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单词 confer
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Absolutely, we said, after conferring with each other for exactly three seconds. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z
“Hang on. Let me confer with my gents a moment.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z
Even ruined, Winterfell itself would confer a considerable advantage on whoever held it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z
“I don’t know,” I said and pointed to the hall where Miss Violet conferred with the other teachers who had come to school. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z
He merely sat exhausted on a block of stone and watched dully while Gebu conferred with Pai or strode about examining the progress of the work. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z
I want to express my sincere gratitude for this great honor you have conferred on me by selecting me your Miss University for the coming year— The baby starts crying again. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
All the while, Emily and Cecilia Tallis maintained a patter that surely robbed the guests of the ease it was supposed to confer. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z
The nature of men is such that they find themselves obligated as much for the benefits they confer as for those they receive. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z
He had cultivated Groves assiduously, even sponsoring the general for an honorary Berkeley doctorate, conferred in 1945. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z
He says I’m new, and they look at me and dismiss me and confer together about other things. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z
The Second Guessers huddled together, conferred, then broke with a simultaneous clap. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z
Some wipe their eyes and confer quietly with others near the front of the line. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z
I know about the status conferred by wounds. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z
He had casually conferred on me the freedom of the neighborhood. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z
On a group level, though, they were less genetically homogeneous, which conferred some relative advantage; the virus would sweep through them, but not kill quite so many. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z
Father never conferred with Fred in public—he didn’t know how to whisper. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z
Certainly the Ring had grown greatly in power as it approached the places of its forging; but one thing it did not confer, and that was courage. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z
The chief elder turned to the other spirits of the Ridgefolk and conferred. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z
When the mob arrived at the property several out-of-work men and tsotsis who were our leaders conferred on what to do with the dogs in order to break into the stores. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
He saw Chess and Emma conferring in whispers ahead of him. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z
There was also “Animal Hero, Second Class,” which was conferred posthumously on the dead sheep. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z
The guard conferred with another bear, who came to speak to her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z
She became aware of the nervy, fidgeting music behind her the moment it ceased, and in the sudden new measure of silence, which seemed to confer freedom, she decided she must eat breakfast. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z
It was announced that the battle would be called the Battle of the Windmill, and that Napoleon had created a new decoration, the Order of the Green Banner, which he had conferred upon himself. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z
Bliss conferred with the nine other doctors in the room. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z
Mr. Brademas hurries to the curb to confer with the officer. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z
The children were excited by the request and quickly conferred with one another in that private, guttural code they sometimes used among themselves. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z
Even as they conferred, Melanthios entered the storeroom for a second load, and the swineherd at the passage entry saw him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z
And every time we conferred, we defeated ourselves. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
If it once became general, wealth would confer no distinction. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z
Hale had remained close with the county prosecutor and conferred with him and other officials about Anna’s murder. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z
Leon conferred with the doctor, leaning toward him to murmur a manly summary of events. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z
This was a command on which he tried to confer urgent masculine authority. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z
After conferring with my colleagues, I felt it necessary to speed up the process of normalization. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
And they listened, and conferred, their faces turning to one another, their voices low. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z
The boy ran to confer with his mother, and then they walked off. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z
That was probably why we went on shuffling around that gallery for so long; we were delaying the moment when we’d have to confer. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z
Now, I again conferred with him and we agreed that the organization had to set out on a new course. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
Deep voices in the room conferred, then the door was unlocked and opened. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z
But after some conferring, the judge announced that the hearing was adjourned until the afternoon, at which time the witnesses would be heard. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z
Emissaries were already dropping in to confer with him. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z
They conferred for a few minutes and finally the bug looked up and said, “Can you describe yourself?” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z
As the two of them conferred, Lyra watched their daemons. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z
I was keen that he should go and encouraged him to do so, whether or not he conferred with the executive. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
Occasionally the two met at Mutra’s, or at the stonecutting shop to study the scrolls, and presumably to confer for long dull periods over building plans. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z
ICF officials quickly conferred with Chester Fox, owner of the film and television rights, who agreed to remove the camera. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z
While the judges went through the charade of conferring, a film was shown. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z
When the U.N. post was first conferred on him, my grandfather balked: he wanted no part of the corrupt regime. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z
To be sure, horses confer an advantage on flat ground. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z
Hamlet went to confer with the players, while Horatio approached me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z
The doctors and nurses conferred in the corridor for a minute and decided they would put me under general anesthetic and remove the splints that way. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z
“Centurion, your party is excused. The senate has other matters to discuss. And, Octavian, if I may confer with you for a moment.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z
“All right, everybody, let’s open our books, because science confers power on anyone who takes the trouble to learn it.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z
To the assembled guests and the watching world, I said: Today, all of us do, by our presence here .. . confer glory and hope to newborn liberty. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
She blushed—automatically conferring on me the social poise I’d been missing. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z
And during that time, Gerry, always the maverick, had opted to remain in Paris to confer unofficially with French diplomats about averting the looming war. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z
One day I was at the Head Office conferring with the commanding officer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
She leaned back into the cockpit for a moment—Maddie could see several figures beckoning and conferring behind her. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z
The senior staff, conferring in self-important groups at the corridor intersections, were nursing a secret. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z
They had flown from a secret airfield in Canada to a rendezvous somewhere in Siberia, and had conferred with members of the Eurasian General Staff, to whom they had betrayed important military secrets. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z
Instead of conferring with the general in the visiting area, I was taken to his residence on the grounds of Pollsmoor itself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
After a few minutes of conferring with one another, Master Archer shouts out, “Where are Jehu Robinson and Thomas Entry?” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z
Whenever the conference adjourned, I noticed, as no doubt his lordship did with some concern, that Mr Lewis would quickly take M. Dupont away to some comer or other where they could confer quietly. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z
He conferred privately with Bryan, then approached the nurse. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z
I certainly wasn’t seeking any degree, the way a college confers a status symbol upon its students. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z
The animals decided unanimously to create a military decoration, “Animal Hero, First Class,” which was conferred there and then on Snowball and Boxer. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z
But the bottled oxygen conferred other benefits that weren’t so easily quantified. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z
The two men confer, standing so close their foreheads nearly touch. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z
Let each one leave his children every good thing this realm confers upon him! The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z
“We’re almost there,” said Seven, conferring with her map by the waning light of the moon and stars. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z
Once again they conferred in busy whispers until all three agreed. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z
The stewards sent the jockeys outside while they conferred. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z
With our bowls of porridge in hand, I led Walter and Kathy over to the south end of the courtyard as though I wanted to confer with them privately. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
My mother and Nodayimani conferred, and decided that it was unwise that he have tobacco in his current state. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
Yet this paper was so childish and ill-advised that it would hardly be prudent to confer upon it the award. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z
And for the next few days, whenever I saw the secret guard conferring in a corner or as they walked across a field, I’d feel a flush rising to my cheeks. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z
The three of them conferred briefly and passed a note to the commissioner. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z
Occasionally they confer, but mostly Monica makes one of two marks on her clipboard—either a checkmark, I think, or just a line, a little dash. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z
The crowd murmured while the elders conferred with each other before the chief, Fezile, finally nodded and looked at me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z
The growth is so thick and matted that even the wind does not move it, but it is the moonlight that seems to confer stillness upon it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z
While the two detectives conferred in the study, out of sight, I climbed the stairs to the long hallway in my parents’ penthouse suite. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z
Padre de Jesus and Brother Daniel had been down in the capital throughout July conferring with other clergy. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
‘But I suppose I will have to confer the award on Lancy Davis.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z
The Suits are conferring with the chief of police. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z
By May 29 the eight of us had flown off to Chicago to receive the Robert S. Abbot Award conferred by the Chicago Defender newspaper. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
The boys were sent out while their elders stayed to confer. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z
Hamilton’s party arrived shortly thereafter, and the two seconds, Van Ness for Burr and Pendleton for Hamilton, conferred to review the agreed-upon rules of the interview. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z
At the front of the car Mrs. Scatcherd stands up, bends down to confer with Mr. Curran, and stands up again. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z
The more Bill delved, conferring with doctors and local investigators, the more he was certain that Lizzie had died of something dreadfully unnatural: she’d been poisoned. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z
“Please take your belongings into the hallway, and wait with your parents for just a moment. We’ll confer and then come out to announce the next step. But you all did a sensational job!” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z
It is neither a punishment meted out nor a lesson conferred. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z
As if poor blacks, in their simplemindedness, believed that proximity to whiteness conferred a blessing, a kind of miraculous dispensation from the travails of poverty. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z
After conferring with General Read, Washburn orders his tiny cavalry to assemble just out of rifle range, in columns of four, then addresses the ranks. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z
We were caught up easily, Mirren, Johnny, and I—feeling the power he conferred in picturing us at Harvard, the specialness of asking our opinions and laughing at our jokes. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z
Great numbers of militia met together in full sight of our encampments and fleet, that they might spy upon us and confer. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z
But the girls were nimble-witted — far cleverer than we doltish lads — and would often confer among themselves and choose one boy, usually the plainest fellow, and then tease him all the way home. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
I know about the status conferred by wounds. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z
They did, however, agree to come to the January 10 meeting in Chicago to confer again and examine the chosen ground. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z
There was no way she would rest until she conferred with Caesar and Sam. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z
I noticed them conferring over the dead, naked turkeys on the back porch, speaking low in Spanish. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z
“After conferring with several witnesses,” he continues, “I thought it best for us to speak in person—immediately.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z
“Your chairman recognizes the assistant chairman,” he said, nodding to Mother to let her know he had just conferred that title upon her person. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z
Mother shuddered and turned away, and she and Viola conferred and clucked over the remaining pieces. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z
At 2:28 P.M. on December 29, after conferring for an hour and three minutes, the jury found him guilty. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z
Workmen placed detour signs and orange cones on either end of the bridge, tied orange ribbons to webs, and conferred with their boss, Joe Cassini. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z
Hastily, Root and Burnham conferred and chose five Chicago firms to join the effort, among them Adler & Sullivan. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z
Before leaving, I secretly drove to Groutville to confer with the chief. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
The lawyers stopped conferring, the prosecutors awaiting other cases paid attention, and family members ceased their chatter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z
The people of Holcomb speak of their post office as “the Federal Building,” which seems rather too substantial a title to confer on a drafty and dusty shed. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z
The gentlemen confer some more, and then begin to load the longboat with provisions to bring back to shore. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z
She conferred with Ted Skopinski, consulted her textbooks, and did her own plotting. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z
Bryant called back a day later after conferring with Outside's publisher. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z
A lawyer for Hale rose and demanded to confer privately with Burkhart. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z
In the ranks he was anonymous, and it turned out that to have been inside conferred a certain status. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z
They lean down to confer with their clients, go on and off the record, consult their calendars. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z
As smoke from the oil fields melted into the sky, Hale conferred with Pike. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z
Michael and I conferred briefly about the order of witnesses as the rest of McMillian's family and supporters slowly filed through the metal detector, past the dog, and into the courtroom. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z
Next he went about town to confer with other doctors. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z
She watched as they re-formed, conferred briefly, and galloped back the way they had come. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z
I conferred with my mother about my plight, and as always she had an encouraging word. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
This conferred instant credibility upon his preferred role as designated truth teller, poised to expose the chaotic reality beneath all uplifting accounts of the Revolution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z
And in doing so, we overlook how those same groupings confer advantage. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z
They conferred and sped back to the children. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z
During this time, the judges are conferring in another room, deciding on the winning queens. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z
Dignidad was something you conferred on other people, and they, in turn, gave back to you. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z
Leo stood at the helm, conferring with Festus through the intercom; he knew from experience to give Jason and Piper some space. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z
My mom worked herself into a froth all over again, conferring with my tía Gloria on the phone. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z
The merchant passed on to him the writing of important letters and orders, and grew accustomed to conferring with him about all important affairs. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
The guards conferred, went inside, and came out with someone who looked more important than they. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z
In 2007, the University of Wisconsin conferred doctorates on 13 women who showed their determination, strength, and bravery in the Space Race with accomplishments that paved the way for generations. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z
As with anyone who has acted successfully, the experience gives Mariela both a thrill and a jolt of confidence—but for her, it confers an additional meaning and benefit. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z
Against other illnesses, though—including measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis, and the now defeated smallpox—our antibodies stimulated by one infection confer lifelong immunity. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z
That afternoon Mrs. Frisby told the children that she must leave them to confer again with the rats about moving the house. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z
As time went on and the benefits he had conferred upon the town receded in time they sat on his store porch while he was busy inside and discussed him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z
Banks of fluorescent lights hung down eighteen inches above the slanted, glass-topped desks where men wearing green eyeshades conferred over stacks of copy and photographs. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z
If you and the child’s family aren’t religious, the “godmother” status doesn’t confer specific obligations. Ask Amy: Parents wonder how to discipline other kids 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z
Before you solemnly swear anything, you and he need to confer on your priorities in this marriage. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Fiance calls it ‘selfish’ not to welcome his family as wedding houseguests 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z
As a teenager, I once bought some crisp Carhartt pants there, hoping they’d confer an aura of toughness and a strong work ethic. When the Heart Belongs to Carhartt 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z
Up to that point she had been using her birth name, but Wright conferred on her the more resonant "Kitty Wells", a name drawn from an old song. Kitty Wells obituary 2012-07-17T11:27:20Z
Yes, her race and wealth confer great benefits; her gender identity, not so much. Perspective | Is Caitlyn Jenner’s privilege protection, or a prison? 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z
Deprivation of citizenship should be classified as a crime against humanity, Arendt argued, because most legal protections are now conferred through functioning state governments. The Philosopher in Dark Times 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z
As compromised and undermined as the Hollywood movie is by the rise of TV and the victory of the robots, it still confers a mysterious anointment of prestige, not to mention large piles of money. “Trainwreck”: Amy Schumer’s a comic genius, but this lumpy Judd Apatow rom-com doesn’t do her justice 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z
In the video for “Police State,” the band’s members also wear ski masks, which have the added benefit of conferring anonymity: The group’s membership is rotating and sometimes obscure. Pussy Riot Takes Aim at Trump and Putin in New Song 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z
The animation itself is something that confers a kind of nostalgia on both Bryant’s older and younger self. Kobe Bryant's Dear Basketball: a love letter to a sport that is now a poignant epitaph 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z
One way they do so is by challenging the state’s power to document and confer identity. The Much-Vaunted American Melting Pot, Cracks and All 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z
Sometimes up the aisle of the auditorium to confer with a team working at consoles and laptops. The Met Opera Spirits ‘Rigoletto’ to ‘Babylon Berlin’ 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z
Plus, she has superpowers, most notably those conferred by a set of wristlets that allow her to deflect dangerous projectiles and send them hurtling back at the source. Can We Build a Better Blockbuster? Wonder Woman Points a Way Forward 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z
But Jeffers confers no automatic heroism or martyrdom on her Black characters. Review | ‘The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois’ is the kind of brilliant epic that comes around only once in a decade 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z
Her pie still tastes as good, but it doesn't confer any magic powers, unfortunately. Family life: Against the odds, True Blue and tuna fish pie 2013-05-25T06:15:01Z
They will be sold as NFTs, or nonfungible tokens, a type of investment conferring ownership of works that exist only in the digital world. Sale of Museum Paintings Helps Conclude Strong Auction Season 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z
Target’s initiative conferred cool on designers as well, shifting the perception that they were too fancy or too haughty to care about their less affluent fans. You’ve Heard of the Drop. Target Had It First. 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z
Such are our delusions about the power of beauty, the idea that it might ever confer disadvantage feels counterintuitive. Gemma Arterton: ‘​Everyone in the industry knows I'm a pain’ 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z
Percy isn’t a typical sixth grader: He happens to be a son of the Greek god Poseidon, with some unusual powers that such a status confers. 8 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z
Ms. Reichlen, whose height and length of limb confers thrilling scale on this ballet, was at her most marvelously selfless: She delivers, she reveals, she shines, but she doesn’t comment. Sugarplum Fairies and Cavaliers Move Ahead at City Ballet 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z
"We will be conferring with our client regarding what will happen next in this case." Second Travolta accuser drops suit, hires celebrity attorney 2012-05-17T18:45:42Z
But believing it might confer a little bit of emotional protection against the darkness of this pandemic. The power of Purell compels you! 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z
It was his work in Haiti that led an independent judging panel to single Cassius out from among hundreds of nominees for the ACE award, which will be conferred on Cassius Oct. The Gimlet Eye: Heroes Welcome 2010-10-06T21:29:00Z
This was apparel with the power to confer an aura of nonchalant dominance. The Vexed Appeal of Reformation 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z
Visible and Invisible" begins by describing childhood's eager "rose-petal potions" intended to confer invisibility and ends: "All you do is let the years pass/ and quietly on its own it happens./ The Malarkey by Helen Dunmore – review 2012-07-07T23:05:07Z
Draft some members of your group and confer on them the status of family. My family are all drunks 2012-08-13T00:00:00Z
That upper crust loomed large in the minds of some 20th-century immigrant families whose American dreams involved bulldozing past the stuffy guardians of the financial, educational and cultural institutions that conferred status. Liz Lange Lets the Sun Into Grey Gardens 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z
Is there a viable alternative to marriage that confers similar benefits but isn’t based on romantic status? Will gays save marriage? 2013-03-30T22:00:00Z
Pending approval by its board of trustees, the school’s final degrees are likely to be conferred in 2023. Is the Music Over at Mills College? 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z
White sat in the courtroom Wednesday, occasionally conferring with Flanagan and Murray's other defense attorneys. Experts focusing on Jackson doctor's missteps 2011-10-13T17:11:08Z
To American audiences the English accent still confers both authority and the assumption of elitism. From "You" to "Barry," we're fascinated by audacious grifters: The man who deceives us and himself 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z
“Alfred Nobel wanted to reward those who have conferred the greatest benefit to mankind.” A Transcendent Patti Smith Accepts Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z
On its central characters, high or low, rich or wretched, it manages, by a sort of divine authorial attention and focus, to confer respect on the individual. Ian McEwan on winning the Jerusalem prize 2011-02-24T11:30:36Z
Far from a portrait of victimhood and degradation, the installation, like the show itself, confers on its subjects an air of self-possession. Time to Trot Out the Fishnets and Put on a Show 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z
As the judges conferred about their top picks, passers-by and in-the-know foodies swarmed the tables for all the free pie they could eat. T Magazine: All the Pie in Portland 2011-08-02T17:34:53Z
Membership was conferred by the deposit of a film, and equipment was collectively owned. Jacob Rees-Mogg: my early career as an avant garde film star 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z
She conferred on her role a dignity it scarcely deserved, miraculously stopping the movie collapsing into mere camp. Meryl Streep playing Margaret Thatcher ? what's not to like? 2011-02-08T20:30:31Z
Plans repeatedly changed with shifting federal guidance and health guidelines, and top officials, in offering opening remarks, joked about the number of times they conferred with the honorees about how to make the ceremony feasible. The Toasts Are Mimed, but the Kennedy Center Honors Return 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z
It’s a world view, with nothingness conferring meaning on what precedes, just as a novel gains meaning from its conclusion and would lose sense were it to patter on interminably. Meeting Death with Words 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z
To this day, neither MIT nor Rogers’ alma mater, the University of Virginia, confer honorary degrees. Bill Cosby’s public shaming: What it means for Fordham and Marquette to yank his honorary degrees 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z
But a houseplant also confers upon its owner “a more authentic form of existence,” she said. Meet the Plantfluencers 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z
When she sees Gilbert conferring with the writers, Metcalf said, “Part of me is thinking, ‘What the hell are they talking about? Sara Gilbert Balances Her Lives on ‘The Conners’ and ‘The Talk’ 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z
But Jones’s soulful performance — the weather-beaten brow, the voice like brushed wool — confers a lived-in texture and depth. Ron Cephas Jones Has Something to Prove Again 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z
Taken together, the prizes, fellowships and grants from the literary and human rights organization will confer $200,000 on writers, editors and translators this year. PEN Announces Finalists for 2016 Literary Awards 1455-03-03T05:00:00Z
"Now the coffee itself began to have the power to confer some kind of status on the drinker," White says. The extremely '90s history of the flavored latte 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z
Do I contain traces of the unearned social entitlement conferred by my name? What’s in my name: tales that cross continents and generations 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z
Honorary damehoods and knighthoods are conferred by the Queen, on the advice of the foreign secretary, on those who have made an important contribution to relations between their country and Britain. Angelina Jolie presented with honorary damehood by Queen 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z
Mr. Schmits said he regularly conferred with local officials who must grapple with the seemingly irreconcilable differences of pickleball and tennis players. Pickleball Is Expanding. Tennis Is Mad. 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z
The symphonic score by James Horner confers an inspirational mood that is uplifting without being syrupy. Movie Review: ‘For Greater Glory’ Traces Mexico’s Cristero War 2012-05-31T22:13:04Z
Same Old, Same Old IT’S not exactly Poets’ Corner of Westminster Abbey, but the blond-wood shelves at BookCourt in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, do confer a certain prestige in this literary-minded neighborhood. Up Close: Same Old, Same Old 2010-10-20T20:59:00Z
“To practice good manners is to confer upon others not just consideration but esteem; it’s to bathe others in a commodity best described by noted speller Aretha Franklin.” Books of The Times: ?Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That?? ? By Henry Alford ? Review 2012-01-03T22:29:05Z
Oxford University historian Timothy Garton Ash, an outspoken opponent of Britain's vote to leave the European Union, is to receive the 2017 Charlemagne Prize conferred annually by the German city of Aachen. Oxford historian Garton Ash to receive Germany's Charlemagne prize 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z
Mr. Stoudemire tried on tuxedos while Ms. Johnson conferred with the Calvin Klein tailors. Up Close: Put Me in That Suit, Coach 2011-04-27T20:27:32Z
Popularity may not guarantee artistic quality, but it does confer viability. What Was, Is and Will Be Popular 2013-09-06T22:52:30Z
The transaction confers certain privileges and responsibilities while apparently stripping the recipient of the basic right to be recognised as a person rather than a cipher. Michael Hutchence: in the eye of the storm 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z
Gnosticism would work with arguments that elitist knowledge of arcane bands confer "cultural capital", the notion that cool is a commodity of sorts. Ask the indie professor: Is there a link between indie music and Gnosticism? 2011-03-14T16:52:39Z
Bingeing, however, tends to confer that prestige on a particular kind of show: the ambitious serial drama, which compels you to begin the next episode after the last ends. Time Is a Round Donut: The Graze-Watching Possibilities of Simpsons World 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z
The Adams, which was receiving its world première, I heard in an open rehearsal—less than ideal conditions, with Alan Gilbert interrupting frequently to confer with the composer, the musicians, and the soloist, Leila Josefowicz. Listen to the Future 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z
Why couldn’t he confer his own blessings on his characters? Samuel D. Hunter’s Own Private Idaho 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z
In this famous prison movie, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella, he is the hero’s friend Red and the film’s narrator; his utterly distinctive voice confers a kind of wisdom on the whole movie. The black Oscar wins that got away | Peter Bradshaw 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z
Wealthy socialites and elite magazine editors conferred the spoils on the designer darlings they created. Byron Lars Is Still Here 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z
He came from patrician roots but had the common touch curiosity confers. TV Picks: 'Plimpton,' 'Day Job,' 'The System, with Joe Berlinger' 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z
Apocalypse Now: “But Mr. President, don’t you think we should confer with the Joint Chiefs of Staff first?” Style Invitational Week 1251: Thanking outside the box 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z
But the defendants “failed to satisfy their burden of proving by a preponderance of evidence that consumption of coffee confers a benefit to human health”, Elihu Berle, a superior court judge, ruled. Give up coffee? Fuggedaboutit, say New Yorkers after California ruling 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z
Its seemingly open disregard for the dominant musical trends of the time conferred upon her songs a certain out-of-time quality, which transformed and materialised into a timeliness appeal. Ethereal, evocative, and inventive: why the music of Kate Bush spans generations 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z
The revelation that the longed-for lifestyles of the flush and famous don’t always confer happiness isn’t a surprise; but perhaps it should be, the film seems to say. Review: ‘Generation Wealth’ Examines Toxic Materialism 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z
But certain conversations in those days required the sacramental blessing conferred by smoldering nicotine. Review: A Housekeeper Claims Center Stage in ‘Member of the Wedding’ 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z
Age confers many gifts, but compassion is not always one of them, nor is a sense of proportionality and pragmatism. Does age make us conservative? 2012-09-12T00:00:00Z
As she and James conferred, I felt outside the process, merely the guy who was writing the check. Lord of the engagement rings 2013-02-20T01:00:00Z
Their parents—no longer in possession of the moral authority that war confers—have to prove themselves on the meager battlefields of their suburban homes instead, a generalized fear replacing any specific enemy. “The Virgin Suicides” Still Holds the Mysteries of Adolescence 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z
Another great equalizer is la bise, which, along with potential confusion, does confer a bit of warmth and good will. Farewell to the Friendly Cheek Kiss 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z
The world needs to change centuries-old methods of conferring social status. How can I serve the world? 2012-08-06T00:00:00Z
This no-buy list would, he argued, respect the rights conferred by the Second Amendment while allowing for the possibility of commonsense restrictions on a case-by-case basis. An AR-15 ban won’t stop mass shootings: That’s “like regulating drunk driving by banning scotch” 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z
After Mr. Muytjens, accompanied by five models in the fall J. Crew collection, leaves the room, the judges confer. 2010-02-11T04:48:00Z
What privileges and perks do a billion dollars confer? DealBook: Living Like a Billionaire, if Only for a Day 2012-04-04T22:26:55Z
She made those discoveries after conferring with colleagues in China about a year ago. Antiques: Prized Chinese Crafts, Delicate and Detailed 2011-01-27T21:37:59Z
The authors conferred, and they decided that there would be a special clause added to the list of symptoms of depression. Is everything you think you know about depression wrong? 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z
So, my other brother and I conferred and came up with another story. Alice Walker and Colm Toibin, and Their Trail of Words 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z
"We are in the process of conferring with him regarding the next steps, which he may wish to take." Travolta accuser hires celebrity lawyer Allred 2012-05-16T22:19:36Z
“The college confers legitimacy by taking that donation,” she said, contravening the institution’s professed commitment to social justice. How Civil Must America Be? 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z
Did you have the opportunity to confer with Russ Tamblyn, who played Riff in the original film? Mike Faist Tries to Keep His Cool as Riff in ‘West Side Story’ 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z
This week, Twitty and the other TED fellows are in Vancouver, conferring and delivering lectures describing their work. His Paula Deen takedown went viral. But this food scholar isn’t done yet. 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z
I fully intended to say that I was indifferent to the charade of the Nobel; that it’s madness to believe that literary excellence can be conferred by committee. The Nobel Prize in Literature Takes This Year Off. Our Critics Don’t. 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z
It's probably the biggest reason he's in the Walk of Fame, an honor conferred by some 200 surfing insiders from around the world. An 'Endless Summer' for artist John Van Hamersveld 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z
They also conferred by telephone, a method that birthed "I Say a Little Prayer." 'Raindrops' lyricist Hal David dies in LA at 91 2012-09-02T21:16:04Z
It became even finer when she discovered that the date was actually her late grandparents’ anniversary, and their legacy seemed to confer a welcome sanction for Ms. Brown-Inz. This Life: A Day to Dance or Weep? 2010-09-03T20:42:00Z
If I stress utility, I will be less tempted to think of the visual stuff I make as “art,” and consequently of myself as a you-know-what, a label really only rightly conferred by others. The craft that consumed me 2012-08-10T14:59:00Z
They do not confer truth necessarily – often they confer the opposite, lies – but they do convey authenticity, without which the reader cannot judge fairly the account and portrait that is composed. Anthony Bourdain and the farce of the "unauthorized" biography 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z
Shawon Jr. said he made his decision Sunday night after conferring with his family. Shawon Dunston Jr. hoping to follow dad 2011-08-16T16:51:00Z
Her mother and I conferred on the obvious question: Should we pull her out immediately? My daughter’s Ebola scare: Why we’re not ready to panic (yet) 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z
A 2013 study published by the British Journal of Occupational Therapy found that knitting confers the well-being of those who engage in the hobby. Not a crafter? Here’s why you should consider becoming one during the pandemic. 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z
At breaks, he rushed down the aisle to the pit to confer with the leader of any sitzprobe: the conductor. Yannick Nézet-Séguin Is New York’s Conductor Now 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z
In the end, Marymount conferred the degree to the Bedford graduates; twelve other colleges donated faculty members, books and other materials for the College Bound program. This former inmate is fighting for every prisoner’s right to a college degree 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z
He walks restlessly up and down the aisles, score in hand, watching the stage, conferring with the conductor, making notes in his head. Donald Palumbo, a Met Star in the Wings 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z
He darts about quickly, conferring with the other guides. Explorer: Getting Muddy in the Netherlands 2010-05-19T21:49:00Z
State park rangers conferred with arriving pickup trucks and pointed out places to set up. Rich in Surprises and Secrets, There’s a State Park Waiting for You 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z
Part of Ms. Porizkova’s appeal has been her head-on confrontation of the ravages that aging confers upon that body. Paulina Porizkova, Full-Frontal Emotion 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z
Composer and choreographer watched intently, often leaning together to confer in whispers. Paul McCartney?s ?Ocean Kingdom? at City Ballet 2011-09-11T04:00:07Z
Nowadays, the term has become rather diluted as the title is conferred to anyone considered "cool". Clubs picks of the week 2010-10-15T23:06:00Z
Motor vehicles are the whole point of the “Fast and Furious” gestalt: the power they confer; the tribal loyalties they inspire; the whine of their engines and the squeal of their tires. Review: In ‘Furious 7,’ a Franchise Continues to Roar 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z
She conferred with the actors, tweaking and sculpting – Bardem’s posture adjusted, an eye kept on Fanning’s tears. Director Sally Potter: 'I've seen the grief Covid-19 causes' 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z
When one of the Salamanca cartel's top men in Albuquerque walks in to confer with him, Lalo offers him a plate. The chameleonic importance of Lalo Salamanca on "Better Call Saul" is that his evil travels 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z
Yet another explanation is the gilt-edged and magical status that society confers on Silicon Valley, as a place where fantasies come true. How One Company Scammed Silicon Valley. And How It Got Caught. 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z
She darted away to confer with another server, then returned with triumphant confirmation: “Lopez Island!” Seattle, a Tasting Menu 2011-06-10T19:22:33Z
In this tent, Washington weathered the Battle of Monmouth, plotted the Siege of Yorktown, conferred frequently with Alexander Hamilton and changed the course of history. Where George Washington Slept (Perhaps Not Well) 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z
The 68-year-old musician will perform at the Ulster Hall on 15 November, after he is conferred with the title. Van Morrison concert marks accolade 2013-09-18T13:03:21Z
And yet she can't help it: she still instinctively quibbles with every lordly generalisation he deigns to confer on her. Westwood by Stella Gibbons 2011-07-29T21:53:01Z
The president will confer the medals -- which technically are the selections for 2013 -- in a ceremony Monday at the White House. Linda Ronstadt, Bill T. Jones to receive National Medal of Arts 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z
This, in turn, confers some “power” on the woman – to spurn the man, to flaunt his love, or to exact favours or payment in return for her attentions. Ne me touche pas… the shift in sex and power sweeping France 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z
Rap fans debate and dissect this music with an unmatched intensity, constantly arguing over “classics” and conferring greatness from the inside. The troublesome case of Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy thirst 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z
And having the president of the United States at any event confers exceptional status and prestige. Washington society and Team Trump: A year in, the fear and loathing is mutual 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z
Several tourists stood to attention and captured my image, conferred among themselves about who I might be, then hastily deleted their snapshots. T Magazine: A Leg Man 2011-03-10T16:00:01Z
The transposition confers a hardness on a piece that is sometimes sentimentalised, and reminds us that the is as much about the abrasions of reality as the grandeur of passion. La Boh?me ? review 2010-10-19T22:00:00Z
“The emerging science,” he insists, “is giving us a clear picture: Regular walking confers enduring and substantial benefits on individuals, and on society at large.” How Walking Changes Us 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z
Freeman said he also conferred with pharmaceutical expert Gregory Thompson, who testified earlier that the doses requested were extremely high. Witness: Dangerous drug doses prescribed for Smith 2010-08-18T01:10:00Z
An Oscar nomination confers certain privileges — red carpet receptions, better future projects — but political protection is not among them. The Carpetbagger: ‘Act of Killing’ Director Says He Is Not Safe in Indonesia 2014-02-18T18:03:23Z
In an earlier book of stories, “The Secret Goldfish,” David Means managed a dark portrait of today’s working-class youth, aimless and bereft of the stability that “working-class” once conferred. Books of The Times: David Means Colors His Stories Dark in ?The Spot? 2010-06-29T22:00:00Z
Status confers power, regardless of fitness to wield it. Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation: The patriarchy strikes back at #MeToo 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z
I was surprised by how delighted my children were with the apps, and with the freedom to ask questions that they conferred. Motherlode Blog: The Danger of Not Talking to Your Children About Race 2012-04-04T15:15:58Z
For many people, legalization and regulation seem to confer or imply approval. Heroin prohibition is killing the people it’s supposed to save — it’s time to legalize and regulate 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z
The doctorate was conferred by the university's chancellor, the actor James Nesbitt. Actor receives award from university 2013-02-03T17:39:23Z
But we coach one another through it, and eventually true greatness is conferred through lore — a holy alliance of time and talk. No charts, no Grammys, no Hall of Fame: Why pop greatness requires talk and time 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z
“Defendants failed to satisfy their burden of proving by a preponderance of evidence that consumption of coffee confers a benefit to human health.” California judge rules coffee must come with cancer warning 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z
“The Book of Form and Emptiness” is, of course, a book — that is, a thing, upon which Ozeki has naturally conferred sentience. Ruth Ozeki’s Borgesian, Zen Buddhist Parable of Consumerism 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z
When his team spots an error, they confer with Marvel editors and Marvel Studios to decide how to then proceed in the Marvel canon going forward. The Narrative Experiment That Is the Marvel Cinematic Universe 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z
Early on, Malone himself furnishes a key to the puzzle while playing outside of his school, in which he can see his so-called parents conferring with the headmistress. Review | Michel Bussi’s thriller ‘The Double Mother’ twists, then twists again 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z
Norrington included the ballet music at the close – often cut, though here conferring a sense of stability and order after cataclysm and crisis. Idomeneo 2010-08-23T14:15:00Z
At the end of each growing season, he would turn to Lentine to confer on what to plant the following year. The symbiotic relationship between poets and the garden 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z
The university conferred more than 2,400 degrees Sunday. Affleck gets honorary doctorate from Brown 2013-05-27T01:28:11Z
In Zuckerberg's world, the greatest status is conferred on those who "friend" others fast and frequently, even those they've never met. Facebook founder's story no longer his alone 2010-09-30T22:51:00Z
But at critical moments, it’s obviously hard for audience members not to wonder about which position confers the best possible view. Review: A ‘Fake News’ Opera on the Streets of Los Angeles 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z
Does talent confer responsibility — as the familiar adage “much is expected from those to whom much is given” implies? An introduction to the artiste as a terrified performer 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z
There’s no equality in the work space and little of the freedom that Balanchine conferred upon his women. Duets That Reflect the World Offstage 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z
“Bye, Bye Ingénue” described looking into a mirror and adjusting to the realization that the bloom of youth and the entitlement it confers have passed. Music Review: Raissa Katona Bennett at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency 2012-08-23T22:26:11Z
‘Home’ or ‘Paris’: Best musical is seen as Broadway's top prize, conferring honors and ticket sales to shows that would have struggled without it.‎ Tony Awards 2015: Six story lines to watch 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z
After conferring with A-Trak, he played two more, “Power” and “Runaway,” happily bumping fists with audience members who were probably trying to avoid getting poked by his pyramid ring during their benediction. ArtsBeat: Kanye West, a Party Spoiler That No One Minds 2010-10-24T11:14:00Z
In many circumstances, Bolton’s experience and star power might confer an automatic advantage. In ‘American Song Contest,’ It’s About the Songs, Not Just the Lungs 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z
But now he can’t have a perch at a corporate firm and the respectability that it confers. 'Better Call Saul' Recap: A Chimp With a Machine Gun 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z
And unlike major surf destinations, there are no 24-hour Web cams here, few surf forecasts and, outside of Athens, only a few dozen dedicated surfers with whom to confer. Journeys: Surfing in Greece? The Water?s Fine 2011-12-15T21:06:10Z
Mennonites, unlike Mormons, don't wear undergarments designed to confer a special holy feeling. Once upon a life: Rhoda Janzen 2010-12-26T00:04:01Z
In the courtroom, Weinstein, leaning over his walker, looked downtrodden after conferring with his lawyers about the developments. Harvey Weinstein jury suggests it’s deadlocked on two counts, unanimous on others in sexual assault case 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z
In evolutionary terms, attentiveness and attachment confer fitness. Milwaukee is the new Portland 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z
No matter the outcome, the result confers more difficult and mature insights about how people learn and unlearn to coexist once the wedding bells stop ringing. Happy never after? The enduring appeal of the messy marriage movie 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z
Photograph: Everett Collection/Rex Features Television was the medium that conferred stardom on the actor Jack Klugman, who has died aged 90. Jack Klugman obituary 2012-12-25T12:14:42Z
There, again, he was framing a performer he liked by conferring some of his star power onto her. Postscript: David Bowie, 1947-2016 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z
Undaunted, President Jonathan also tried to confer a national honor on him in 2011. Grandfather of African literature, Chinua Achebe, dies aged 82 2013-03-22T17:37:06Z
Visiting family or conferring with co-workers over a video connection isn’t a bad thing; imagine getting through all of this 20 years ago or more, reliant on dial-up modems or just the phone. This Was the Year When Everything Became TV 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z
Ms. Spigner pushed for discussions about diversity within her company, conferring with Mr. Syphax about how best to approach those conversations. Finding a Love Connection on Zoom 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z
I kick myself for not thinking more about the questionable advantage conferred by chemotherapy, given that its effect is months of low-level sickness. Who's afraid of the big C? 2010-09-18T23:06:00Z
“If the state is going to choose to confer a benefit, can it choose to confer that benefit to a group of people on a basis that’s fundamentally irrational and discriminatory?” she asked. The Case for Redefining Infertility 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z
If that option no longer confers the privilege it once did, then what is she getting out of the deal? Perspective | ‘Karens’ try to make unequal power structures work for them 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z
Moving away from the patient’s bedside to confer with the nurse, Hilary asked for help. Panic, chronic anxiety and burnout: doctors at breaking point 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z
The two brothers took control of the ordering, conferring in low tones as they checked items off a piece of paper. A Day in Houston: 3 Meals, 3 Cultures, One City 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z
However, that has occurred mostly without any commensurate surge in deaths, which experts link to more widely available vaccines and Covid-19 treatments, as well as at least some immunity conferred by prior infections. Covid-related international travel restrictions continue to wane. 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z
Presumably, these beautiful and ancient languages are meant to confer on their hosts an air of profundity, but in the execution they just come off as a shallow, fashionable pose. | Ink Stain 2010-07-29T16:41:00Z
Despite all the powerful benefits they can confer, microbiomes are hardly invincible, and human activity has done much to disrupt them. The connection between soil microbiomes and gut microbiomes 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z
Only 42 years old, he conferred with his wife, a public relations executive, and they decided to flee their high-pressure world and settle in Estiramantens, an eastern Algarve village next to Tavira. The Other Algarve 2013-07-19T16:35:02Z
But other actors' contributions confer a weight to the story that balances out the frivolity. "The Adam Project" digs into the essential sadness of Ryan Reynolds' heroes 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z
Just as the conferring of an honorary degree is meant to literally place the recipient on a pedestal, the rescinding of the honor is not only a rebuke, but a shaming. Bill Cosby’s public shaming: What it means for Fordham and Marquette to yank his honorary degrees 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z
The 68 year old is due to be conferred with the honour on 15 November, and later that evening he will perform a free gig at Belfast's Waterfront Hall. Draw for free Van Morrison tickets 2013-10-21T05:44:46Z
It is normal and forgivable to be afraid of dying, afraid of cancer, afraid of losing your youth and beauty and the currency they confer. 'Gwyneth glows like a radioactive swan' – my day at the Goop festival 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z
The cops conferred with each other in the corner of the busted-up hotel room, one shaking his head in disbelief, the other scratching his in confusion. My twisted rehab sex life 2012-12-20T23:41:00Z
But the only reason we know that we’re missing out on the latest Woody Allen or Roman Polanski movie is because they’ve been elevated as geniuses, with all the impunity and privilege such status confers. Perspective | Movies have become their own form of justice, even when they don’t make it to the screen 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z
Clearly this time the author was in no position to resist the state honours being conferred on him. Chinua Achebe funeral celebrates revered Nigerian author 2013-05-23T17:37:10Z
Any gendered privileges conferred upon you for being cool are conditional and temporary. “Kevin Can F**K Himself” is a thorough takedown of the “Gone Girl” cool girl 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z
She spent the rest of the rehearsal sobbing, while the artistic team conferred about whether the child would need to be replaced. ‘The Nutcracker’: Fairies and tulle onstage, total nuts backstage 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z
Earlier this week, the Boards of Trustees at Fordham and Marquette universities voted to revoke the honorary degrees they’d conferred on him. Bill Cosby’s public shaming: What it means for Fordham and Marquette to yank his honorary degrees 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z
Nor can one deny that theater training here has long seemed like a rite of passage, conferring legitimacy on those who submit to the rigors of the stage. For Many Golden Globe Winners, the London Stage Came First 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z
They share a “Matrix”-like discovery of their powers, conferred by mysterious colored coins, and come across Zordon and Alpha 5’s underground chamber, where destiny — and a requisite training montage — awaits. Review: ‘Saban’s Power Rangers,’ With a Color-Coded Makeover 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z
In some cases, the Stasi appropriated the identities of Lebensborn children and conferred them on East Germans trained in espionage before placing them with Norwegian families. Movie Review: In ‘Two Lives,’ a War Legacy Threatens a Norwegian Family 2014-02-28T00:16:38Z
Similes and metaphors, which are often used gratuitously to confer literary status upon a text, are seldom innocent since they tend to anthropomorphise the world.  In theory: Towards a New Novel 2010-05-13T15:17:00Z
Brook and Estienne confer on the proceedings an air of austere dignity, but that air never becomes stale. Review | The remarkable ‘Battlefield’ speaks softly, and profoundly 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z
Men, by contrast, gravitate to things, especially classic British things, that confer a barely, but crucially, discernible drop of cool, like the faintest trace of vermouth in a martini. Trading Up: Wingtips: Beloved, Classic and Now Trendy 2010-10-27T19:40:00Z
Instead of calling marriage a rotten institution, Canadian activists insisted on the right to enjoy the financial and other benefits it conferred. Canada's LGBTQ coin glosses over radical struggles: When did gay liberation come to mean equality? 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z
Traditional stardom - "leading man" status - is conferred on the actors who embody a fantasy, an ideal. 2 actors we loved knowing, who seemed to know us 2012-12-25T14:15:12Z
It confers political power and wealth and a sense of identity. This Land Is His Land 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z
However, while morning-after traffic may confer cultural relevance, it isn’t necessarily good for business. Viral YouTube clips help America’s TV comedy stars find new audiences 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z
Do we really think that getting yourself on TMZ confers its own diploma? Review | At 87, William Shatner has advice on how to live well. Should we listen? 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z
Henry has been told all his life that he is more than mortal, and Mr. Parker conveys the fretful superstitiousness, as well as the narcissism, that such status confers. Theater Review: Royal Shakespeare Company Adapts 2 Hilary Mantel Novels 2014-01-22T22:33:43Z
This status is traditionally conferred on England's ageing rebels whose cantankerous and reactionary tendencies are thought to be picturesque. Beware of Mr Baker – review 2013-05-16T14:29:00Z
In fact, conferring with all these consultants made me quite aware of why I’m more comfortable as a reporter than as a politician. How politicians get camera-ready: Stylists and media training 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z
Lamster’s most important contribution may be to show us that, however electrifying the ability to command the spotlight may be, it does not confer the lasting qualities of greatness. A New Biography of the Architect Philip Johnson, the ‘Man in the Glass House’ 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z
The propulsive meter and guiding framework of sound and action conferred inspiring grace and dignity upon the story. Music Academy in Chennai Hosts Indian Dance Festival 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z
Ms. Martin and Ms. Allred left the room to confer briefly. Boxer Christy Martin Takes Another Shot 2011-01-21T23:28:23Z
Then there is the director’s chair, in scarlet leather, with “Elizabeth Taylor” on the front and “Dame” on the back, the title conferred on her by Queen Elizabeth in 1999. Special Report: Fashion: Elizabeth Taylor?s Wardrobe and Jewelry To Be Auctioned 2011-09-12T11:40:48Z
And this being the age of social media, the status conferred by such appearances is somewhat more nebulous than the automatic lifting of a velvet rope: a GIF for one’s Tumblr, perhaps. Riding the Wave of ‘Girls’ 2014-03-19T21:41:45Z
This is a compelling vision, conferring a meaning and purpose higher than animal satisfaction to the base act of eating. The Moon Juice Prosperity Gospel 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z
Adding streaming-only awards categories might seem like a way to confer importance — and encourage improved quality — but I don’t think that’s how it would work in practice. This Movie Is Streaming Only. Should We Lower Our Expectations? 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z
Last year, for example, controversy erupted over Rutgers’ decision to confer an honorary doctorate of law on former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. Bill Cosby’s public shaming: What it means for Fordham and Marquette to yank his honorary degrees 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z
It’s also about the escape that track time confers. These luxury car clubs offer the ultimate escape from gridlock 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z
This development conferred evolutionary benefits that ultimately led to the dominance of Homo sapiens today. Shaped by water 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z
A friend, having conferred with men and women dating online, said: “We expect men to be truthful. They anticipate we may ‘knock a few years off’.” My glass was barely clinked before my online date asked: ‘Guess my age?’ 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z
It’s also a highly effective use of the artist’s power to confer meaning and beauty on literally anything simply by pointing at it. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z
He’s not nearly out of the game, but he’s never really conferred the impression of a game-player. The problem with Wendy: how did an Oscar-nominated director get it so wrong? 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z
There is also the hazard of conferring affection for a person onto an object, something that is ephemeral; threads will unravel, paint will fade. Memorial T-Shirts Create a Little Justice, a Tiny Peace 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z
But terms like “digital restoration” can confer a misleading legitimacy. Artificial intelligence is restoring lost works by Klimt, Picasso and Rembrandt. Not everyone is happy about it. 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z
Earthworms and fungi confer in front of the girl disapprovingly, as if in a dark version of “Fantasia.” In ‘Thrust,’ Talking Animals and Others Take Aim at Humanity’s Cruelty 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z
After conferring with Lorne Michaels, the “SNL” executive producer, Mr. Ohlmeyer said, “ ‘We have to make a move here — either light a fire under Norm or light a fire under the writers.’ Norm Macdonald Rises Again on Comedy Central ?Sports Show? 2011-04-05T15:46:02Z
The fact that a particular number of years has passed since an event appears to confer on it a certain gravitas and significance. The John Lennon Letters, edited by Hunter Davies - review 2012-10-10T12:16:01Z
After a series of weekly meetings with the comedy writers who are developing material with her, Strong is now conferring with them daily as the event approaches. 'SNL's' Cecily Strong seeks laughs at White House correspondents' dinner 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z
Harvard's 362nd commencement begins Thursday morning with the annual conferring of degrees and honorary degrees. Winfrey to speak at Harvard commencement exercises 2013-05-30T06:57:13Z
The soloist in the concerto, meanwhile, was Kristian Bezuidenhout, elegant and eloquent as always, the dark, brittle sound of his fortepiano conferring qualities of declamatory urgency on a work often considered serenely sweet. OAE/Cohen review 2011-01-05T22:01:01Z
A Fashionable Way To Sell Wine Many restaurants confer with celebs' "people" as to the best tactics to avoid the paparazzi at the front door. Ten Star-Spotting Restaurants 2010-03-02T23:00:00Z
“Just perceiving that you have someone in your life who is rooting for you, who uplifts you, is available or accessible if needed, confers some benefits to mental health.” Why the often-parodied girls’ weekend is needed now more than ever 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z
And her simply being here confers upon her a kind of heroism, because it does still feels dangerous to have cast her. ‘The Little Mermaid’ Review: The Renovations Are Only Skin Deep 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z
The Master of the Queen's Music is an honorary position conferred on an eminent musician. Weir named as Master of the Queen's Music 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z
“I remember seeing the front-desk staff confer with the instructor, and he glanced over at me and then looked back at them and nodded,” she said. A Race to the Front Row 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z
But they do confer importance, even if that importance is sometimes misplaced or clearly and self-reinforcingly lopsided. Why are female narratives still undervalued by Hollywood? 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z
Perhaps the most excruciating aspect of the postmortem, though, is the misplaced sense of worth it confers upon those who imagine themselves its linchpins. Sky leaders' debate spin room: the live abortion of democracy 2010-04-22T22:28:00Z
Few actresses would admit it, but a one-off confers bragging rights, said George Kotsiopoulous, a stylist and host on “Fashion Police” on E!. For Hollywood Actresses, a Custom Dress on the Red Carpet Shows Fashion Clout 2014-01-11T00:36:27Z
When they would occasionally pause to shape a phrase, confer on bowings or toss out thoughts, they seemed receptive to one another’s ideas and fast to incorporate them into their playing. For the Attacca Quartet, a Long Trip With a Fine Haydn Soundtrack 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z
There are upsides to Cassie's sporadic output, not least that it's conferred upon her a kind of cult status. Cassie's constant disappearing acts merely fuel her mystique 2012-11-30T17:00:00Z
It was the latest in a long string of awards, conferred in India and abroad, that cited his achievements as both a designer and an educator. Balkrishna Doshi, Modernist Indian Architect, Is Dead at 95 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z
One problem trailing the strategy of beginning with intuitions about fruitful semantic concepts rather than puzzling phenomena is that the different schemata linked to a concept confer divergent meanings to the same term. Science doesn’t know everything 2013-06-02T18:00:00Z
From Sontag, he learned how style can confer authority; from Barthes, how to shrug it off. Wayne Koestenbaum’s Cerebral, Smutty Essays Playfully Disobey the Rules 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z
By contrast, present-day anxieties confer unwelcome relevance to Richard Ovenden’s “Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge.” Review | My nightstand runneth over: A proud nerd recommends new intellectual and cultural histories 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z
Marrying allowed us to capture the tax benefits that marriage confers. What Is a Man For? 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z
Ms. Leach said that when she was planning the retrospective, she conferred with David Doll, the Bellingham police chief, the city’s mayor, Kelli Linville, City Council, the museum board and other community leaders. Ed Bereal Brings Edgy to Bellingham 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z
In that story, however, we see an example of the "Hemingway code", in which the arbitrary violence and meaninglessness of life is met with dignity, which in turn confers meaning. A brief survey of the short story part 34: Ernest Hemingway 2011-07-15T10:54:43Z
Labour leader Neil Kinnock arrives two minutes in The balance had switched: it was now the pop star who conferred respectability on the politician rather than vice versa. Elvis and Nixon, Reagan and Jacko, Jagger and Blair … when pop stars and politicians collide 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z
Inclusion on the list confers on the state an obligation to safeguard the tradition. Sante! Belgium wants its beer on global culture list 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z
The actress did not address the court during Friday's hearing, but frequently conferred with Holley and shook her head when witnesses described some of her actions inside the jewelry store, Kamofie & Co. Lohan quickly released from jail in theft case 2011-04-23T10:57:09Z
Diana and Judd begin conferring with each other as Wong leads us to Tai Tung, one of the oldest continuously running restaurants in Seattle and a Bruce Lee haunt, according to Wong. ‘Bruce Lee’s Chinatown’ tour offers a personal look at Lee, beyond martial-arts stardom 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z
Here, the more legible parts confer ceremonial dignity on the undignified rite of the blind-ish date, but the sequences don’t accrete into anything much. Review: Rom-Com as Ritual in ‘The Art of Luv (Part 5)’ 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z
For those who can afford it, owning brand-name art instantly confers cultural and financial status. Insiders Dish on the Art Market 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z
Very few people can afford to be cavalier about steady employment or their emotional well-being, and even if he’s one of them, he doesn’t automatically confer that luxury upon you. Carolyn Hax: Wife wants help around the house, not being told to quit her job 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z
Sometimes they conferred by long-distance telephone; “I Say a Little Prayer” was written that way. Legendary Songwriter Hal David Dies in LA at 91 2012-09-01T20:51:56Z
Besides, she added, being a host confers “a real legitimacy.” It’s Called the Met Gala, but It’s Definitely Anna Wintour’s Party 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z
The 94-year-old monarch used an impossibly long sword to confer the honor as Moore, wearing his wartime medals on his chest, leaned on his walker and beamed. Capt. Tom Moore, UK veteran who walked for NHS, dies at 100 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z
Prestige is a funny thing, especially since it’s often conferred upon one generation by the preceding one, which almost certainly believes in and upholds a different set of values. At the Grammy Awards, a History of Old-Guard Resistance to Change 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z
Tussauds confers more than immortality on leading celebrities: its biggest stars undertake a Doctor Who-like regeneration. What makes Madame Tussauds' wax work? 2011-02-26T09:00:02Z
Onstage, the boy confers with Santa for a moment, and afterward, Mr. Gebbie cups his hands: “A piano!” he mouths to the boy’s parents. It’s Not Easy Being Santa 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z
Under the glow of red paper lanterns strung zigzag from the buildings along Chung King Road, a few women conferred over an iPhone map, turning this way and that, searching for The Poetic Research Bureau. At the last reading of exiled Iranian poet Mohsen Emadi before he is barred from the U.S. 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z
The Nobel confers so much, in terms of money and recognition, that it seems like a waste when they give it to somebody who already has loads of both. The Nobel Prize in Literature Takes This Year Off. Our Critics Don’t. 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z
Darkness proved to be a surprising boon; some North Koreans told her they grew to need it, as it conferred the only freedom they knew. ‘Eat the Buddha’ Reports From the ‘World Capital of Self-Immolations’ 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z
Britney was too famous and talented to easily dismiss, so a patriarchal/patrician legal system conferred and appointed Britney's father to control of her life. Britney Spears is a cautionary tale of pornification 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z
Working with Ms. Bloomfield confers prestige in restaurants around the world. Ken Friedman, Power Restaurateur, Is Accused of Sexual Harassment 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z
Besides the obvious fiduciary benefits of such an arrangement, I was most interested in the title it confers. I was a screenwriting guru groupie 2012-11-24T15:00:00Z
As a Stark, she conferred a veneer of legitimacy upon House Bolton, which is otherwise despised in the North and probably most other places, too. ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6: Here’s Where We Left Off 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z
Tarantino’s filmography reveals a director in search of increasingly gruesome settings to validate his revenge fantasies and confer legitimacy on his blood-thirst. Tarantino's gruesome revenge fantasies are growing more puerile and misogynistic | Caspar Salmon 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z
He also confers Minty to the counsel of the preacher, whose public exhortations to meek servility mask his daring activities. The Stunning Achievement of Kasi Lemmons’s “Harriet” 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z
"Having worked with first-rate players before, I know that with minimal rehearsing and conferring it will go well." Former poet laureate sees jazz everywhere in American culture 2010-10-12T20:39:00Z
But it does run against our casual faith in consumer sovereignty, the belief that our market choices have the power to confer uniqueness upon us. What does OKCupid want? 2013-02-16T17:00:00Z
The vast space of the RFH, however, confers distance, physical and emotional, on a work that ideally needs to be experienced in intimate closeup to be fully effective. Music of Today; Philharmonia/Salonen 2010-10-01T21:40:00Z
In the 2017 video, Mrs. Trump wears multiple coats: red for a bow-making exercise and navy plaid for conferring with chefs. Perspective | Melania Trump’s Christmas decorations are lovely, but that coat looks ridiculous 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z
Because all crops confer calories, I like calories-per-acre as a starting point for environmental impact. Potatoes get a bad rap. They don’t deserve it. 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z
When a question comes before the townspeople, they confer in small groups, reach a consensus, press a button marked “X” or “O” and get the result, all within a minute. Review: In ‘Enemy of the People,’ Water and Democracy Are Poisoned 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z
Her radiant sweetness conferred a touch of magic upon the Sugar Plum Fairy’s opening scene, with the miniature angels and visiting children. Critic’s Notebook: Versions of Sugar Plums at New York City Ballet 2012-12-29T01:10:26Z
But seeing as they're often private entities, they simply don't — they have total decision-making power over who they wish to confer space and influence upon. Amazon sales of transphobic book revives greater free speech debate 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z
Universities confer honorary degrees to publically reward individuals whose deeds and accomplishments strengthen the university’s image by association. Bill Cosby’s public shaming: What it means for Fordham and Marquette to yank his honorary degrees 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z
Regina Hall is a wonder as the woman who stands by her man for a mash-up of reasons, not least being the elevated position the title first lady confers. ‘Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.’ Review: Resurrecting a Megachurch 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z
This week, those CROs are conferring in New Orleans, another city in the network, to talk strategy and share ideas at the organization’s first summit. 100 Resilient Cities Hosts Summit In New Orleans 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z
Perez has created a series of small oil paintings that depict ideas of home; Rolón has created the frames out of reclaimed wood and other bits of ephemera that confer notions of American-ness. Datebook: Art inspired by the media, music by Leonard Cohen, an L.A. artist's painted collages 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z
Like most mushrooms, this was an engineering marvel, conferring great dignity to the word fungus, which describes all mushrooms. "You never forget spotting your first mushroom in a Finnish forest": My day with the Mushroom Queen 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z
The winning bidder is now named in a digital record that confers ownership. Why would anyone buy crypto art – let alone spend millions on what’s essentially a link to a JPEG? 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z
Mnangagwa told mourners at Mtukudzi’s house outside Harare that the decision to confer national hero status on the musician was unanimously made by his government and ruling party. Zimbabwe declares popular musician Mtukudzi national hero 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z
Last year the Supreme Court conferred video games full First Amendment recognition as a protected form of human expression. Exhibition Review: An Exhibition in Easy Mode 2012-03-15T22:58:51Z
I didn’t love it, but I was used to it by then, and it conferred a certain status that I now understood … not to mention providing me with extra money. “Skinny isn’t beautiful”: Only after I stopped dreading my weight did I find true happiness 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z
And just how much cool it confers on a given artist depends to some degree on the prominence of that type. Jack White bridges the genres at Coachella 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z
“Remarriages confer at least some of the same health benefits as first marriages,” says the report. Why Remarrying Isn't the Same Anymore 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z
People want a steakhouse, preferably with the stamp of approval conferred by a national chain. Appomattox, Va., linked to Civil War history, looks to the future
Either way, copyright control confers no legal right of "authorization" for a biographer's work – there is no requirement to obtain permission from him or his heirs, beyond copyright permissions to quote authentic words. Anthony Bourdain and the farce of the "unauthorized" biography 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z
It is unusual, then, that every year the British public confers upon a celebrity the award of rear of the year. Behind the times? The strange, sad story of rear of the year 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z
Nobody’s comments confer an obligation on you to change what you’re doing or why. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Newfound sobriety causes social anxiety 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z
Lohan, wearing a dark gray suit, appeared somber and concerned when she conferred with her attorney about attaching an alcohol-monitoring bracelet to her ankle and requiring drug testing every week in the Los Angeles area. Lohan loses bid to ease restriction on drug tests 2010-05-24T17:13:00Z
His wife has been gone for three years, but he refuses to admit that and often goes offstage to confer with her. Review: In ‘Delirium’s Daughters,’ Dad Wrestles Daughters’ Suitors, One Dead 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z
“He doesn’t confer with me regarding anything,” Raymond said, explaining that she never knows where Usher is, where the children are and who’s taking care of them. Usher to Keep Custody of His 2 Young Sons 2013-08-10T11:32:19Z
Their final moments were drug-addled and reckless, but they were only 27, so in death they achieved the James Dean effect later conferred upon Kurt Cobain — frozen in a moment of youthful promise. Perspective | Elvis Presley died 40 years ago, and he couldn’t have picked a worse time to do it 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z
Nor can one commend an ensemble, almost all of whom bellow their lines as if somehow being young again conferred its own invitation to run riot. Weaving Politics and Passion in ‘Love in Idleness’ and ‘Limehouse’ 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z
In the productions I saw they bore their sketchpads as a badge of both, the unseen pages conferring an internal life that, like their drawings, we were never fully allowed to see. Drawing conclusions: the fine line between theatre and art 2011-02-16T17:28:53Z
Yet somehow it’s thrilling: The wildness of the animals, their freedom and dignity, the powerful agency of nature itself, all confer a kind of peaceful sense of rightness. Returned to the wild: A 3,500-acre estate outside London is ruled by nature 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z
As they conferred and debated, Tom yelled at them to hurry it up, and then Len dropped some language that got him bleeped faster than a cha cha in a windstorm. Dancing with the Stars Watch: Classical Week Results 2012-05-02T12:30:01Z
“In the Book Of” gets sticky by conferring near-sainthood on the unfailingly wise, patient and aphoristic Anisah, and broadly painting Gail’s followers as not merely misguided, but a pack of rabid yahoos. ‘In the Book Of’ asks how we welcome strangers to our shores 2014-04-02T22:40:15Z
A child conferred non-favored status notices every slight — real or perceived. The agony of rewatching "Everybody Loves Raymond" reminds me of my family's damaging dysfunction 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z
Lowe's award, in many ways, helps confer mainstream prestige to the form. What Rick Lowe's MacArthur Grant win means for art and social practice 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z
Count Lilac intervenes, conferring immortality on the young gamekeeper by the familiar expedient of sinking his teeth into his jugular. Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty – review 2012-12-16T00:05:50Z
A U.S. federal rule went into effect mandating that food companies disclose whether their products contain a detectable amount of recombinant DNA — genetic material from multiple sources combined through lab techniques to confer desired traits. New GMO labeling rule takes effect, but food anxieties remain 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z
Before the next scene, she and Refn confer at the edge of the grounds that look over LA. ‘Movie blood tastes so good’ – on The Neon Demon set with Nicolas Winding Refn 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z
It doesn't confer freedom, but it was a nice illusion. Marianne Faithfull: 'I don't think I had any choice but to be decadent' 2013-01-10T19:00:00Z
The People’s Princess remains frozen in time: beautiful, dazzling, beloved — the kind of mythological perfection conferred by an early, tragic death. Diana and the media: She used them, and they used her. Until the day she died. 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z
In a nightclub, conferring with an underboss, he points out various thugs and notes his dislike and distrust of them all. Review: John Travolta Has the Dapper Look, but ‘Gotti’ Is a Mess 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z
Crowded with vigorous, brightly attired individuals and spiced with telling details and background scenes, these imposing paintings — two measure 20 feet across — confer an inspiring optimism on different moments from African-American history. Art Review: Hale Woodruff’s Talladega Murals, in ‘Rising Up,’ at N.Y.U. 2013-08-15T21:36:28Z
Inside, two police officers conferred with the pizzeria owners. A Tempest in a Pizzeria Spills Out Into the Street 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z
As a result, when he was 22, he became the first recipient of what became the Sokolow Prize, the journalism award conferred by the Tel Aviv municipality. Ranan Lurie, Political Cartoonist With a Global Pen, Dies at 90 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z
Every chapter is a fresh surprise, nothing goes on too long and the emphasis on family values confers a — slightly tendentious — “It’s a Wonderful Life” charm. Perspective | ‘A Wrinkle in Time’: Let’s hope the movie is better than the book 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z
We think of a coin toss as conferring even odds, and we routinely use sequences of heads and tails to teach the idea of randomness. The Best Facts I Learned from Books in 2018 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z
Hunter went to work over the summer, conferring with King via Zoom breakout rooms and coming up with what would become “The Emoji Play.” Perspective | A play is birthed online, and I was in the delivery room 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z
The Edinburgh award is held to confer instant greatness on whoever wins it. Will Adamsdale: the guru of nonsense 2011-01-05T22:01:01Z
Lighting and projection designers sit facing the action, laptops open, conferring about set cues. Washington Ballet's The Sun Also Rises invokes the spirit of Ernest Hemingway 2013-06-11T12:59:03Z
Just the title was about the highest brainiac accolade that could be conferred. The hard-charging space program: Breakthroughs, breakups and breakneck 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z
Do say: “Let’s willingly and consensually kiss to preserve this vital part of our heritage, protect the mistletoe market and confer an air of lightly joyful but essentially innocent exuberance upon the gathering.” Why does no one kiss under the mistletoe any more? 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z
Ditching the dairy can also confer significant health benefits, reducing fat intake and slashing risk factors for chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease or type-2 diabetes. Earth Day checklist: five simple things you can do to make a difference 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z
They must understand that medical education is a privilege, not an entitlement, and it confers a real moral obligation to serve. Motherlode: Should Women Be Doctors? 2011-06-13T16:12:37Z
But what does conferring person status on a mountain actually mean? Mount Taranaki: will the New Zealand peak’s ‘living person’ status bring respect? 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z
Overcoming public resistance might be required first, so Camilla confers with a spin doctor, while divorce lawyers and a prime minister endeavor to end the very public “War of the Waleses.” ‘The Crown’: What to Watch Ahead of the Final Season 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z
As Sarah Manguso observed, writing about postmenopausal rage in The New Yorker in June: “Life’s transitions don’t confer perfect amnesia. Like anyone, I drag my previous selves behind me.” They’re Mad as Hell 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z
Among us was an affable 40-year-old Swiss-German man, who had had a stroke decades ago that left his legs virtually useless; scuba enabled him to experience the extraordinary freedom that water confers. Scuba Diving in Thailand: A Balancing Act 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z
But far from discounting her modeling career and famous collaborators, Ms. Elson is straightforward about the advantages they confer. Karen Elson, Model, Focuses on Music Now 2010-03-26T19:47:00Z
It’s a wise and generous description, conferring dignity on the small, quotidian self-adjustments that women are always making in order to survive. Can Food Help Women Resist the Patriarchy? This Novel Says Yes 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z
Like many other literary organizations, the National Book Critics Circle confers prizes for fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Finalists for the NBCC Criticism prize 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z
You won’t find “come from away” or “screech-in”—a mock ceremony depicted in the musical that confers Newfoundland “citizenship,” featuring extreme drunkenness and the osculation of a raw cod—in the Oxford English Dictionary. A Delightful Dictionary for Canadian English 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z
Creakingly he conferred his presence upon them — his mind like a rustling of locusts, his antique courtesies and his psychotic-futuristic worldview. Summer Reading 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z
He quickly discovers that the hat confers authority and confidence upon him: he criticises a superior at a meeting, but this gets him promoted. The President's Hat by Antoine Laurain – review 2013-03-19T12:09:05Z
I could see why Bodley was worried and I came in to the Faber offices to confer with Matthew Evans, the then chairman. The lost art of editing 2011-02-11T14:05:33Z
And as such it was able to confer a sense of superiority on its secular British audience. Rewind TV: The Kennedys; The Crimson Petal and the White; Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis; My Brother the Islamist 2011-04-09T23:05:33Z
"The awards burnish the careers of novelists, translators, essayists, and poets; equally, they enhance the diverse landscape available to readers. They celebrate and confer the freedom that is a prerequisite to great literature." PEN announces award-winners and shortlists 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z
At first I thought perhaps it was the omnipresent intricate choker that conferred her lustrous youth and beauty, but photographic evidence suggests she’s removed it before without such dramatic consequences. ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6, Episode 1: Picking Up the Jagged Pieces 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z
The Pin are the latest outfit to spring from the oft-derided womb that is the Cambridge Footlights, an institution that confers some advantages on its progeny, but also exposes them to other people's prejudices. Edinburgh fringe festival comedy special 2012-08-03T23:05:22Z
For those who do, it can form the unifying principle of their lives – which confers a priestly power on some of those whose names have appeared on its credit roll. JN-T: The Life and Scandalous Times of John Nathan-Turner by Richard Marson – review 2013-03-22T16:30:04Z
He turns the ballet’s petty stylishness into open-hearted expansiveness and confers reason on its insanity. Dance Review: New York City Ballet?s Architecture of Dance 2010-04-30T23:01:00Z
In “The Brink,” Klayman follows Bannon for about a year—from the fall of 2017 through the midterm elections—as he travels the United States and Europe to speak at rallies and confer with politicians. Another Documentary Inadvertently Honors Steve Bannon 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z
I didn’t appreciate the ready-made importance or seriousness that seemed to be conferred by the subject matter. Hanya Yanagihara’s “Sex and the City” 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z
He confers with the medical personnel, then announces over the PA that the plane is about an hour from its destination, and, since the patient is in good hands, the plane will be continuing on. Is there a doctor on board? Managing medical emergencies at 30,000 feet 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z
Your body, your choice, he tells her, as though those words conferred some totality of support, all the feminist scaffolding a wife could need. Unexpectedly Pregnant, a Memoirist Finds Her Choices Limited 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z
He and his colleagues studied mice with a gene mutation that conferred a condition similar to Alzheimer’s by producing a faulty amyloid protein. Does our immune system hold the key to beating Alzheimer’s disease? 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z
"It emphasises the fact that this is a society based on class and that privilege confers status." David Morrissey: 'Acting gave me a life' 2012-11-09T17:00:01Z
“Prior to us implementing the locks, we conferred with Chicago Fire Department officials,’’ she said. CTA officials discuss bus disabling 2012-01-23T23:12:00Z
He then said, after a little conferring, that I I would have to wait while they found a doctor to "examine me." Ten airport horror stories that will make you never want to fly again 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z
Fashion, he said, is expected to play a vital part in a festival envisioned as a conclave of artists and merchants who confer on one another, he said, “a kind of cool by association.” Front Row: Rock and Rags Are Co-Stars 2011-06-22T20:11:25Z
Press’s thesis is that our society confers on these workers an “unconscious mandate” to do jobs that are morally objectionable and at the same time wants those jobs to remain invisible. The Morally Troubling ‘Dirty Work’ We Pay Others to Do in Our Place 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z
He has conferred his formidable art to one of the best filmmakers of the time, David Lowery, who both wrote the script and directed the film. Review: “The Old Man and the Gun” Is a Peak in Robert Redford’s Career 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z
Women most often refer to me as feminist to confer honor. bell hooks vs. Beyoncé: What this feminist scholarly critique gets wrong about “Lemonade” and liberation 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z
The piece has stirred all kinds of debate about what the artist's motivations could have been: Was this a coy way of commenting on affirmative action, on the supposed "advantages" conferred on certain underrepresented minorities? Art and race at the Whitney: Rethinking the Donelle Woolford piece 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z
Nevertheless, it seems fairly save to confer at least one prize on the debut album by Oxford-based quartet Stornoway: that of the least rock'n'roll opening lyric in the history of rock'n'roll. Stornoway: Beachcomber's Windowsill 2010-05-20T14:30:00Z
Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor declined to order testing on the substances Tuesday because he wanted defense attorneys to confer further with prosecutors. APNewsBreak: Urgent plea for testing Jackson items 2010-10-27T22:16:00Z
The two conferred for a moment, then said, decisively, “Coors Light.” I Lost My Job and My Husband. Then I Found Newfoundland. 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z
Setting can, but doesn't necessarily, confer state of the nation status. There's no such thing as a state of the nation play 2011-03-22T16:40:44Z
Bankers conferred in whispers; some quietly fiddled with résumés. Arts & Leisure: ?Margin Call,? From J. C. Chandor, Looks at Wall Street 2011-10-12T11:01:11Z
It’s true: The Oscars are a popularity contest, with prizes conferred for a career narrative as often as for an individual performance, and undoubtedly there are politics at play. The Carpetbagger: Keeping Faith in Oscar Filmmakers’ Work and Sacrifice 2014-03-04T23:03:43Z
Plus, his new office conferred a bit of dignity on even the greatest charlatan who occupied it; House of Cards was too Presidential. Let's Talk About the Crazy Twist in House of Cards Season 4 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z
I’d say we skated nicely through it all — conferred with the shrinks, wept at the graduations, danced at the wedding. Replaying the Past, to a New Soundtrack 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z
The Panamanians conferred, gestured with their arms, and eventually dropped that plan. Drug search in the Panama Canal: How my high school adventure at sea almost ended 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z
The Turner quartet’s subversive act will, paradoxically, affirm their own position within the museums, biennials, fairs and institutions that confer artistic prestige and power. What’s the Point of the Turner Prize, Anyway? 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z
The huge sum of money conferred on a Picasso painting and a Giacometti sculpture accords them great significance — not because they’re major works of modern art, but because they’re very good investments. Can Art Be 'Priceless' in Rocky Times? 2010-05-23T23:00:00Z
As the frequency of expression grows, the force of expression diminishes: Digital expectations of alacrity and terseness confer the highest prestige upon the twittering cacophony of one-liners and promotional announcements. Among the Disrupted 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z
Sometimes they conferred by long-distance telephone; "I Say a Little Prayer" was written that way. Legendary songwriter Hal David dies in LA at 91 2012-09-02T02:46:04Z
Soon Mr. Rohan was conferring with Natalie Raben, senior vice president for partnerships and public affairs at the Lower East Side Partnership, about how “25 gates on each street would transform the neighborhood,” he said. Metal Gates Unfurl as Colorful Canvases on the Lower East Side 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z
He jumps off the stage while his band plays and walks into the seating area as he tries to imagine what the audience will hear, conferring with the guys in the sound booth. Country star Kip Moore weathers the Nashville storm to make a comeback 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z
In a show called “Wolf Hall,” it’s no surprise that animal hides confer status. 'Wolf Hall' Recap: Henry Is All Heat, Fury and Menace 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z
A higher number may not necessarily confer great immunity. Some Rich People Are Counting Their Antibodies ‘Like Calories’ 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z
Mr. Buchwald had started his day, he said, conferring with his company’s C.O.O. to check in on the systems that were in place to protect employees from harassment. Howard Stern’s Superagent Is Getting With the Program 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z
Touch can retract – as well as confer – agency. No hugging: are we living through a crisis of touch? 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z
Yet this seeming villain of a microbe also confers a range of different benefits to its various hosts, protecting them from other pathogens or providing vital nutrients missing from their diets. With a little help from my friends 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z
The secret is — surprise, surprise — conferring with the National Weather Service. Here's a Kauai secret to keep for your next trip 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z
We focused on older women and female mice because APOE4 confers a greater Alzheimer’s disease risk in women than in men. Air pollution exposure may increase risk of dementia 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z
The TV version of vaudeville’s “playing the Palace,” it conferred a seal of approval, even of importance, on the acts that appeared there. A really big show: tribute to a coup — Beatles on ‘Ed Sullivan’ 2014-02-04T19:49:20Z
The honorary position, founded in 1626, is traditionally conferred on a musician of distinction by the monarch. Peter Maxwell Davies, British composer and ‘Master of the Queen’s Music,’ dies at 81 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z
But art dealers favor having a museum as a client, since an institutional purchase confers prestige on the art, as well as the gallery that sold it. The Art Fair Curators Love 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z
But the landmarks commission said building owners are routinely allowed to see draft landmark-designation reports and to confer with staff members on how to submit an application that will meet the commission’s restrictions. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Landmark Battle 2011-09-29T00:12:21Z
Together, the five are brought together in a legal structure that in essence confers joint ownership of Picasso intellectual property. Family clarifies no ‘Picasso NFT’ is set to be sold online 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z
In all, the awards, fellowships and grants from the PEN American Center will confer $150,000 on writers, editors and translators. Sheri Fink and Joshua Horwitz Are Among PEN Award Winners 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z
This is the first time the Prize for American Fiction will be conferred posthumously. Denis Johnson posthumously awarded Prize for American Fiction 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z
It conferred on me, I thought, a bizarre sort of glamour.” Books of The Times: Tall Tales From Gifted Storytellers 2011-06-20T22:00:07Z
"We continue to re-examine provenances, conferring with scholars and monitoring recent publications." Museums turn over ancient art as smuggling investigation presses on 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z
A play's meaning is conferred on it by the act of playing it. Nicholas Hytner: With Shakespeare, the play is just a starting point 2013-04-12T09:01:01Z
His title, first bestowed in 1935, is an honorific conferred by the state. Journeys: In Kentucky, Fried Chicken History 2012-08-24T18:21:19Z
At her death she taught at prisons in Napanoch and Woodbourne as part of the Bard Prison Initiative, a program of Bard College that confers bachelor’s degrees on inmate students. Janine Pommy Vega, Restless Poet, Dies at 68 2011-01-03T04:09:45Z
We believe, foolishly, aspirationally, that driving confers control and power when much of the time it does neither. This almost-but-not-quite-driverless car is smarter than your car 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z
Were he to possess a pair of red-and-black Air Jordans, he would be a big shot — with the shoes conferring instant status. Review: In ‘Kicks,’ the Promise (and Perils) of Those Air Jordans 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z
The IDA will also confer awards for short film, student film, various series categories, technical achievements and more. 'Citizenfour,' 'Point and Shoot' among IDA Documentary Awards nominees 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z
Without the singing there is no stardom, but the stardom was conferred for everything but the singing. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-03-28T23:26:01Z
He went to amusement parks in Europe and conferred with ride manufacturers. Jerome Albert, Who Helped Bring Space Age to Coney Island, Dies at 74 2012-03-17T04:31:48Z
Humans understand each other through relationships and the status they confer. Don’t call me mama — not today, not ever 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z
But a serious subject does not in itself confer seriousness on a movie. Movie Review: ‘Twice Born’ Stars Penélope Cruz and Emile Hirsch 2013-12-05T22:27:14Z
He adds, "Alternatively, our penchant for cheese may have evolutionary roots in its psychoactive properties; the mood-enhancing effects of casomorphins could have conferred survival advantages under stressful or challenging conditions." Is cheese actually addictive? Here's the real science 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z
Democratic Party leaders were warned beforehand and may have conferred with Giffords. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords stepping down 2012-01-23T06:47:00Z
After all, if the patriarchy confers benefits, why would guys give it up? Michael Kimmel is out to show why feminism is good for men 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z
“Institutions conferred not simply knowledge, but also the means to be seen,” she writes of her decision to enroll in the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. Seeing the Art World Through Personal and Political Lenses 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z
Occasionally, Gordon-Levitt breaks from his reverie to confer with his director, Robert Zemeckis, a boxy, cheerful fellow with wispy hair and a crumpled smile. ‘If you hate heights, you won’t be comfortable watching’: Robert Zemeckis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt on high-wire drama The Walk 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z
Superior Court one day last July, Martin patted two male courthouse workers on their backs while en route to the downstairs lockup to confer with his latest NFL client, Fred Davis, then 28. Billy Martin: Washington’s go-to lawyer when you’re in trouble. Real trouble. 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z
It figures, they might sourly observe, that a Yankee would expect to exist on some heightened plane, one that confers instant immortality. Theater Review: ‘Bronx Bombers’ at Circle in the Square 2014-02-07T03:00:14Z
It is only by removing all trace of its existence from the scene that the Air Force belatedly confers significance upon the incident. Weird suburbia: How atomic bombs and UFOs created modern America 2014-03-16T18:00:00Z
Freire characterises and colours each one inimitably, never searching for emotional depths that aren't there, nor attempting to confer profundity on music that is mostly intended simply to be enjoyed. Brasileiro: Villa-Lobos and His Friends – review 2012-08-22T14:31:01Z
But environmentalists should remember that they don’t need any self-appointed serious person to confer respectability upon them. The Green Movement isn’t fringe! 2013-03-05T17:20:00Z
Making something concrete confers a sense of accomplishment. Not a crafter? Here’s why you should consider becoming one during the pandemic. 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z
On conferring the award, the AFI praised Andrews as "a legendary actress" who "has enchanted and delighted audiences around the world with her uplifting and inspiring body of work". "Prima donna in pigtails": how Julie Andrews the child star embodied the hopes of post-war Britain 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z
The idea, he explains, is to confer herd immunity by vaccinating as many at-risk men as possible. For Gay Men, a Fear That Feels Familiar 2013-05-17T20:54:54Z
The status they confer is costly in more ways than one. Wangechi Mutu: A New Face for the Met 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z
They are opportunities to prepare for tests administered by the Court of Master Sommeliers and the Wine & Spirit Education Trust, organizations that confer certifications and diplomas. The Proof Is in Their Palates 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z
On the stump, an aide places Selina — to her great glee — atop a reinforced box: the campaign’s way of conferring on her some manufactured stature. In Washington, the drama never ends
It was that fidelity to Mahler’s original intent that perhaps conferred on Mr. Kaplan all the authority that he possessed. Gilbert Kaplan, millionaire businessman and self-taught maestro of Mahler, dies at 74 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z
The flip-side of our greater age is that it may confer some authority. Social Q?s: Social Q?s: Adult Answers to Schoolyard Taunts 2011-09-02T19:39:18Z
He read forty-six books on nuclear strategy; he conferred with experts, including the dread Herman Kahn; he studied military magazines to get an idea of how the cockpit of a B-52 might look. The Half-Century Anniversary of 'Dr. Strangelove' 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z
His tyranny is viewed in existentialist terms, not as a product of mental aberration but as an extreme abuse of the freedom conferred by absolute power. Caligula – review 2012-05-27T16:55:01Z
Of all the significant awards that could be conferred on Roth during his multilauded decades, only the Swedish dynamite inventor’s eluded him. Appreciation: Philip Roth 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z
The building’s general manager, Chris Owens, confers a framed commendation from the mayor. How do you keep a job for 60 years? This man knows: Be irreplaceable. 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z
The doctor of fine arts honor was conferred during School of Arts & Humanities commencement ceremonies that also celebrated the late Buck Owens. Merle Haggard honored by Cal State Bakersfield 2013-06-14T20:02:08Z
Her truck doesn’t start; she samples tequila; confers with her employees. ‘Dos Estaciones’ Review: A Tequila Factory’s Story, Sip by Sip 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z
The agent then conferred with another employee, who “confirmed” the smoky smell. Travel industry to smokers: Puff at your own risk
But while he was demystifying the industry-blessed hardware, Drake was ultimately suggesting that true prestige is conferred on the community level — in New York, Houston, Canada and everywhere else. Perspective | Drake was the unlikely source for the Grammys’ biggest moment of truth 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z
Neurologist Vilayanur Ramachandran theorizes that "the gene that produces synesthesia confers a propensity towards metaphor" and suggests that associations—murkily present for everyone—may "become more explicitly manifest" for people with synesthesia. Confessions of a synesthete: What it's like experiencing the alphabet in full color 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z
The upward sloping roofs in both wings conferred a generosity to the rooms’ modest dimensions, as did extensive floor-to-ceiling window walls that splashed sunlight across the flagstone floors and opened to the greenery outside. Why Does the Demolition of a Marcel Breuer House Matter? 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z
But three local breweries — all opened to the public in the last two years — sidestep this obstacle by selling souvenir glasses that confer free tastings. 36 Hours in Savannah, Ga. 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z
Traits favourable to a task, such as perfect musical pitch, help at the outset but confer no advantage at higher levels. Getting the most out of one’s self 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z
One is that it automatically confers Star Alliance Gold status — usable across all applicable airlines and lounges in the network. Breaking Down the Frequent Flier Mile Programs 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z
Yet in a land of such mass displacement, where unlovely Communist-era cities are being gutted and equally unlovely capitalist-era ones are materializing in their stead, people still confer an almost talismanic importance to their laojia. Eyewitnesses to America’s Greatest International Competitor 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z
Anchoring them all on a randomly normal day confers on the narratives both specificity and universality. What does a theater company do when it can’t make theater? Make a film. 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z
Everyone else was one of the male machers of Hollywood, and they were stopping at each other’s tables, leaning over to confer, patting each other on the back, waving at each other across the room. Pigs in Hollywood: Moonves is as bad as Weinstein 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z
Murray was on his way to Los Angeles to confer with his lawyers at the time. Michael Jackson doctor helps passenger in distress 2010-05-15T22:01:00Z
At the rehearsal he sometimes took her aside and they conferred quietly as if sharing secrets. Single, and Singular, Women Become Her 2010-09-03T20:40:00Z
Savvy Washington-based political insiders agree, after conferring with other savvy Washington-based political insiders, that Trump’s unorthodox behavior will alienate voters and he will be out of the race by fall. Dave Barry’s Year in Review: The sad thing is, we’re not making this up! 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z
After conferring with Post Executive Editor Marty Baron, I suggested she consider a donation to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Sick of the news? This is no time to tune out. 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z
When the song was over, the judges conferred, and Ryan hurried to the wings for a sip of water. Sing for Your Life 2011-05-20T16:00:31Z
Say what you will about our celebrity obsession, the participation of megastars does confer some validation on an occasion such as this. Perspective | America yearns for an era of good feeling. The inaugural ceremony launched one. 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z
Still, to a handful of canny promoters, their jobs confer prestige, their visibility at the highly publicized art-world events and proliferating fairs springing up from Miami to Mumbai, rendering them ripe for a little exploitation. At Frieze Art Fair, Figures at an Exhibition 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z
That sense of solidity yet specialness was conferred by the green and white tag inside every piece that read “Made in Great Britain.” The Enduring Appeal of Laura Ashley 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z
The godparent relationship is not meant to confer quality gifts for life. Ask Amy: Awkward family business leads to passive aggression 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z
Cam saves the child in the morning and by the time rush hour rolls around is performing emergency abdominal surgery in the middle of a car chase while conferring with trauma surgeons via video chat. ‘Ambulance’ Review: Michael Bay Is Our Emergency Movie Technician 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z
The difference this time is an intricate musical collaboration that confers complex feelings on the schematic plot. ‘A Star Is Born’ Review: A Brilliant Reincarnation 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z
But that is akin to calling someone who recognizes that infection can confer lifelong immunity a cheerleader for mumps. What Does It Take to Overcome Adversity? 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z
That must be the phenomenon to which you are referring: The charitable habit of nullifying misdeeds by conferring instant forgiveness, even for the unforgivable. Perspective | Miss Manners: Shunning, shaming and ‘cancel culture’ 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z
Nevertheless, it is interesting to compare the attention Paige received with that conferred on other British performers. Spandex snobbery smackdown: why the liberal elite snubs wrestling 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z
Thompson is correct that certain kinds of conspicuous consumption, especially when they suggest snobbery or cruelty, no longer confer status in the sense of “love from the world.” Money Can’t Buy Happiness. It Can’t Even Buy Status, a New Book Says. 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z
Tending chicken thighs and beef ribs from the trailer grill hitched to his truck, Errol Houston conferred the seal of Lower Ninth legitimacy. In the Lower Ninth Ward, an Artist Renews His Purpose 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z
One might think that a person with all the wealth and advantages that society confers might be deemed more, rather than less, culpable than ordinary street criminals. Why We Let White-Collar Criminals Get Away With Their Crimes 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z
In 2017, the long-running arts programme The South Bank Show, which confers status on the key cultural figures it profiles, from artists to dancers to musicians, dedicated an episode to her work. From The Archers to HBO: how Sally Wainwright conquered TV 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z
But "ownership" of crypto art confers no actual rights, other than being able to say that you own the work. Why would anyone buy crypto art – let alone spend millions on what’s essentially a link to a JPEG? 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z
This signals nothing more than his means and willingness to share, and yet, I suspect in some social situations his virtue is unfairly conferred on me. In praise of idle hands: Underemployed and unashamed in America 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z
You don’t like your mom’s negativity, understandably, but that doesn’t mean every encounter with it confers an obligation to try to fix it. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: No, no, no, no, no — Mamma Mia, let me go! 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z
A big component of Beasts’ initial success was the conversation surrounding it, which conferred the reputation as a raw transmission from the Louisiana heartland. The problem with Wendy: how did an Oscar-nominated director get it so wrong? 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z
“Impeachment” is at its sharpest about gossip, how it moves and confers power. ‘Impeachment’ Review: A She Said, She Said Situation 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z
The honorary doctorate of fine arts was conferred by Nancy Cable, interim president at Bates. De Niro talks to Bates grads, gets honorary degree 2012-05-27T18:29:11Z
Here, Jury confers with his aristocratic friend, Melrose Plant, who keeps a most unusual menagerie that includes a goat named Aghast, a dog named Aggro and a horse named Aggrieved. The Best Crime Novels of the Year 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z
However, our relationship with the natural world is complex, and buying plastic-wrapped artificial cheese does automatically confer virtue. Turns out our stereotypes of hunting are really about our own fear of death 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z
Shepherding you past security with a flash of a V.I.P. all-access pass, it confers instant insider status made even more alluring by the element of time travel. Review: ‘Saint Laurent,’ Beautiful People, High Fashion and Career at Its Pinnacle 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z
Performed in 1954 by the young Leontyne Price at a contemporary music conference in Rome, the piece won a 20th-century masterpiece award, conferred by Stravinsky. America’s Quintessential Maverick Composer, at 100 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z
All cherish the privileged status conferred by living in the house. New Directors/New Films Series Sets Lineup 2010-02-25T17:48:00Z
While that kind of popularity may not sound like it confers “blessings on generation after generation,” as Buffett described it, such status and access is a very real currency of power in society. How philanthropic dynasties are exerting their power over US policy | David Callahan 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z
It delivers the sobering message that being a physician does not confer upon you the ability to exist outside of life. Putting Down the Scalpel, Picking Up the Pen 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z
Those were the heady days when the term "maestro" conferred dictator status, when the likes of George Szell and Arturo Toscanini reigned. Classical musicians and the terror of the audition 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z
But since “Thrones” took up residence there, it has turbocharged the business, conferring the credibility that comes from hosting the most elaborate TV series in history and training a generation of crew and craftspeople. ‘Game of Thrones’ Is Ending. But You Can Still Visit Westeros. 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z
If there is such a thing as a musical blessing, Trinity Church conferred it on a neighborhood and a city still in need of one. Critic?s Notebook: Bach at Trinity Church to Commemorate 9/11 2011-09-11T22:07:04Z
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