centre. |
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| When I got back to the dressing room, I was presented with a friendship quaich from my FIFA colleagues in Scotland and gifts from the teams. |
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| After performing a waiata the students presented Potikitaua-Taraare with a greenstone necklace and other gifts. |
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| The conveniences of giving toasters, waffle irons or towels as bridal gifts are all too predictable and unoriginal these days. |
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| You want the gifts in the basket to be visible, so you'll need to fill the bottom of the basket with wadded packing paper. |
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| A friend told me you can also make exempt gifts from income. |
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| Polish them until they gleam with malice, wicked glee, and non-registry gifts. |
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| Buy gift certificates, practical gifts and steer clear of electronics and big-ticket items. |
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| By sending gifts to his favorite stars, Alvin is encouraging a smile at his own expense. |
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| The lucky recipient gets to choose from a selection of gifts ranging from cocktail kits to packages of wine and premium spirits. |
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| She gave jewelry away, gifts, and was one of the most attentive, caring friends. |
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| Instead of lights and gifts, this one is filled with broken promises and guilt. |
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| They also love Christmas, and are determined to make it cheerful and to give gifts. |
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| I plan to buy at least 2 extra copies as gifts for residents and fellows. |
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| Ancient Romans exchanged gifts of figs and honey and would make sure to work part of the day as a good omen for the coming year. |
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| Indeed, when you read it, you comprehend how, almost inevitably, his oratorical gifts eclipsed his skill as a writer. |
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| Stroll the main drag, Third Street, past restaurants and shops selling gifts and antiques, all housed in old adobes and low, false-fronted wood buildings. |
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| For some, whose gifts are not well rewarded financially by our economic value system, time and talent may be the widow's mite that Jesus once praised so thoroughly. |
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| Across the spectrum of gifts and toys, most retailers have retreated to a pink-and-blue world, aiming products at the sexes as if they really did come from different planets. |
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| Good gifts reflect something about the giver and the receiver. |
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| Their mutual devotion carried them through several witch-hunts, aroused both by their heretical views on marriage and Mary's newfound gifts as a medium and spiritual healer. |
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| As with phone bills, major expenses or bills for jewelry and other gifts are a dead giveaway. |
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| It requires instruction in the faith and above all training in prayer, so that the gifts necessary for humble service and faithful witness be received by all. |
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| We are enriched in our understanding of the faith and strengthened for witness and service in the world as we listen to the voices of all God's people and receive their gifts. |
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| He has all the physical gifts, but he also thinks on his feet. |
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| Choose your Christmas gift from the variety of hand grafted gifts including, paintings in oil, watercolours and woodturning and various other gifts. |
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| The foundation then distributes the art, either as gifts or on loan, to embassies and dignitaries around the world. |
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| My sister and brother both got married and got to register for gifts. |
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| We had gone to a few stores around New York City to register for gifts. |
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| Had the gifts to Edwards bought yard signs or radio advertising, there'd be no disputing their campaign purpose. |
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| The government has an array of annual gifts and exemptions that taxpayers can use to reduce their bills and boost their investments, but laggards need to act fast. |
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| Potted amaryllis bulbs top-dressed with moss make welcome gifts. |
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| Not only that, but if you live in remote places, gifts are often best organised by mail order from down south, which adds another week or two to the process. |
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| Vivian I'm not like you, witty repartee is not one of my gifts. |
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| I actually laughed out loud during the scene, partly as a temporary reprieve from the tension, partly out of sheer admiration for Anderson's gifts. |
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| This need not be a problem if they don't get lavish gifts for the godchild and if your other children have godparents who spend special time with them. |
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| He hates exchanging gifts and really isn't in to all the hype. |
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| Other funds paid for their first-class travel or covered lavish gifts. |
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| He was riding on the success of the publications of The Happy Prince, Dorian Gray and the staging of Lady Windermere's Fan in 1892, lavishing gifts on his friends. |
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| The four leads are not actors that instantly strike me as the master thespians of our age, and yet here they bring unique strengths and gifts to their characters. |
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| The minster has always been funded by generous gifts and legacies. |
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| From stocking stuffers to the world's fanciest food processor, gifts for cooks of every age and experience level. |
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| But his ingenuous one-world sentiments are apotheosized into truth by the strength of his melodic gifts and a voice that's still sweet and grainy when it needs to be. |
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| When it comes to tangible gifts, the sharing economy really starts to flex its holiday disrupting muscle. |
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| Supposedly materialized or teleported gifts from the spirits, apports appear at some seances under varying conditions-sometimes tumbling out of a spirit trumpet, for example. |
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| Of all the potential holiday gifts, few are as foolproof as cash or gift cards. |
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| Well, before you head out to pick up your holiday gifts, listen up. |
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| More than 90 children were treated to a festive lunch as Santa strolled in, handing out gifts to the kids, assisted by Rotarians, an event enjoyed by all who took part. |
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| Each year, thousands of devotees ascend the mountain at midnight under a full moon, chanting mantras, to offer their gifts to the ancestral spirits. |
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| His very poor punch resistance offsets his physical gifts, which makes every trip into the ring against top level opposition something of a lottery. |
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| We had an hour at the mall, which proved to be enough time for me to buy a few tacky gifts with which to disappoint loved ones back home, and also a stack of postcards. |
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| The relics and ex voto gifts accumulated since the ninth century when the relics were translated from the administrative town of Agen are now stored in a nearby building. |
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| The Hazelton is happy arrange the packaging and shipment of purchased holiday gifts anywhere in the world. |
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| Jeff Bezos may not single-handedly renovate the old-school blog economy of personal gifts that Wilkinson mourns. |
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| Children in all kinds of outfits vied with each other to receive gifts from radio jockey Ajai, who was dressed as the paunchy Santa Claus for the event. |
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| Newlyweds normally have a present list that includes crockery and toasters, but a new alternative could see couples giving goat herds to poor countries as wedding gifts. |
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| As of this date, the Jarandiol say they still involve a lot of styling tips and garden parties where they all paint their own teacups and pass them around as gifts. |
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| With soldierly magnanimity, Khan returned most of the lavish gifts given him by the king. |
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| On eight of the trips, all expenses to the hunting lodges were either improper use of campaign funds or impermissible gifts. |
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| A part of the campaign will also involve exciting offers in which customers can win fab gifts through scratch cards at all outlets running the contest. |
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| Instead of celebrating this joyous time of the year with scrumptious food, sweets and gifts, they remain in their shacks, treating it like just another day. |
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| Counts four and five related to money, travel expenses, and other in-kind gifts given by the late Fred Baron. |
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| This invention relates to apparatus and method for inflating balloons and, while inflated, for allowing insertion thereinto of objects for display, gifts, etc. |
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| They don't believe in interfering with nature's gifts and so do nothing to the bubbling waters of the town's thermal spring other than cool them to 32 degrees. |
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| True poets derive their gifts from the Muse, the primitive, matriarchal Moon Goddess, once dominant but now disastrously dispossessed by male values of reason and logic. |
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| No wonder her Tokyo home brims with wooden furniture, decorative crafts, batik and other textiles from the isle, which she also gifts friends with. |
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| It suits an artist of immense gifts way better than self-destruction. |
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| For example, after an abusive incident, the batterer may give the victim gifts, treat the victim kindly, show more affection, and even compliment the victim. |
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| The gifts of Hellenistic rulers to temples sometimes included cassia and cinnamon. |
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| Most of the plays were comedies, which suggests how Austen's satirical gifts were cultivated. |
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| Though Percy went on to Trinity College, Cambridge, and dabbled in politics and the law, he showed no sign of his parents' gifts. |
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| Some buried hoards of jewellery are interpreted as gifts to the earth gods. |
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| The gifts given to numerous visiting dignitaries depend upon the President. |
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| Bunging buckshee gifts to someone who has been associated with allegations of drugs, shoplifting and attention-seeking impresses no-one. |
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| This was followed by gifts from other founding members, such as Gainsborough and Benjamin West. |
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| Many portraits were done in several versions, to be sent as diplomatic gifts or given to supporters of the increasingly embattled king. |
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| The royal collection was swelled by diplomatic gifts including three leopards from Frederick III, the Holy Roman Emperor. |
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| In addition to charging tuition fees, many also benefit from gifts, charitable endowments and charitable status. |
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| Wilfrid was one of the first churchmen in Northumbria to utilise written charters as records of gifts to his churches. |
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| This donation was among the largest individual philanthropic gifts ever given to a single organisation. |
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| Spiritual gifts are received as a result of the baptism with the Holy Spirit. |
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| Isabella's one stipulation was that there would be no revocation of gifts made to churches, hospitals, or the poor. |
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| By 29 April 1514, the Portuguese had depleted their funds, but they sought a bull signed by the pope, who sent back rich gifts to king Manuel. |
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| The mission returned without an agreement, but diplomatic gifts were exchanged, including an Indian rhinoceros. |
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| Moctezuma gave lavish gifts of gold to the Spaniards which, rather than placating them, excited their ambitions for plunder. |
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| Moctezuma was aware of this and he sent gifts to the Spaniards, probably in order to show his superiority to the Spaniards and Tlaxcalteca. |
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| He put her on a pedestal, showered her with gifts, and worshiped the ground she walked on. |
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| As gifts from the Crown, there was no judicial review, oversight or consideration, and no actual law concerning patents. |
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| The 21st century has seen increased scrutiny of justices accepting expensive gifts and travel. |
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| For example, the quarter of sales would encompass partnerships, guaranty, gifts, and bequests, among other topics. |
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| Libraries also began receiving so many books from gifts and purchases that they began to run out of room. |
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| Indian allegiance could be held only by gifts, and to an Indian no gift was as acceptable as a lethal weapon. |
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| The emperor gave them lavish gifts in gold which enticed them to plunder vast amounts. |
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| The Carthaginians continued their march and at modern Albertville they encountered the Centrones, who brought gifts and cattle for the troops. |
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| Sahiwal council has received many gifts like fire brigade trucks, ambulances and grants for hospitals from the people of Rochdale. |
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| She seems to take the shotgun approach to holiday shopping, buying many smaller, generic gifts for everybody. |
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| For Betty Rollin, a memoirist who grew up in Yonkers, being siblingless meant that she was pampered, adored and showered with gifts. |
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| Often the soulers were children, who would sing their ancient souling-songs from door to door in return for gifts or food. |
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| The last of the gifts was fifteen horses with velvet and jewelled trappings and one hundred thousand tankas in cash. |
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| Women are proverbial for tonguely gifts, and orators do not require very great depth. |
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| These ministries are shared with them by others to whom also the Spirit divides his gifts severally as he wills. |
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| Yet the most touching gifts are often the ones that come as unbirthday or unholiday or unanniverary gifts. |
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| We had to learn that to refuse such gifts, which represented serious sacrifice, was more unkind than to accept them. |
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| I am unwont to press my favours, or to deal with priests who require entreaty, when gifts are held out to them. |
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| Those without an outdoor tree can hang gifts indoors on the Yule tree, or go for a walk to the local woods. |
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| More specifically, pilgrims spent money and would leave gifts for the support of the cathedral. |
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| This seems to be quoted to justify the gifts of salmon from Thames fishermen that the abbey received in later years. |
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| People love to buy Holi gifts like apparel, chocolates, dry fruits, gift hampers, Holi colours, water guns and more. |
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| The Achaemenian kings welcomed the new year, and the advent of spring, with lavish court receptions and exchanges of gifts. |
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| I have noticed a recent trend in the way people are hard-handedly collecting whip-round money for gifts, which I find most disconcerting. |
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| This year's impossibly deluxe Neiman Marcus gifts include a Jaguar convertible, a diamond-studded pen and a custom-decorated Airstream trailer. |
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| It's indeed very easy to share your wish lists and start making money by buying gifts from each other using the Amazon Affiliate program. |
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| However, a specific experience of baptism with the Holy Spirit may not be requisite for experiencing such gifts. |
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| George's gifts, including his favourite wombat, were carefully loaded on the plane by aides for the 30 hour trip. |
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| The Umayyads would send gifts including embroidered silk ceremonial cloaks. |
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| According to early anthropologist Edward Tylor, such sacrifices are gifts given in hope of a return. |
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| The foreign states received gifts in return to build tributary relationships between the Ming Dynasty and the foreign kingdoms. |
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| The Chinese emperors made sure that the gifts they paid to other states were known as mere gifts, not tributes. |
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| They brought a pallium for Augustine, gifts of sacred vessels, vestments, relics, and books. |
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| This year, there will be 10 teams, each delivering gifts to 10 families, said Jack Witt, president of the Jaycees. |
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| The quints will be presented with individual birthday cakes and will open a few gifts from the hospital and its employees. |
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| Admiral Zheng He was dispatched with imperial letters, silk brocade, silk floss, silk gauze, and other gifts for the rulers of these countries. |
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| There will be gifts, jewellery, crafts, books, toys, tombolas, bric-a-brac and a spinning jenny. |
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| They traded gifts with Rajah Siaiu of Mazaua who guided them to Cebu on 7 April. |
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| Ten projects for decorating or gifts offer pieced and appliqued projects replete with all kinds of interesting motifs, in full color. |
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| To this day they are depicted on many Maltese advertisements to promote tourism as well as on gifts and merchandise for tourists. |
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| Gainas' head was given to the East Romans for display in Constantinople in an apparent exchange of gifts. |
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| The bus is sometimes staffed by promotions personnel, giving out free gifts. |
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| The meaning of these gifts has been a matter of scholarly disagreement and translations therefore vary. |
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| The chieftains constantly had to demonstrate their qualities as leaders, either by giving gifts to their followers or by holding great feasts. |
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| The Emperor sent gifts and offered tribute in lieu of war, and the Rus' accepted. |
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| Pottery in the shape of beakers and other types are the most common burial gifts, generally speaking. |
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| Metal grave gifts become rarer towards the end of the Urnfield culture, while the number of hoards increase. |
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| Kindergartner Mario Gutierrez bought a Spiderman toy for himself as well as gifts for his family. |
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| As these spots were often quite inaccessible, they most probably represent gifts to the gods. |
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| To the needy living in wealthy homes he sent meals he had cooked with his own hands as gifts to spare them the indignity of receiving charity. |
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| Museums in the United States tend to be gifts from the very rich to the masses. |
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| Otherwise, transfers made as gifts are treated for CGT purposes as being made at the market value at the date of transfer. |
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| Now if the irreversibility of God's gifts to his people, be considered, what joy for those who feel within a wicked heart. |
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| It now holds gifts Queen Victoria received on her Golden and Diamond jubilees. |
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| They showered gifts upon him, including the ship in which he sailed, and he in return wrote poetry about them. |
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| He offloaded his captives a short time later, and gave each one gifts appropriate to their rank, as well as a letter of safe conduct. |
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| For my parents, I have small gifts that I purchased with my allowance in the ten-cent store. |
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| In refusing other gifts, which included 'pensions' in the guise of 'tribute', he was joined only by Cardinal Bourchier. |
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| Both King Ethelred the Unready and Olaf's sister Astrid allegedly received gifts from Olaf long after he was presumed dead. |
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| Cabral met with its king, with whom he established friendly relations and exchanged gifts. |
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| Geez Louise, people are bringing shower gifts and they are also getting bilked for the cost of their own refreshments? Dang, that's tacky. |
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| As in the first contact, the meeting was friendly and Cabral presented the locals with gifts. |
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| Thus it is probable that these were official or royal gifts to the Mitanni Court of Adad-nerari I, a Middle Assyrian ruler at Assur. |
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| We may not have Brian Lanker with us anymore, but his spirit and photographic gifts reside well in Paul Carter. |
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| A declaration requirement for gifts would help to clarify intent to make a donative transfer, as opposed to a loan or a bailment. |
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| Since the 1950s, works of Inuit art have been given as gifts to foreign dignitaries by the Canadian government. |
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| In this period, women also often gave knights and warriors gifts that included thyme leaves, as it was believed to bring courage to the bearer. |
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| They presented their gifts, and asked to see the child, which was revealed to be a baby Stig. |
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| Some camgirls offer nude photographs or videos of themselves in exchange for gifts or money. |
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| The disintegration of Roman economic power weakened groups that had come to depend on Roman gifts for the maintenance of their own power. |
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| Were you showered with gifts, wined and dined by your beloved? |
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| I'm loving Asos for girly gifts, The White Company for posh pressies and smellies, and The Outnet for designer bargains. |
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| Several city councilmen stood on the porch with housewarming gifts. |
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| Propped up with imperial support and gifts, the armies of allied barbarian chieftains served as buffers against other, hostile, barbarian groups. |
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| Sam marries Rosie Cotton and uses his gifts from Galadriel to help heal the Shire. |
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| Team leader professor Georgi Kitov said that they also found a silver rhyton, silver and bronze vessels, pottery and funerary gifts. |
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| With boats and gifts from Galadriel, the Company travel down the River Anduin to the hill of Amon Hen. |
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| Richard, like his predecessors, had to win over these men by granting gifts and maintaining cordial relationships. |
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| He was generous in his gifts and affection and was said to be easy to get along with. |
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| This was not initially exported, but used for gifts to other aristocratic families. |
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| Hostess gifts include batiked, bone serving utensils from Indonesia and handmade soaps and soap dishes. |
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| These apostles were believed capable of imparting spiritual gifts through the laying on of hands. |
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| Other bequests included gifts to the Church and money to be distributed to the poor. |
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| Curtis Ward proposes the existence of an unbroken Pentecostal lineage from the early church to the present, with glossolalia and gifts following. |
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| Included in this category are the gift of faith, gifts of healing, and the gift of miracles. |
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| The gifts of power are distinct from the vocal gifts in that they do not involve utterance. |
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| Her retirement was celebrated with gifts, which included a one-year gym membership and an antique rolltop desk. |
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| She had already set up a business called Little Lily Pad, selling handmade family gifts after struggling to find items with Darcie's name on it. |
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| It is probable that Cnut's gifts were well beyond anything we can now prove. |
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| Los Angeles Times Jhabvala often said that her gifts as a writer came from her chronic rootlessness. |
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| There is a division among Pentecostals on the relationship between the gifts of tongues and prophecy. |
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| Pentecostals look to 1 Corinthians 14 for instructions on the proper use of the spiritual gifts, especially the vocal ones. |
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| Among these gifts was reputed to be a piece of the true cross, a true treasure for the devout Saxon king. |
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| The gifts of prophecy, tongues, interpretation of tongues, and words of wisdom and knowledge are called the vocal gifts. |
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| It was the custom for the Englishmen to bring auspicious gifts, like areca-nuts and saffron, as well as bills and bullion. |
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