| For almost 10 years, I have preened myself on this single modest benefaction. |
| In the beginning, her major benefaction to him was simply financial — she gave him money, she paid his rent. |
| My second example is the recent establishment of a professorship of Modern Arabic, made possible by a benefaction from the Sultan of Oman. |
| Older animals or animals suffering from arthritis experience the comfort offered by a water mattress as a real benefaction. |
| But he left his benefaction for the university untouched and so inspired his colleagues and sons that they saw to its establishment. |
| Occasionally, a great private patron with local connections might favour the town with a benefaction or by acting as friend at court. |
