| 单词 | grant |
| 例句 | “This is only a small library and our grant’s been cut for the third year running.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z When years before they had first come to the people living on the Cebolleta land grant, they had not said what kind of mineral it was. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He would leave them for his next tourney if the Seven should grant him one. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z An ordinary salesman like Mr. Broks would never be granted a permit. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Her passport, which the Greek government had granted under the condition that she leave the country immediately, bore her mother’s maiden name, Aristos, instead of Stephanides. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I took Constantine for granted at times, but I think I knew, for the most part, how lucky I was to have her there. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Many Iranians who fled the country during the revolution were granted political asylum. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z In the end, in reward for his patience and devotion, Allah had granted him health, family, and wealth. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He spoke in the old-fashioned talk, and said with a full voice: “Sir, grant mercy of your great travail that ye have had this day for me and for my Queen.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Its purpose was to officially recognize Cleopatra and the children by title and to grant them territories. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z See, Chino, I see it as a grant. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I turned the cookie package around in my hands, feeling like a princess who’d just granted a favor to a pitiful subject. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z One reason they should come forward, Rush contended, was that God had seen fit to grant blacks a special resistance to the dreaded disease. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “We’re very lucky, Jack. There’s so much we take for granted. ...” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z That by entering her he’d granted her the means to understand the truth? Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “I thank God,” she said, “that my wish has been granted, that at last I have found a man whose courage I can trust.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not, I grant you, but what his manners is given to blusterous,” said Joe, apologetically; “still, a Englishman’s ouse is his Castle, and castles must not be busted ’cept when done in war time. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z A petition for certiorari, a request to review a lower court's ruling, is very rarely granted, but I'd known all along that the Supreme Court was our best chance for a stay of execution. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "It is customary to grant a king the style Your Grace," announced Lord Florent. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Nhamo, who had recently been granted an allowance of fifty cents a week, could only stare at him. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Cleopatra’s End On August 12, Cleopatra asked to visit Mark Antony’s tomb, a request that Octavian granted. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In the history of science literature it is generally taken for granted that Wittgenstein was a relativist. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The dirty little secret of policing is that the Supreme Court has actually granted the police license to discriminate. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t have the luxury of taking reality for granted. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Universities that had shown their value during the war, such as Berkeley, stood at the head of the line for grants for faculty research and laboratory construction. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When the penance had reached the appropriate level for a particular sin, the penitent was granted absolution in advance, though he might never be called on to commit the sin. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Jay calls it their “they needed grant money and wouldn’t nobody give it to them for just a bunch of white kids initiative.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “They always have such awful oral hygiene—my ring always reeks after an hour of granting bereavement immunity.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I contested the divorce and was granted full custody of the children. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z For several weeks she troubled over it before granting conditional permission: ‘Just remember, you’re not a maid. I don’t want you wearing a uniform.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Once people get used to a certain luxury, they take it for granted. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Dussel finally had to give in, and I was granted the opportunity to work without interruption two afternoons a week. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I can easily imagine us there, at the appointed time and place, anxious suddenly to reconsider, perhaps even to grant a disastrous last-minute reprieve. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Blacks could not take equal educational opportunity for granted. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I’m sure the Foundation will grant me permission. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I was grateful, but knew the authorities had not granted permission out of altruism: they were reading our letters, hoping to glean some information that would assist their case against Winnie. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was ever my lord husband’s wish to grant sanctuary to these savage peoples. So long as they keep the king’s peace and the king’s laws, they are welcome in our realm.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “But not all of them. Of those eighteen people, I was able to identify about half of them. And three of them were granted immunity that very day.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z "Will you grant me the boon I asked of you?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In fact, it was Republican president Ronald Reagan who granted amnesty to nearly three million undocumented immigrants in 1986. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Let us suppose that he is most unwilling to grant that any thing exceeds the force of Nature, but where a full evidence convinces him. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Usually given to mortals in exchange for their service, geases grant power, with a kick-in-the-teeth exception that comes upon you when you least expect it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z "Exactly. But who ends up hurt for taking Needles, the punching bag, for granted?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z She has courage, I grant that, but if she thinks I am about to suffer another scolding, she could not be more wrong. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The werewolf might be allowed to wear Death Eater robes when they wanted to use him, but only Voldemort’s inner circle were branded with the Dark Mark: Greyback had not been granted this highest honor. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Citra, who also was granted a free afternoon by Scythe Faraday, was out. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Caroline had been born in America, something that she very much took for granted. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Children can be harsh judges when it comes to their parents, disinclined to grant clemency, and this was especially true in Chris's case. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At the press conference announcing the grant, reporters had to ask Wilbur Hobby, head of the state union, to repeat what he said the money would be used for. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z There was a tremendous advantage in Zeni’s becoming a member of the Swazi royal family: she was immediately granted diplomatic privileges and could visit me virtually at will. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If there was some providence or cosmic will, some scheme of energies or even some god or angel answering his prayers tonight, then they had to grant this part, too. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But one of the most entrenched traditions of Mess Night was that a man could not exit to relieve himself until the dinner was completed unless the president of the Mess granted permission. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you have a Wish?” he asked, referring to this organization, The Genie Foundation, which is in the business of granting sick kids one wish. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z "If the gods are good, they will grant us a warm autumn and bountiful harvests, so we might prepare for the winter to come." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As a young black man in a nice car, he took it for granted that he fit a police profile. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed that she was granted permission to come to the side of her dead husband while the whites, silent and armed, looked on. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet she never took her popularity for granted. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z On the other hand, nothing can be taken for granted because what the living desire will require great effort. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not tell Clarkson how he was to do any of this and did not grant him any special emergency powers or funds. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Nationally, narcotics task forces make up about 40 percent of all Byrne grant funding, but in some states as much as 90 percent of all Byrne grant funds go toward specialized narcotics task forces. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Most things that seem ridiculous to me are normal there, like when my humanities teacher asked, “Who are the invisible people in our community? Who are the people we, as a society, take for granted?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Of course, while Katherine took the accolades in stride, she never took the work for granted. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The Godslayer hadn’t come halfway around the world to grant a junior librarian’s dream. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He’d been granted a short leave to travel to Washington and see his dad get sworn in as vice president. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z For many it was just costume play, but some would actually pretend to be scythes, fooling others, granting false immunity. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Throughout Europe astronomers took a keen interest in what Copernicus had to say, but, with only a very few exceptions, they took it for granted that his account of a moving Earth was simply wrong. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She poses these questions to Albert, but both of them know that she is the one who must grant permission. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z With ninety minutes left before the game, Davis granted the order. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I was always aware of the seriousness of their duties, what they were willing to sacrifice in order to keep me safe, and I never took it for granted. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The boy had attached himself to us of his own accord and now both of us took it for granted he would remain. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I attended the next unit meeting and asked for a place on the agenda, which was readily granted. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z No one should think that support from the Gates Foundation, or grants from other foundations, relieved donors of the need to keep giving. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She had maintained her strength in the face of all this for so long that we had come to take it for granted, but she wasn’t bulletproof. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z And that if you can catch a butterfly, whisper your deepest wish to it, and then set it free, it will carry your wish to the spirits, who will grant it. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Douglass smiled and asked whether granting women the right to vote would change the nature of man and woman. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z It was Oedipus who killed Laius, for example, takes it for granted that someone killed Laius, the only question being who; the main clause of the sentence informs us who the who is. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Everyone but the Abnegation takes mirrors for granted. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He felt as if somehow he had been granted a gift in escaping a sorrow that would have scarred his life. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z If opportunity is taken for granted, as something that will be there no matter what, then the country is less likely to do the hard work to make it happen. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The new mayor scanned the paper and immediately told the students that the first two items were impossible for him to grant. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z They were all sincerely amazed at this stretch of road, this stretch that I took for granted. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Send them back to me, safe and sound, and I shall grant anything. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z How the scythe must then track down the imposter’s family to grant immunity and such. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z As many of your million books seem to be present and underused, I must beg you to grant me permission to borrow a few so that they might receive the attention they deserve. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He remembered what Father Cham had told him the day before he died: There was a time, before I learned my lesson, when I did grant the types of blessings you are talking about. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z First came a huge delegation of women from countries that had already granted women the right to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I told him that while most of my tuition was covered by grants and loans and scholarships, the school expected me to contribute two thousand dollars a year. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I shouldn’t have taken those frees for granted. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He took it for granted that they did submit so stoically. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Soldiers and war heroes are honored and commemorated, explorers are granted immortal fame, martyrs are revered, but how many people look upon women too as soldiers? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It was as if God had at long last granted my wish for that magic pencil. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She stopped her work and came into the road then, and Ishmael was granted a good look at her. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z And he was known to be fastidious about not granting permissions until he could be confident his shows would be produced to a certain standard. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I took these moments for granted, but from where I was sitting, I got to observe a stable, functional, and joyful relationship. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z On August 11, 1919, the AFL granted a charter to the Boston Social Club, designating it as Boston Police Union No. 16,807. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Many participles have turned into prepositions, such as according, allowing, barring, concerning, considering, excepting, excluding, failing, following, given, granted, including, owing, regarding, and respecting, and they don’t need subjects at all. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “You were granted a quest. But that hardly ever happens. The last time .. .” Her voice trailed off. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z But to Gertrude I only said, “Perhaps the lady waits for the poet to marry her before granting him anything.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Armed with a large grant from the Commonwealth Foundation, he put together a team of fieldworkers and sent them out into California’s elementary schools. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “This guy catches a big fish, except the fish says he is really a prince under a spell. The man lets the fish go, but his wife sends him back to get a wish granted.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Wayne, who performed a monologue from August Wilson’s Fences, wins the top honor and a grant of $500. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Morrie was given a grant to observe mental patients and record their treatments. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Even granted the vagaries of spelling in the seventeenth century, why should Newton choose to emphasize this word? The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z We take this seeming unity of China so much for granted that we forget how astonishing it is. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z All day Zeitoun made it his business to sit by the bars, waving a napkin, pleading with the guards to grant him a call. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Eventually the Reds were granted admission, confined to the cheap seats. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z He had been forced by Aladdin’s false uncle, the magician, to take up residence in the lamp and had been given power to grant everyone’s wishes but his own. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He enrolled in a couple of education courses at Temple University the summer after his graduation, having taken none at La Salle, and was granted an “emergency teaching certificate.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Just before his departure for Europe, the university had granted him an assistant professorship at a salary of $3,000. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z No part of this experience would be taken for granted. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The Baldwin County Circuit Court judge was now obligated to review our case and could be forced to grant our discovery motions, which would require disclosure of all police and prosecutorial files. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They prefer to take it for granted that we only die because we get sick, with one lethal ailment or another, and if we did not have our diseases we might go on indefinitely. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And we both began to take it for granted that she would drive me home. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "Castles and courtesies will not appease him, he must have blood. Well, I am of a mind to grant his wish." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She took it for granted that Johnny had not changed, and he had changed much. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The community center depended on foundation grants for funds, and refugee programs would help secure that money. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z She did not understand why that should make him so happy; the honors were as empty as the title granted to Hallyne the Pyromancer. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The old gods of the north might grant them that small boon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In those two years she challenged many assumptions I had taken for granted. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Johnny had taken it for granted that an old servant in a Tory house would also be a Tory. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We take facts so much for granted that there have been few attempts to write their history, and none of them satisfactory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z A few days later Winnie was granted permission to visit me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was true, I took too much for granted; I trusted fate, back then. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z They were also well aware that the opportunities routinely granted to white citizens—to rise in business and politics—were still being denied them. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Hygelac was so pleased and impressed by his nephew's courtesy that he granted to him as much land as he could cover in a day's ride on the white horse with the black mane. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z It recognized England’s right to retain tariffs on American exports while granting English imports most-favored status in the United States; it implicitly accepted English impressment of American sailors. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z If they do, Master Jesus, grant her a good gun and a chance to shoot ’em. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “You mean,” Shultz slyly said, “you saw no reason for the court on its own motion to grant a change of venue?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I thank and rethank the beautiful stone angel inside who granted my wish. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z For not granting her what He had granted so many other women. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z "They granted me a deferment until I graduate. But I must still serve six months in the Reich Labor Service." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Shall we deny this boy, because he is poor and black, the same protection, the same chance to be heard and understood that we have so readily granted to others? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z With little discussion, the council did the expected and granted Greenberg his sixty-day extension. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Less than a year ago we were a happy, healthy family taking that simple bliss for granted. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I will never take these hugs for granted again. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The problem with this view is that it takes the concept of ‘reality’ for granted, whereas what we need is a history of the changing nature of reality. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But she was getting older and had demanded some space, which was granted. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Something told Frank his wish had not been granted. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He had enough grant money to pay for seven radiocarbon dates. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Once I took boys for granted, I was used to them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He just grants us a long enough life to punish ourselves. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “What I’m asking from you is to grant an old man his dying wish,” he said gravely. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The madrina radios ahead to report how many mi grants are aboard and where they are hidden so agents will know which cars to target when they stop the train. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z But for the people of Kilanga fufu was the one thing in life, other than time, that appeared to be taken for granted. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But she knew of no other stairway granting access to the uppermost story. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The fourth believed that this was true in nine out of ten cases, but granted the possibility of the exceptional black individual. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He would be executed in less than an hour, and I had to tell him that the Court would not grant him a stay. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In Millennium Challenge, Blue Team took it for granted that because they had more information at their fingertips than Red Team did, they had a considerable advantage. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z At the minimum, it meant a grant of $1.5 million from the foundation alone. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But in the end, the king would not grant the prince his freedom. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I felt giddy, as if I’d been granted a reprieve from my worse fears. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The secretary, however, convinced that both requests were violations of the nation’s Bill of Rights, to whose protection even aliens were entitled, refused to grant Palmer’s requests. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I had a brother, but I took him for granted. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help myself; in that moment, I granted Traft forgiveness for the ugly actions his bitterness had led him to. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z For a time I live on grant money. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Christian saw a need to make economies in just about every area of state activity, and among many other things immediately withdrew the mainland estates granted to Tycho by Frederick II from his stewardship. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The parents were too American, too aware of the rights granted them by their Constitution to accept injustices meekly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z These elite colleges are so expensive that even many high-income students receive large grants. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “I do not grant wishes,” says Salim, tasting the way the words shape themselves in his mouth. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z By now we understood enough about politics and polling to take nothing for granted. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It smelled like math tests and poetry and all the dreams I once took for granted. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z We were also finally granted access to a campaign plane, which allowed me to move more efficiently. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Belief could be sustained only if a peculiar authority was granted to obscure books, or better still ancient manuscripts newly discovered in locked chests. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z A person can take something commonplace like a fence completely for granted until that same person has to try to build a foot or two of it. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z They are a gift, these tales, the milk of solace, and he knoweth well who teaches me, that he grants a boon in thus recalling me to former ages. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z When he granted us an audience, he sat in a chair in his front yard looking away from us. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “The ironmen will tell you that what is dead may never die, but rises again, harder and stronger. Like Reek. He smells of the grave, though, I grant you that.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was only after Rowan dealt the next hand that she said, “Actually, Scythe Goddard didn’t grant me immunity. He can glean me any time he wants, but he doesn’t.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He also discussed his desire that black people, especially those who had served in the Union army, be granted the right to vote. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Suffragists Francis and Virginia Minor also believed that the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments granted women the right to vote, and they came up with a plan to put the issue to the test. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z They both regarded me; after which Bono, who knew not the cause of my consternation, granted cautiously, “That you are, Prince O. Yes, indeed.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “For your kindness and the meal you served, I grant you one year immunity from gleaning. No scythe may touch you.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Aech granted access only to people he deemed worthy, so being invited to hang out in the Basement was a big honor, especially for a third-level nobody like me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He had rarely been granted permission to leave the factory to see his parents. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z In the cases where the Supreme Court had previously granted relief under the Eighth Amendment, the number of sentences challenged usually totaled fewer than a hundred or so nationwide. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In granting the permission, Hitler saw an opportunity to improve the Aryan race and to save the government money. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z In this domain, the prize for efficacy goes to the Cantonese dialect of Chinese, whose brevity grants residents of Hong Kong a rocketing memory span of about 10 digits. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I know it: your request is granted then—for the time. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I couldn’t wait to try competing outside of our school meets, but I didn’t take for granted that my parents had to pay for all of my sports activities. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It was proving difficult to shift, because the latest interested buyer hadn’t been granted a mortgage. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z So she enjoyed herself heartily, and found, what isn’t always the case, that her granted wish was all she had hoped. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Her Grace is not... she ...” “... is dead. May the gods grant her sweet sleep.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “She was looking for grant money,” Dad said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Whether or not I hear from the Foundation about my special grant, I’m going to call Nemur in the morning. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z They helped to guarantee the voting rights granted to Black males by the Fifteenth Amendment of 1870. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Ernest drew up a preliminary list of first-year grants covering almost every cyclotron in the country save his own, apportioning $10,000 each for Chicago, Columbia, Harvard, Michigan, and Princeton. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They’re standing on the side aisles, holding posters for the superintendent to see with stuff like, “Black or brown shouldn’t mean suspicious,” and, “Are grants more important than students?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z But the neurologist was persuasive, intimidatingly handsome, and the recipient of a fabulously coveted research grant. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “God,” she whispers, “grant me one wish. Get Mexican immigration authorities to catch Enrique and deport him back to Honduras. Send him back to me.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The doctor has been granted a fellowship at a hospital in the United States, and he, Victor, has just heard the family's papers have received clearance from the head of Immigration. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Like Virginia, a handful of other colleges are not only increasing financial aid but also promising to give weight to economic class in granting admissions. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Similarly, one should grant the Maya the dignity of assigning them responsibility for their failures as well as their successes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z His replacement, a man in tune with Palmer’s beliefs, wasted no time in granting him a warrant for the arrest of three thousand aliens, most of whom Palmer suspected of being Communists. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Similarly situated people inevitably are treated differently when police are granted permission to rely on racial stereotypes when making discretionary decisions. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She worked at Bayview Medical Center as a unit secretary in order to supplement the grant that was helping her pay for school. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z And now the same young man as before came out on the stage and announced, “Wait, everybody! The Moon Lady has consented to grant one secret wish to each person here. ...” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The bill created dozens of new federal capital crimes, mandated life sentences for some “three-strikers,” and authorized more than $16 billion for state prison grants and expansion of state and local police forces. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “The names of those who are granted permits will be announced on the radio. I will keep the radio on all day.” Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Because I do not take their presence for granted, I listen to the sounds of their voices. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Big enough to drown a dwarf, I grant you. The Mander is as broad, though. So is the Trident, near its mouth. The Blackwater rims deeper.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "Women do have rights here too, you know. Even Dominican law grants that." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Do you even know how lucky you are to be in this drug trial? But you just take it for granted. A spoiled, privileged brat.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Ben had watched her at church and her pinched bloodless face and the stiffness of her bearing, as though her joints lacked oil, made him grant her a wide and respectful berth. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw all the things I took for granted—which cereal to eat for breakfast, or whether or not I wanted ice cream or cookies for dessert. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z There had been no sign of Sidhean since the night she had struck the bargain with him, either, and she wondered whether her wish really would be granted. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z White took over as the warden of the federal penitentiary in Atlanta, where he led an undercover operation to catch officials who, in exchange for bribes, were granting prisoners nicer living conditions and early releases. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Alice Paul’s Woman Suffrage Parade, however, would be the first national effort calling for a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z King James has granted a charter to the Virginia Company of London to send men to the New World, to Virginia. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z And presume in the sense of “take too much for granted” gives us the adjective presumptuous. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z God grant that I never know true winter, then. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Wise old sages traveled down from the mountains to share their wisdom, heal the sick, and grant wishes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Hazel Grace. No. I will grant you that you did spend my one and only Wish, but you did not spend it on him. You spent it on us.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Toby wasn’t going to take it for granted, either. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The good-natured tortoise shuffled into the pit, taking for granted that his immense strength could carry it out. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z No one seemed to mind that Old Chao had not only been granted tenure but was now acting chairman of Ralph’s department. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I had a grant to study that summer in Paris. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A first step toward satisfying that responsibility for Europeans and their descendants in North and South America would be to treat indigenous people today with respect—something that, alas, cannot yet be taken for granted. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In other words, Teller was to have no formal authority at Livermore but was granted the implicit authority to direct its thermonuclear research program as he saw fit. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In a fit of madness, I begged her favor to wear in the tourney, never dreaming she would grant my request, yet she did. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The grant that the king had presented him for signature was on the table beneath a silver drinking cup that had once been Donal Noye’s. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The Court emphasized the trial court's refusal to permit introduction of this evidence and granted Dante a new trial. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She was determined that every student should know that I was a sinner of whom she did not approve, and that I was not to be granted consideration of any kind. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Keeper of lost things, guide us to what we seek. We send this heartfelt request to the universe of granted wishes.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “You are sensible of the kindnesses which have been granted freely to you in this house.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Ferris could not resist tweaking the Exposition Company for not granting him a concession sooner than it did. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z As its birthright, the corporation received Cottrell’s patent and his directive that it be exploited for profit to fund grants for scientific research. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Although he adored the title “colonel,” it was only an honorary one, granted by the governor of Illinois. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They just took it for granted that I would. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Bradford begged to make a phone call, pleaded for just one more day, but of course, those things were not granted. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z When I put my hand up that day, which I did every chance I had, teachers granted me the right to speak with a single syllable that was music to my ears. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z His goal was to obtain a new grant to finish the construction that had been halted by the war. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Whenever I had a case outside Johannesburg, I applied to have my bans temporarily lifted, and this was often granted. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We not only take it for granted—we tend to talk about the biologic revolution as though expecting to make profits from it, rather like a version of last century’s industrial revolution. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Cornflower, along with other woodland creatures granted sanctuary, was sleeping in makeshift quarters provided by the good mice of Redwall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Assume is closer to “suppose,” or “take for granted”; the much stronger presume is closer to “believe,” “dare,” or “take too much for granted.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Socios en Salud wasn’t granted access to Peru’s national lab, so Farmer sent the ten specimens back to Boston and deposited them at the Massachusetts State Lab. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z ‘Bellona has answered my prayer. She doesn’t fight my battles for me. She doesn’t guarantee me easy victory. She grants me opportunities to prove myself. She gives me strong enemies and potential allies.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z "The defendant's motion to change venue is granted," the judge ruled. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In the end, black North Carolinians were granted only those very limited rights enjoyed by free blacks before the war. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Winnie subsequently appealed to the minister of justice, who granted her permission to attend the trial on the condition that she did not wear traditional dress. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Olmsted had intended the report for a professional audience, one that would take for granted Jackson Park’s fundamental acceptability and value the report as an unflinching guide to the challenges ahead. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I say, grateful that I can show I haven’t totally taken them for granted. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z But after a few phone calls, they were granted entry. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z On June 22, Federal Judge Lemley granted the school board’s request for a stay in the integration order for Central High School, delaying it for three and a half years. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe, I don’t know. I think he had a land grant for fightin’ in the Revolution.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z There are no phones, no computers, no cars, no kitchen appliances—virtually none of the conveniences that many people in the world take for granted. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The others were sustained on stipends from donors such as the National Research Council and the Rockefeller Foundation, or were paid out of unallocated grants made to the Rad Lab by the same bodies. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z God grants us long enough lives to punish ourselves. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z After the doctor confirmed the baby’s condition, Hitler granted the parents’ request. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z At this point Chapter Eleven was granted a view of the room, where all the women now fell silent. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But grant me passage to my father land. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “And may God grant that you never have a child who dies in the ocean.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z "But it does have nice people in it. One must grant that." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Then she says, “We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return. May Allah have mercy upon Soheil and grant him the highest place in heaven.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Until a drüskelle had accomplished a mission on his own and been granted officer status, he was required to remain clean-shaven. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When she was little, her grandfather had told her that if she counted a hundred telephone poles in a row, an electric fairy would grant her one wish. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z May God grant me the strength to always live by this creed. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The nine hundred remaining acres were the core of the original Sanchez grant, and the best of it too. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z "Let me tell you, son, punching bags don't punch back. But sometimes, when you take them for granted, and you get cocky, you can really hurt yourself when you punch one." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “I grant you all that you will allow me to grant: a night’s rest. Sleep well.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z They took him immediately to Thysville, which is about a hundred kilometers south of Léopoldville over the best road in this nation, repaved recently with a grant of foreign aid. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘And if I can tell a story as good as yours, perhaps you will accept my life and grant the safety of my people.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I sent a letter to your princeling, asking for permission to borrow books from the library. He granted my wish, and sent seven books from his personal library that I’m commanded to read.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Everything Will could see spoke of wealth and power, the sort of informal settled superiority that some upper-class English people still took for granted. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I had to keep remembering what others took for granted; I had to think out what others felt. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I think he always took me for granted. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “It is the land grant to all of the territory from the silver mountains to the blue hills, from the dead salt sea there to the distant valleys of moonstone and emerald,” said the Leader. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let us say that I did not take it for granted that he was trustworthy,” said Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The Polish government was intent on proving that it was as antisemitic as the Nazis and so refused to grant the refugees permission to reenter their homeland. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I like this bit because it shows you that there is always something new that science can discover, and all the facts that you take for granted can be completely wrong. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Furthermore, I could see no reason why they should not permit me to change my plans after the renewal was granted. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “Courage. Courage, my child. These things are not granted to faint hearts.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “I do not believe in miracles. But I grant that there are things—events and beings, perhaps—beyond the reach of reason,” I say, turning my thoughts into words with difficulty. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z These things were a part of me, so much a part that I’d taken them for granted. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Even without being entirely clear about just what it is, we are all learning to take it for granted. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was much talk between him and Selvam of various funds and grants and so on, but I do not know whether anything came of these. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not a showcase of her abilities, especially if that book had been right and Cain had been granted the strength of all those dead Champions. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z My wish wasn’t the kind that could be granted by wishing rocks. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Once the shock wore off, he realized what an honor had been granted him. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z That she must have heard, in these words, a permission granted. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The Byrne program was designed to encourage every federal grant recipient to help fight the War on Drugs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z One landlord told the committee that her tenants needed immediate financial help in order to survive and was granted the money requested. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z I never asked for the wrecks that granted those wishes, though. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Leaving the maps, then, Bloom talked about the history of the north, about land grants and how they had been lost, strayed, or stolen, divvied up. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "My lord," Catelyn said, "there was a small sept in the last village we passed. If you will not permit me to depart for Riverrun, grant me leave to go there and pray." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Obedience will grant me freedom; therefore let me vow it. I will reveal my life’s story and confess my sins if you let me stay among you always!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But now I can see all I took for granted: I had a family. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Rab never said to him, ‘Now, Johnny, you’ve got to learn to write with your left hand,’ but he would give him things to copy, take it for granted that he could—and he did. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z By 1624, eleven years after he had made public his discovery that Venus had a full set of phases, Galileo could take it for granted that no competent person would defend the Ptolemaic system. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z So too are the Arabic numerals we take for granted. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Now grant protection to Terabithia, to ail its people, and to us its rulers.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Perhaps not, Haldeman granted, but he was working for people higher up, including John Mitchell. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Taking nothing for granted was one of the keys to Fischer’s success. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I took it for granted that they fought. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Solitude was a rare commodity on Everest, and I was grateful to be granted a bit of it on this day, in such a remarkable setting. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Whatever tears there were for that, granted there were tears, came later. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z We took it for granted that one day he would lead the ANC. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Bushis were grateful when they learned they had been granted asylum by the United States, but the news was bittersweet. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “You’ve been granted a special ‘top priority’ appointment by the chief herself. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z We demanded to be taken to work like the other prisoners, and this was soon granted, but we were taken out alone, supervised by Kleyrihans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z An accurate picture emerged only in 1954, when Norris Bradbury was granted permission to counter Teller’s public charges that Los Alamos had dragged its feet on the Super. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, not all these clubs and those who belonged to them were in favor of granting the vote to all women. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “We will grant you a new, er, stick. The best stick that may be found.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It was not that I ever thought they were stupid, though stupidly I took for granted their enormous native intelligence. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z "If I must part from Your Grace, grant me the honor of arming you for battle." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Unfortunately, no. I must be blunt. They’re not minded to renew your grant.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “That should help with safe passage. Percy, pray to your dad, too. See if he will grant us safe passage through the seas.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z With Public Allies thriving, and its longevity all but assured thanks to multiyear federal grants and foundation support, I felt that I could now step away in good faith. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In March, the German parliament endorsed the Enabling Act, granting Hitler unprecedented power to enact laws without parliamentary involvement. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z With Madoc’s endorsement, one of the princes or princesses might choose to grant me knighthood and take me into their personal guard. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The gods had granted them victory after victory. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Are you a magician, then? A wej sprite who grants wishes? I’m superstitious, not stupid.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z This was part of her cleverness, because others in her fortunate situation might have taken it entirely for granted and not bothered comparing themselves with others. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “If 1 know Milagro, 1 think we better grant them their last request.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We the Coalition hereby grant the PCC express permission to fully implement their PC Initiative #1 as presented in full and attached below. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Only college and high school students were allowed to be Red Guards, but our school district had finally granted our school permission to establish the Red Successors. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I know I complained to Phil that Batavia is too provincial, but I think sometimes I take the positives—the people—for granted. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z They are rewarded in cash—through drug forfeiture laws and federal grant programs—for rounding up as many people as possible, and they operate unconstrained by constitutional rules of procedure that once were considered inviolate. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Everything that philosophers had taken for granted for millennia was called into doubt. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I say nothing to the federal prosecutors and nothing to the reporters who call and send exotic flower arrangements, hoping I’ll grant an interview or release a statement. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z This new vocabulary was crucial to explaining the status of the new knowledge, and yet it is a language that we have come to take so completely for granted that its invention has become invisible. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The agreement also set forth target dates for the release of political prisoners and the granting of certain types of indemnity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The court frequently complained about being forced to order new trials or grant relief, but nonetheless ruled in our favor. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Along with reducing Cold War tensions and improving relations with the United States and other western nations, Gorbachev granted the Soviet people freedoms that they had never experienced. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z As planned, the black residents applauded Brown’s reassertion that Greenberg should not be granted another delay in repairing his properties. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The Almighty God has granted you a great destiny. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The loving relationships we have, the universe around us, we take these things for granted.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Who had ever expended so much passion on a dream, only to stand helpless as it was granted to others? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “I been granted full reign of the library.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z My wish was granted instantly as the coach took off in a mad gallop. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z They heard the tolling of a bell, ringing slowly and deeply, and as the hours struck, Ash remembered that the time she had been granted that night was coming to an end. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Raised in northern California, graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, and currently in Berlin on a grant from the Kiinsderhaus Bethanien. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Since Wes had been the one to discover the smoke, he was granted the privilege of the first hit. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Had he always taken for granted the strangeness of these names? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Pa has been granted permission from the chief for me to stay home because I am sick. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On December 10, 1869, the men in Wyoming granted women there the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Some other theory that this theory depends on may be at fault, some fact that has been taken for granted may be mistaken, or some piece of equipment may not operate as envisaged. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Today, when seeds are transported over the whole globe by ship and plane, we take it for granted that our meals are a geographic mishmash. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He had waited so long, surely the gods would grant him a few more years, enough time to see the boy he’d called a son seated on the Iron Throne. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “If you win, I shall grant you what you seek.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When the court scheduled a hearing in October 1987 on pretrial motions in Walter's case, Chestnut and Boynton showed up with no expectation that any of their motions would be granted. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Because there is no meaningful check on the exercise of police discretion, racial biases are granted free rein. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She was happy, absorbed — she seemed like a new, mysterious being to me then, someone outside the “mom” persona I took for granted. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z We never take living in this country for granted. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “In any case. Maybe not the best time to be granting wishes, is my point.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The wishes of both men are to be granted on the dark rear slope of a small rocky hill called Little Round Top. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He said first I gotta learn how to whoosh whoosh, and then my wish will be granted. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I begged that if he might grant me an instrument and three minutes’ audition, I hoped that he would not find his time poorly used. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Even though he resented the way his father took this duty for granted, he derived a guarded satisfaction from his custodianship of his father’s shoes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I can still taste that festival: the tart air, caramel in the mouth, the hope at the door, the belief in something for nothing all children take for granted. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Since we live in a society constructed around competition, we have a tendency to take competitive behaviour for granted as a universal aspect of social life. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She pretended that for each second that she didn’t breathe, God would grant her another day with Jalil. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z On their birthdays they grant the world an entire paragraph. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z We didn’t know until we left how much we took those things for granted. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z One day a year ago only he and Miss Trixie had shown up for work, but that was before the company had granted a five-dollar monthly increase. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As explained by historian Edmund Morgan, in colonies like Virginia, the planter elite, with huge land grants, occupied a vastly superior position to workers of all colors. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that I didn’t think she took her housekeeper for granted; it was that I couldn’t believe she had one. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “To those who survive, we grant immunity. Come forward to claim it.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The McCulloughs themselves, after much discussion with their lawyers, granted an exclusive interview to Channel 3. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Healing, aid, food, shelter and good advice were granted to all. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Fostered by an unprecedented media explosion, this “visual background noise” has become so much a part of our daily lives that we take it for granted. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Other courts emphasized that granting police the freedom to stop, interrogate, and search anyone who consented would likely lead to racial and ethnic discrimination. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z "We granted you the comfort of a tower cell befitting your birth and station. You repaid us by trying to escape." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We got things resolved so that the Court could grant our motion and resentence Mr. Caston so that he would immediately be released from prison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z For only you could grant me these lyrical modes. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z We had forgotten that the mountain still holds the master card, that it will grant success only in its own good time. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z No opportunity was to be overlooked, nothing taken for granted. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z If they granted Westmoreland’s request, Americans killed in action would likely rise to one thousand a month. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But today, at breakfast, she suddenly noticed something that she had taken for granted until now. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I’d been imagining myself frowning at the crowd from our usual bolt-hole and worrying over whether I’d do well enough in the tournament to impress one of the royal family into granting me knighthood. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Major Major had taken it for granted that he was being shaken roughly awake again to stand barefoot in the mud and had left his shoes and socks in the tent. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z They couldn’t understand that the sort of meal they took for granted, a thirty-minute production in the land of General Electric, translated here to a lifetime of travail. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lord, grant that the worthy among us here shall rise above wickedness and come out of the darkness into the wondrous light of our Holy Father. Amen.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The judge quickly granted the motion and asked if there was anything further. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Obama honored his word following the election, drastically increasing funding for the Byrne grant program despite its abysmal track record. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Now, with his hands folded over his stomach, answering questions with the pacific smile of a pontiff granting dispensations, he was so perfectly at his ease that there was something palpably dishonest about it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “It’s the promotion. She’s working full-time, and she has that big grant proposal thing.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Nor does President Obama’s Race to the Top program—a competition for $4.35 billion in federal grants to states that meet various educational benchmarks—make any such recommendation. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z If Matthias had brought Nina to face trial at the Ice Court, he would have been granted that permission. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A visitor’s visa grants you entry into the country for a temporary period of time. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The City of Hampton granted Mary the dispensation. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I hadn’t even tried to imagine how the Hulls would feel about the move, but since I felt bad, I took for granted that they would too. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Refugee status can only be granted to someone who is outside of the US. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z But later historians have naturally turned the phrase ‘Whig history’ back against Butterfield himself, accusing him of taking for granted the superiority of modern science over all that went before. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Would she come to take it for granted? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The money, in the form of a five-year grant, would be funneled through Harvard Medical School. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Not only had she gotten Pefta to grant me permission for this visit, she had also secured a pass for herself and Mate to go shopping for supplies in the meanwhile. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As an analyst for the Rand Corporation, a think tank focused on military and international issues, he had been granted permission to conduct research at the Pentagon, home of the United States Department of Defense. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Cheldthorpe asked permission to enter, and my mother granted it to him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “If she were granted scholastic sanctuary, though, how safe would it make her?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She took it for granted that he, “the boy,” should have the biggest portion; but however much she gave him he invariably demanded more. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Ask and ye shall be granted, God says. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z After nineteen years of running after good marks and prizes and grants of one sort and another, I was letting up, slowing down, dropping clean out of the race. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Were the Australian extinction an isolated event, we could grant humans the benefit of the doubt. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Francie wondered why he commented so much on the health which they themselves always took for granted. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps Colonel Scheisskopf was tired, General Peckem granted to himself charitably; he had come a long way, and everything was unfamiliar. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Hall eventually agreed through clenched teeth to send Frush a check and was granted passage through the Icefall. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I spent most of my days in the study, e-mailing people around the world, applying for grants, organizing fund-raising events. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was a ticklish situation, granted he was the boss, the Count merely an underling, still, no one in all Florin had Rugen’s skills. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The board would fear a backlash should it grant the same sum for a project “which an unsympathetic and inaccurate critic might describe as a single instrument for one man.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The flesh on my face twitched as we waited for the chief to grant us life or death. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He tested a piece of pitchblende, the principal ore of uranium, and found it to be 700 million years old–very much older than the age most people were prepared to grant the Earth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Mr. Pirzada, meanwhile, was in America for the year, for he had been awarded a grant from the government of Pakistan to study the foliage of New England. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Musicians and singers were granted privileges and perks denied the rest of the population in wartime. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Once she was queen, she could persuade Joff to bring Father back and grant him a pardon. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Appreciating the finer things in life, he no doubt enjoyed being surrounded by the degree of extravagance that Cleopatra took for granted. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Nobody really gets wishes granted by the Great Oz. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The window in the examination room granted her a view of the configuration of the town and the verdant countryside for miles and miles. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z San Francisco had denied licenses to all Chinese applicants, but granted licenses to all but one of the non-Chinese laundry operators who applied. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In capital cases, a motion for a new trial is routinely filed but rarely granted. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Suddenly, I’m thinking of Prim, who was not yet fourteen, not yet old enough to be granted the title of soldier, but somehow working on the front lines. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z "It would have been worn by an official on an important mission, to grant them safe passage through the kingdom." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And the only way to avoid the possibility would be to throw the competition; to perform so poorly between now and the final conclave that they had no choice but to grant scythehood to Citra. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Native Americans were not granted the right to vote until the Indian Citizenship Act was passed in 1924. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z We see the clumsiness of a small hand manipulating an adult-sized object; the determination to master a challenge we take for granted; the out-of-sync mouth anticipating the sweet, juicy reward. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z They were granted the right to asylum in Holland, but once Hitler is gone, they should go back to Germany. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z They can be granted intellectual liberty because they have no intellect. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z We decided to focus on two subsets of kids to help the Court grant relief if it wasn't ready to ban all life sentences without parole for juveniles. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The first was France— the very country that had inspired the Haitians and granted them their freedom. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I could begin to take Ben for granted, with his ties and haircuts and grapefruits for breakfast. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z And so, in consequence, there are infinite habitable worlds; what hinders? ... these and suchlike insolent and bold attempts, prodigious paradoxes, inferences must needs follow, if it once be granted which ... Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Both of these things seemed an illusion to me, a wish granted that could not be trusted. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A short flight of warped steps led up to an empty doorway, where double doors had once granted access. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Howard wanted to grant the redhead his wish, but both he and Marcela were tormented by the thought of what it would cost him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is what we call love,” the boy said, seeing that the wind was close to granting what he requested. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And not once did I take her for granted. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z If you’re wealthy and can afford to do $500,000 or more in business in the United States, you can also be granted a green card. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He was eventually granted sanctuary, and by then he’d moved to New Orleans. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Your library cards will grant you access to all the rooms and areas where we will be playing our twelve games,” she explained. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z And these are the men who have been granted a state either because they have money, or because they enjoy the favour of him who grants it. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z A young member of Partners in Health, or PIH-er in Farmer speak, was there to help him with the grant writing. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z For the first hours in the cage, Zeitoun’s overriding goal was to be granted a phone call. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z When she returns to Kansas—her heartfelt wish granted—the world is black and white again. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z "We were hoping the Larsen grant would cover a new girls' locker room, but Martin never comes in here. Maybe I should let him know how hideous it is." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes I think people take reality for granted. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Brought up by the Dursleys, there were many things that wizards took for granted that were revelations to Harry, but these surprises had become fewer with each successive year. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “I have forty-eight hours to grant them immunity. I’d like them to gather at my home this evening.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z His body had betrayed him and most of the things he once took for granted were no longer even possible. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But as naturally as the skills came to me, this was the Olympics, and I didn’t want to take anything for granted. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z In the years since the first grant was made, he explained, the cyclotron’s original design had been outrun by new technological possibilities. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Being granted a communicuff is a special privilege that’s reserved for those important to the cause, a status Gale achieved by his rescue of the citizens of 12. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Afterward he nuzzled at her ear and whispered, “Gods grant that we have made a son tonight.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There was an unusual understanding of himself, which was unlike anything I had ever met with in a lunatic; and he took it for granted that his reasons would prevail with others entirely sane. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Taking our skepticism for granted, he rushed to the bookcases and returned with Volume One of the "Stoddard Lectures." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The Clutter slayers, granted a reprieve by a Federal judge, evaded their date. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z In my mind, she is granted her last wish. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The new, expanded headquarters in Boston, donated by Harvard Medical School, now housed specialists in grant writing, technology, and administration in addition to regular staff. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z In order for me to keep my slice, I also got to issue grants. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z At the same time, he did anything he could to strengthen his own authority and granted favors to anyone who would assist in this effort. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “I hope your wishes are granted,” Domingo said. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Was he granted asylum by the embassy or was he caught and locked up in La Fortaleza as my premonitions keep telling me? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They return shortly and report that our request is granted. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you win, and prove yourself both skilled and trustworthy, my father has sworn to grant you your freedom. And, while you’re his Champion, you’ll receive a considerable salary.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z We laid her down with her feet toward the east so when the Day of Judgment came she would—may God grant it—rise up to face Jerusalem. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The officers were under tremendous pressure from their commander to keep their arrest numbers up, and all of the officers were aware that their jobs depended on the renewal of a federal grant. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Welfare reform legislation signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996 ended individual entitlements to welfare and provided states with block grants. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Before he made it, he would have said that he yearned for a larger tenure than any department could grant; to go with his professional tenure, a sort of life tenure. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Hercules, without a thought of how kind Hippolyta had been, without any thought at all, instantly killed her, taking it for granted that she was responsible for the attack. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Lord Harish granted it, and they were driven out of Hearth and law. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z "I must speak with you, Your Grace," she said, granting him a king's style for once, anything to make him heed her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The act granted public housing agencies the authority to use leases to evict any tenant, household member, or guest engaged in any criminal activity on or near public housing premises. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He takes for granted a central issue that was resolved only by the discovery of the phases: that planets shine by reflected light. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “The Director decides what news you get at Mobius and grants you access via the media units in your dwelling. All the answers you need will be given to you at the orientation.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z This is the way Dede knows he’s granted them permission—when he begins talking of their return. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was furious that the State would try to prolong any order granting relief to Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He said: “You shall be mine. That is the oldest law between your people and mine. But you must agree to it freely; if you do not, then I will not grant your wish.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “God grant it may be so! Here, Jane, is an arbour; sit down.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “To be chosen as an Aspirant for the Trials is to be granted the greatest honor the Empire has to offer.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z In a family of immigrants where the Saedis were essentially the only ones who hadn't been granted permanent residency, we were already at a disadvantage. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Neither African American men nor white women were granted the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In 1878, she and Stanton arranged for Senator Aaron A. Sargent to present Congress with a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “My lord, will you grant me leave to send a raven to the Wall? His Grace will want to know of Lord Tywin’s death.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A Provisional Government took the place of imperial rule in Petrograd and granted equality in law to Russian women, giving women the right to vote and to hold office. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z They were the first South African expedition ever to be granted a permit to climb Everest, a mixed-race group that aspired to put the first black person on the summit. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “I was granted immunity by my sponsor. He tracked me down and said I wouldn’t go to prison if I lost the competition.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Mrs. Rimas cried at the mention of the wafer and the traditional Christmas blessing, “God grant that we are all together again next year.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Miss Ohio raised her hand and was granted permission. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Essentially, the resolution was designed to grant the president the power to order further attacks in Vietnam without asking Congress for a formal declaration of war. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Weaver brought the blind request to Raymond Fosdick, disguised as a grant application “for expediting the construction of the giant cyclotron, and for the purchase of certain associated equipment.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z For one thing, it would not have been granted and I did not want to do anything that might suggest that I was not prepared for the consequences of the underground life I had chosen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you can release me, I will grant you your heart’s desire.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Now then, it will be your task to identify the man, find his immediate family, and invite them to Falling Water so that I may grant them immunity.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Everyone seemed to take for granted that she missed him. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z The equality granted to women was not the kind envisioned by contemporary Western feminists—men and women were not treated as equivalent. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Such men depend solely upon two very uncertain and unstable things: the will and the Fortune of him who granted them the state. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Chapter 2 described the first step in some detail, including the legal rules that grant police the discretion and authority to stop, interrogate, and search anyone, anywhere, provided they get “consent” from the targeted individual. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z And no one could visit it unless I granted them access, something I never gave to anyone. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Each functionary had his own role to play in granting whatever wishes the king requested. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It made Professor Nicholas Green suggest he apply for the foreign research grant at Nsukka, where he could write in a university environment. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z ‘You lived your life in a loving way, and died with dignity. I can now grant you any wish you desire.’ The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In other words, voters could grant suffrage to African American men, to white women, to neither group, or to both groups, which would include African American women. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I’d certainly never considered that someday my feelings might grant me access to a community of like-minded women. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “Ten thousand swords makes for a princely gift, I grant you. Her Grace should be most pleased.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z One thing was clear: Neither Congress nor the federal courts were ready to grant women the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z But you can hurt yourself when you punch one, if you take it for granted. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The new guard’s expression was the same as his predecessor’s, seeming to take for granted the guilt of the men in the cage. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The research philanthropies that had not yet made grants, such as the Rockefeller Foundation, signaled that they would look very favorably upon future applications. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z According to the training film, this device monitored my physical location and also granted or denied me access to different areas of the IOI office complex. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The money flowed from private donors and from government grants, the latter partially the result of contributions by Berkeley chemists and engineers to the American war effort. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Months passed, and none were granted entry into the States. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z On Saturdays, he would sometime grant children an hour or two to pick lice out of each other’s hair. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Striking to the contemporary eye, the 117 codicils of the Great Law were concerned as much with establishing the limits on the great council’s powers as on granting them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Bands lack many institutions that we take for granted in our own society. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z After an audience with the Emperor, he was appointed Imperial Mathematician, granted a good income and offered a choice of three castles in which to set up his observatory. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z To address these perceived threats, an idea emerged that allowed the church to grant privileges to “Old Christians” and excluded anyone who converted from other religions. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “If you wish it you’ll have it, for your wishes are always granted—mine never.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z "So this Lord Slynt, he was part of it, was he? Tell me, whose fine notion was it to grant him Harrenhal and name him to the council?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Few legal rules meaningfully constrain the police in the drug war, and enormous financial incentives have been granted to law enforcement to engage in mass drug arrests through military-style tactics. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z As usual in these cases, the city ignored the pleas of residents and granted Greenberg the zoning variance he wanted. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z My heart sank as I realized that all this time, I’d taken him for granted. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “I have enemies all around. Who better to do my work than someone utterly grateful for being granted not only a second chance, but also wealth and the power of my name?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Because Gates would give only one grant, Jim made peace with PIH’s potential or former adversaries, such as WHO’s tuberculosis branch, who would otherwise be competing for the grant. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The other girls would have laughed if they had dared, for they all had the same initial, but they correctly sensed that permission had not been granted. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “A loving God will grant a speedy death,” she said, squeezing her hands together. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z His brother “wasn’t granted a lavish share of happiness,” he tells Jo. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Their attorney told us that out of all the requests from across the country, this was the only interview they were granting to anyone in the media. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of cases like these, a growing number of activists—ethicists, lawyers, doctors, and patients —are arguing cases and pushing for new regulations that would grant people the right to control their tissues. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He girded himself and knew this would be a conflict that would extend the thresholds of his fear of his father and his cowardice before the plowman who had granted him life. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I will free you and grant you any wish. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But a small group known as the Hollywood Ten refused to answer questions, citing the First Amendment of the US Constitution, which grants citizens the freedom of speech and association. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “During my admission, you said that my admittance to the Arcanum was granted, contingent upon proof that I had mastered the basic principles of sympathy.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She had granted Florence the victory—with a promptness that had the effect of making Florence, however dimly and unwillingly, wonder if her victory was real. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Janis had kept an eye on him, of course — she seemed to take it for granted that husbands bore watching. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He would cut his grant request to $500,000 and try to make up the balance from other sources. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z However powerful Stanton’s words, they were still not strong enough for Congress to follow up with concrete steps to grant women the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In return, every grant of foreign aid goes straight to Mobutu himself. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe in Government grants,” I said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And like to grow richer, if I grant his petition. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Hollander’s essay and the comments of Lethem and Plagens cede ground and seem to grant that art and literature are too soft to withstand scientific examination. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Sloppy Ann, our hog, started running in circles, squealing and granting. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Dain, about to be crowned the High King, has the power to grant me a place in the Court, the power to gainsay Madoc and make me a knight. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I had been granted unusual freedom and responsibility at an early age, for which I should have been grateful in the extreme, but I wasn't. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The guard guaranteed Shin that his requests would be granted. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “It was beginning to become clear to most economists that mobility in the United States was neither what they had long believed nor what most Americans took for granted,” Janny said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Small periods of socialization are granted to alleviate the tedium. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Back East, they weren’t ready to grant him that much. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Upon hearing that, the Full Gospel Apostles enthusiastically assured her that the moment she began going to church, got us children and herself baptized, God would in no time grant her her request. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z People take love’s continuity for granted, just as they take their body’s continuity for granted. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The new proposal staggered Weaver, who had been bracing for a grant application for a machine less than half that size. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He had been given an unusual and special reprieve from the committee, and granted an additional year of nurturing before his Naming and Placement. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The grant was a great honor, but when converted into dollars it was not generous. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z To have been granted so tiny a taste of the nectar of her mouth, and so brief a brush with the velvet of her lips was unspeakable cruelty. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Once the creature has been summoned, these marks guide the exchange: for the flesh of the sacrifice, the beast will grant you the victim’s strength. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z You’re already missing out on so much here, things other people take for granted. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z So if she were granted one small wish, perhaps it would only have been Not to Know. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They begged for mercy, which Caesar did not hesitate to grant. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “In your stables,” Taran said, “I saw hammers and iron bars. Will you grant us the use of them? Or,” he added bitterly, “must we pay still another price?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I received grants and loans to cover most of the tuition, which was steep, and I’d saved a little money while working at The Phoenix. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z From a distance, he spotted his wife, Barbara, and his parents, who had been granted travel visas from the Soviet government in order to attend the trial. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Nah. It goes to Connecticut. But I try to stay conscious of my privilege and not take it for granted.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Some of them stayed on grants as large as principalities, given to them by Spanish kings who had not the faintest idea of the gift. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “And wise and beautiful Draupadi, wife to the five brothers—what she wanted most of all was peace. I tried to grant her wish, but the closest I could muster was light.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Today we take this simplified browser technology for granted, but it was actually one of the most important inventions in modern history. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z The pinch of the Depression forced many research philanthropies to reduce their grants for basic science in physics and chemistry, but money still flowed abundantly for projects in biology and medicine. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He said, “Anyway, there you are. So we work with new-model robots. It’s our job, granted. But answer me one question. Why...why does something invariably go wrong with them?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z All this time, I had taken my participation for granted. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I granted his ship clearance to enter Falco’s airspace and told him to park in my hangar. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z There were numerous grant proposals to write, and a piece on MDR-TB in Russia. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The amendment established that basic rights of citizenship—including suffrage—would be granted to male former slaves, and by specifying the sex it explicitly denied those rights to women. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The cowherd said: “Ah, let the master come! Father Zeus, grant our old wish! Some courier guide him back! Then judge what stuff is in me and how I manage arms!” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry, honey, it’s temporary. As soon as she’s done with the grant proposal, she’ll be home in the evenings again.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z But now all is changed, and not even the return of the birds may be taken for granted. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z His birthday was one of the last drawn, and anyway, as an undergraduate, he had been granted a deferral. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Elizabeth even granted them a monopoly on the printing of sheet music, such was the favour she showed towards them. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Momma could not take the smallest achievement for granted. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma had written that note to God: “help me to become more like her, and grant that I may join with Thee....” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z One thing is for sure, though: the more I watch him, the more I understand not only what Rae sees in him, but also how much I've taken for granted. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Instead, he looked at me impatiently and said, "Well? I have work to do. My permission is granted." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z After I made our arguments in the noisy, frenetic courtroom, the judge granted our motion. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Naturally one wants you to be happy, and I grant you he’s a very attractive creature but—well, I’m sorry; and personally I think you are making a big mistake—one you will bitterly regret.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The highest log granted access to a rocky ledge. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I had always taken them for granted, the way I took for granted all the rest of my body and also my mind. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “Scythe Goddard must have had a good reason to let you live, and to grant you immunity. Aren’t you at all curious?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “You take a great deal for granted, Dumbledore! Perhaps I have changed my mind!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z At the time, of course, we took it all for granted. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Every single refugee was granted automatic citizenship by the authorities of 13. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The money was a landmark, for no single research laboratory had ever received a grant of such magnitude; none even had shown the audacity to ask. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It's important to remember that just because you file for a green card, there's no guarantee you will be granted one. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Sandi squirmed at her seat, unwilling to go, unless she could be granted a smiling permission. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Alex thought about all the prayers he had said in the past four months and how few had been granted. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z As a Quaker, Anthony had been raised with the understanding that men and women were equal, a point of view she almost took for granted. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z For the first time, I started to think about all those things I had once taken for granted—the way things had always been for black people in Alabama. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She even granted leave to one pilot to visit her child, and she reached out in person to comfort a parent whose child had died. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Nothing, beta. You’re growing up. Hina was right. You are a wonderful young woman. May God grant you a long life and every happiness.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Her chance came when she was offered a fellowship to study in Germany by the Julius Rosenwald Fund, a foundation that awarded educational grants to African Americans. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z My mom told me these things so that I’d never take for granted how we got to where we were, but none of it ever came from a place of self-pity. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The doctor grants all the conditions but one: Vincent cannot leave whenever he wants because he needs to be watched over carefully. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The right to assemble and demonstrate in support of our just demands was not a favor to be granted by the government at its discretion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was granted permission to write a letter to his widow. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow it was taken for granted that an American could not have aficion. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The Earth-shaker for answer urged again: “Hephaistos, let us grant he goes, and leaves the fine unpaid; I swear, then, I shall pay it.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe to prove himself right, Trujillo was granting more and more pardons and visiting passes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment was ratified, granting African American men the right to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z It was more or less taken for granted that a Captain would be made a Boazer in recognition of his talents - if not a School Boazer then certainly a House Boazer. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Future generations would take the advances for granted, but in the early days the mechanical birds yielded their secrets slowly, pressed by disciplined experimentation, rigorous mathematics, insight, and luck. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z It was in honor of the two men on the board of the Welberg Foundation who had been instrumental in getting her husband the grant. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I took it for granted that she’d be at my bat mitzvah too. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Well, Scythe Faraday did grant you immunity until Winter Conclave. Immunity is nonrevocable, even in a case such as this. Therefore, you will be held in an incarceration facility until that time.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Not only do I tend to the complaints of the nuns, but country people and villagers pay for my services, and the poorest are granted them. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “In the name of the Council, we swear by the River Styx to grant your reasonable request as long as it is within our power.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It was Volta’s job to set appointments with the families of the deceased, so that they could be granted the obligatory immunity. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Laws that said nothing about race operated to discriminate because those charged with enforcement were granted tremendous discretion, and they exercised that discretion in a highly discriminatory manner. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z God of my fathers, if you can hear me in your watery halls beneath the waves, grant me just one small throwing axe. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z All of the financial incentives granted to law enforcement to arrest poor black and brown people for drug offenses must be revoked. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But at first money was no object, as in addition to his other income, Tycho was granted more lands on the mainland. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z With the help of the physiologist A. V. Hill, he obtained a small grant to come up to Cambridge in the fall of 1947. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z It seems taken for granted in America that life for idiosyncratic, individualistic kids is brutal. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I smile at this little miracle, one I doubt I would’ve thought to grant myself. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Dany granted her the jewels but ruled the house was lost when she abandoned it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z These four views standardly took it for granted that the sphere of water was considerably larger than the sphere of earth. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z If this demand were granted, you would need only eleven points out of twenty three but I would still need twelve and a half out of my twenty three. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes they made fun of me for my openmouthed wonder at sights they took for granted. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Back at his house, sitting on a small patio lit by battery power, he set to work on speeches, grant proposals, and reading through a pile of clinical studies. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z We did take our peach tree for granted. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “I’ve been working. We discussed this when I took the promotion. It meant full-time hours. And then writing this grant proposal, which I told you all meant extra hours, was temporary.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The National Cancer Institute’s $30,000 grant had turned out to be insufficient to cover new demands for shielding and other safety provisions. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I was a jerk. I’m taking for granted how normal this all feels.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z To make the work easier, Elizebeth granted Clark exclusive access to the records in the Marshall Library. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And that afternoon she seemed to accept the idea, granted me the right, the freedom so crucial to adulthood, to become a person very different in public from the person I am at home. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We were pushing the court to enforce the law in these cases, and when they refused, we were having success getting the Alabama Supreme Court and federal courts to grant relief. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I did not dare to argue with Laertes further, lest he trap me into admitting my love for Hamlet But I would not grant his point. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She isn’t a whole lot to look at, I’ll grant you, with her sad little eyes and wrinkled mouth she keeps shut, morning till night, while she does everybody’s hair. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A lot of what stinks about not having arms are little things—things most people take for granted because they have arms. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I reached for the king’s hand, which he granted unwillingly, and I pressed them into the flesh of his hot, moist palm. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I guess maybe you can take pine trees for granted. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “You’ve got the monsters part, and I suppose I’ll grant you beauty. For your lovely face, if not for the seraphim,” she added in a tease. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “I hereby grant you power over this side of the mountain and all that’s visible from its peak. Go get your people and make this your home. This is now your rule.” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Any one person from the world outside—someone who might grant one small mercy. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z After granting him one final kiss, I dashed through the dewy grass back to the castle. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z If she would ask help from-the man, she would need to grant him the style he had claimed for himself. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Yossarian had no idea who he was and just took it for granted that he was either another doctor or another madman. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It was presumed that we black boys took their nakedness for granted, that it startled us no more than a blue vase or a red rug. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “It seems clear to me that there should be oversight for the granting of immunity, just as the selection committee provides oversight for gleaning.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Zeitoun no longer harbored any expectations of being granted a phone call from any of the guards he had seen thus far. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It’s similar to the way Adah will sometimes turn up knowing some entire, difficult thing like French or the square root of pi when I’d been taking for granted I knew everything she did. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As I said my goodbyes to the Keeper, I learned that the Marshall Foundation was about to make a grant to the museum. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z One of the reasons the South African government was reluctant to grant passports to blacks, I believe, had to do with the nature of the American government. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But Grabarek handled his first crisis well, meeting with the students’ lawyer and granting their request for food and cigarettes. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z "No, but I was wondering. I've been going along taking them so much for granted that I thought I'd better check so that I can keep their support." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He might grant a tour to a visitor, a distinguished neighbor or curious planter from another neck of the woods, but it was rare. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I had taken her so much for granted that I hadn't even thought of my debt when I refused the job. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Why not? Once we sort things out between Greeks and Romans, the gods should go back to their normal selves. Then we can free her and she can . . . you know . . . grant us victory.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She had always taken his remoteness for granted and expected nothing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The three-way appeal from Weaver, Lawrence, and Sproul convinced Fosdick and the foundation trustees: the grant, to be disbursed over two years, came through before the end of January. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They lacked political and social mechanisms, which we take for granted, to achieve peaceful resolution of serious disputes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The city council had voted unanimously to grant the Fugees six months’ use of the field in October—three months before. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “I have not, Your Excellency. I was fully prepared to glean him. It was your own Parliamentarian who stopped me. It never occurred to me that hitting Rowan would grant him immunity.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Besides, there are always pet names to tide one over: a practice of Bengali nomenclature granting, to every single person, two names. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Saidy answered the phone for what seemed to be the twentieth time that day, thinking it was yet another request for Bobby to make a statement or grant an interview. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Certainly there was something suspicious in his granting us these privileges. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This said that employers had to grant employees unpaid leave while ensuring their job security for an amount of time in the event of qualified family and medical emergencies. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The motions are almost never granted, but every now and then an appellate court finds that the atmosphere in a county had been so prejudicial that the trial should have been moved. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Even in death penalty cases, the Court grants review only in a small percentage of the cases filed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Do you see that, Ellie? Growing old is a terrible disease. Things you take for granted, you lose. Your ability to walk. Your vision. Your hearing. Even being able to go to the bathroom.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z I imagine that everyone simply took it for granted, as I did. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the men did so and even though they were D Group prisoners, permission was granted. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had applied for and received a grant to go to South Africa through the School for International Training, a Vermont-based program that offers the chance to live overseas for a semester or more. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But first, the chief of MI6 himself, known simply as "C" inside the service, granted Blake several months' vacation to recuperate. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Another legal option for officers frustrated by a motorist’s refusal to grant “consent” is to bring a drug-sniffing dog to the scene. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z ‘Ah, little satyr . The man grinned, revealing pointed fangs. ‘Your wish is granted! Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He said, ‘You’re lucky I’m saving my energy for the main event, little satyr. I’ll just grant you a short nap. Pleasant dreams.’ The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z To take “charity” for granted, to revel in this charity towards people whom one did not know—perhaps it came from having had yesterday and having today and expecting to have tomorrow. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He took my presence for granted, the same way he might’ve sheltered a stray cat—no wasted sighs or pity—and there was never any talk about it. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Since the story of each is practically the same as that of the other it is simpler to take it for granted that there was only one. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z That announcement granted segregationists more permission to have a field day with us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Stannis, that's a very pretty sword, I'll grant you, but I think the glow off it has ruined your eyes. Look across the fields, brother. Can you see all those banners?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The third type of technology is the kind that is so effective that it seems to attract the least public notice; it has come to be taken for granted. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A grant of parole, the arrival of a hoped-for letter, a visit from a long-absent family member would lift everyone's spirits. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In many countries they’ve been granted equal rights; many people, mainly women, but also men, now realize how wrong it was to tolerate this state of affairs for so long. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Lawrence granted him priority access to both the thirty-seven-inch and sixty-inch cyclotrons for a “systematic and energetic campaign” to find long-lived radioactive isotopes of carbon, nitrogen, or oxygen, with carbon-14 the main quarry. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Your ear may hear granite, but it’s granted. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Lawrence had mentioned the possibility that he might look to the army for the funding necessary to complete the cyclotron, even if a government grant would mean devoting the machine chiefly to military research. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Hitting the ground with a loud grant, he ran past us. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are smart. Your mother told me how your English was so good that those Americans had no choice but to grant her a visa.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z But the important thing is that for today, they are granted, jointly, the guardianship, which is on track to not be temporary, of a person named Willow Chance. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “In the whole history of the Foundation, no grant had ever been made for a destructive purpose,” Fosdick observed unhappily in the foundation’s official history, “let alone such a lethal weapon as this.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z His tone took it thoroughly for granted that 1 had. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Whoever killed Scythe Faraday also gave him one final insult. After he was dead, the killer defeated the security measures on Faraday’s ring, and used it to grant the witnesses immunity.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Japanese Americans and other Asian Americans weren’t granted the right to vote until 1952. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z His goal was to expose them at close quarters to the charismatic energy of his protege Ernest Lawrence, and he was surely successful at finalizing their approval for the cyclotron grant. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Animated matter granted rudimentary intelligence. He does most of the heavy labor around here.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “I’m finished with the grant, if that’s what you mean. I’m back to my regular schedule.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Earlier, in July 1891, the exposition had granted a contract for the work to the Hygeia Mineral Springs Company, headed by an entrepreneur named J. E. McElroy, but the company had accomplished little. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Of course Bacchus in granting the favor foresaw what would happen at the next meal, but Midas saw nothing until the food he lifted to his lips became a lump of metal. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “They think we grant wishes. If l could grant wishes do you think I would be driving a cab?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “I’ll take your word this time, but don’t take that for granted.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “The gold I grant you,” the dwarf said, relieved that he was not about to drown in a gout of half-digested eels and sweetmeats, “but the Rock is mine.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Gods of the wood, grant me the strength to do the same, Jon Snow prayed silently. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Ralph’s second civil request — that the cats be confined to Theresa’s room — was less easily granted. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z In appreciation for Kami’s enthusiasm and dedication, some weeks later his wish was granted—despite the fact that he had no climbing experience and had received no formal training in proper techniques. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Professor Kylmer had a research grant from the government and worked part of the time at a special laboratory they had built for him, not at Cornell but in the mountains about twenty miles away. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Three years later, the Fourteenth Amendment granted blacks full citizenship. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The new regulation stated that A Group prisoners were granted the right to buy one English-language newspaper and one Afrikaans newspaper a day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They figured that, with him providing a place for her to live, and with Pell grants and the other financial aid for low-income students, she could make a go of it. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z What’s taken for granted in English, though, is spelled out in Chinese; there’s even a verb construction for this purpose. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Even when lower courts granted a stay, the State would appeal, so the Supreme Court would almost always make the final decision to permit an execution to proceed or not. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z This federal grant money has resulted in the proliferation of narcotics task forces, including those responsible for highway drug interdiction. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The Rockefeller Foundation grant required the cyclotron to be completed and placed in operation by June 30, 1944. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z This sounds odd to us, since we take it for granted that the tune of a piece of music sits on top of its chordal accompaniment. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z They had families paying their tuition, granting them allowances to cover their living expenses. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When the Soviet Union had agreed to invite Bobby to Moscow, and generously pay all expenses for him and his sister, he was granted a visa that was good for only twenty days. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z To which Matthew added, “God grant our lord long life so he may visit us soon and we might put our petitions before him.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z In a way I was glad to find my father depressed, because that was a perfectly normal reaction to being in jail—and Dad acting normal wasn’t something you could take for granted. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It was the first instance in the history of the United States when the US Constitution actually denied rights instead of granting them. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Moreover she took it for granted that everyone, or nearly everyone, secretly hated the Party and would break the rules if he thought it safe to do so. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Scythe Curie had them kneel right at the door to kiss her ring, granting them immunity. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Snowden jumped on a plane to Moscow and was granted asylum by the Russian government, putting him out of reach of U.S. authorities. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And though they surely knew no permission would be granted, they kept up their soft, steady chant for a very long time in the pouring rain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "Luck is something / never take for granted," he said. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1869, the women’s suffrage movement experienced its first victory: The territory of Wyoming became the first US jurisdiction to grant women the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He applied for extensions on grants, often took months to answer letters, and at one point continued to pay a dead employee’s salary for three months before anyone noticed. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z She told him of a young woman who had been granted a boon. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who is asking for bloodshed? We ask only to keep the rights that have already been granted to us in the charter.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z She knew, though, that any such admission would have a depressing effect on Dad, who took it for granted that his children had talent for everything. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is a Gift granted to few. You, boy,” she said suddenly to Neville, who almost toppled off his pouf. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z This was the prayer of Athena— granted in every particular by herself. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “God grants you health again, I see. We are joyful to see you well,” says Therese. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Mr. and Mrs. Nielsen take things for granted that I’ve never dared to dream of. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z An older school of historians and philosophers took this framework for granted, while a newer school has wanted to debunk or deconstruct the concepts rather than explain their significance and trace their origin. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I cram my arm in, shift around, and produce a water bottle I bought at school, when it was something I took for granted. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “The arrogance of big-city folk! You grant your metropolises all the animals of Eden, but you deny my hamlet the merest Bengal tiger!” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Then your bloody wish is granted,” said a voice from the kitchen door behind him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I can’t hop onto a flying carpet in search of a genie to grant my wish for a full and simple life. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Of course this is granting that the person knows the evidence with surety. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z My professors came into focus, suddenly and sharply; it was as if before the grant I’d been looking at them through a blurred lens. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He still couldn’t figure out why his father had granted the King of Eyllwe’s request that his daughter visit their court to become better acquainted with the ways of Adarlan. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Chubs would rather not contact his parents at all than grant a stranger access to his only means of safely communicating with them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “The Mexican government denied their immigration papers and reversed their land grant. It was just another dream that went nowhere.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I would never take our good fortune or comfort for granted, though what I began to appreciate more was the humanity of the place. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In the late 1870s, Stanton and Anthony continued to work on behalf of a constitutional amendment that would grant women the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z A year later the visa request was granted, and all that was needed was the money for air transportation and expenses. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z With the cyclotron grant hanging by a thread, he undertook to hustle them for votes. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I've learned not to take democracy or my vote for granted, especially having seen how elections brought on tumultuous times in Iran. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “There will be no more requests to leave granted until our numbers are full. Is that understood?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “We have an issue that requires your intervention. The land you granted me fifteen years ago is being encroached upon by my brother’s son. I need you to help so there’s no bloodshed.” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Keav’s last wish was not granted; she did not get to see Pa before she died. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But the people from the land grants and the people from Laguna and Acoma ignored the signs and hunted deer; occasionally, the Mexicans took a cow. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z "You see, all I needed was a chance. You've granted it, now it's up to me!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked up at his shadowed eyes and asked, “If you grant my wish, will there be a price to pay?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Having fathered one son, Dad took it pretty much for granted that all the rest of his children would be boys. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z One was the manner in which Paul and the other leaders shifted attention away from state-level voting rights toward a constitutional amendment granting women the national right to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z We are the ones who earn their state grants; we are the ones who make this place a nationally recognized Blue Ribbon School— and we are the ones who are being alienated. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I cringed a little at the position of power I’d been granted, and all because I had won at the genetic lottery that had determined my sex. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z We take facts so much for granted that it comes as a shock to learn that they are a modern invention. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He had rather taken it for granted that whenever you rode a horse you risked a broken neck. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He was eleven and very smart, that I granted, but after all he was so small. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The first scribes had to settle on basic principles that we now take for granted. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z After some preliminary research showed Professor Lincoln what a subject he had hold of, he had been able to obtain several grants, and a publisher’s encouragement to expand his thesis into a book. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z My request was ultimately granted, accompanied by a stem warning from Colonel Jacobs that serious consequences would result if I returned to my impudent ways. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “For that I am sorry. I wanted to grant you a different ending, to let you leave without pain.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I hope they don’t take for granted all the little things he does, like say “Good morning” and “good night.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z When you grow up you will get bigger anyway, but We are pleased to grant you another gift as well. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The indoor plumbing we had once taken for granted now was an unattainable luxury. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “But please, I beg you, grant me this second wish.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “In my opinion too much is taken for granted. We do not know whether all weeds in crops are harmful or whether some of them are useful,” says Dr. Briejer. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z After Alex decoded the message in the email, his mother called Luna directly and told him, no questions asked, she would grant him full protection from criminal charges if he helped her take Richards down. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z In the morning, after he leaves, I bundle Sarah into the stroller and take some of my grant money out of the bank. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “If you can bring me the Nightingale alive, I’ll grant whatever wish you ask.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The rest came from individuals and small grants. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z It was well that he took every body’s joy for granted, or he might not have thought either Mr. Woodhouse or Mr. Knightley particularly delighted. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z So, in keeping with local, state, and federal law, my apartment building’s security system immediately opened both of my security doors to grant them entrance. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z You are, look ye, granting him an unfair advantage. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z If the extension was granted, they would silently file out of the chamber. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z His father had sent him a clipping about the grant printed in the campus newspaper, with a photograph of his father standing outside the engineering building: “Prestigious grant for Professor Ganguli,” the caption read. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Finally deciding the change might do him good, the medical team and the president's aides investigated how they could grant his wish. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The colony had first settled there under a land grant from the Mexican government, and the man who led the colonization was a priest, and he was a Luna. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z That means the child can no longer be granted permanent residency as part of their parents' application. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He was expressing his certainty that my appeal would be granted, but I was carrying the burden of a sin from which I had to free myself. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Not that he lacked the gift or could not develop the skill, but it disturbed him profoundly, and he could not take it for granted. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z This must be a privilege that we, as child soldiers, have been granted. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Huge cash grants were made to those law enforcement agencies that were willing to make drug-law enforcement a top priority. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I received a letter stating that before the court would grant my requests they would need to know the nature of my defense. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All those months of taking it for granted that Peeta thought I was wonderful are over. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Though Sidhean might grant her wish, she knew there would be a price to pay. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the conference the participants were granted an audience with the Pope. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As dinner begins, Mrs. Darcy goes on and on about her foundation, where she helps women and children from impoverished countries with something called micro grants. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “I do not grant wishes,” whispers the ifrit, dropping his towel and pushing Salim gently, but irresistibly, down onto the bed. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Permission to travel to the Department of Supernatural Licenses and Records granted.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z It was a long walk to the old castle, but I wanted to make a wish, and I wanted to make it in the place where it would have the best chance of being granted. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She must have realized she couldn’t take me completely for granted. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘For that I could not grant without leave of the king and of your brother; and they will not return until tomorrow. But I count now every hour, indeed every minute. Farewell!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Officers and wounded soldiers would also be granted passage. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z In his study they prayed together for an hour, and then Father MacPhail granted the young priest the preemptive absolution that would make his murder of Lyra no murder at all. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “We must spend the Sabbath in prayer that God will grant us patience.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z She and Katya were both granted the special status of okhotnik, or “free hunter”—a fighter pilot who could use her initiative to go searching for enemy aircraft or ground forces to attack. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “I have the paperwork here for a grant. I’m sure you’re eligible, and the best part is, you won’t have to pay it back.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z This is because, in order to save his life, he is forced to look beneath appearances, to take nothing for granted, to hear the meaning behind the words. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z “We applied for a univer-sity grant. I just got word: there is a place for you at the University of Paris. Yes, my dear, at the Sorbonne!” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Speaker of the House Schuyler Colfax dropped by a half hour ago and was granted a few minutes of Lincoln’s time. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z "I will lead the attack myself, if it please you. As my reward I would ask that you grant me easterly Rock for my own seat, once we have takenit from the Lannisters." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Thou shalt grant an annum of immunity to the beloved of those who accept your coming, and to anyone else you deem worthy. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Stephen Daedalus did not grant his mother’s request to pray with her before her death. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z For the moment most of them took it for granted that his disappearance was nothing more than a ridiculous prank. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “We will convene in twenty-one days, to grant you full-fledged Witch status, or for your punishment, which, according to the Oracle...” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z After we got settled, I would complain about my thirst, and Grandma would grant permission for a trip to the soft-drink stand. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet he was shrewd, you had to grant. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The committee voted to send Fermi an initial grant of $6,000. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z According to Hickock, the “hostile atmosphere” in Garden City had made it impossible to empanel an unbiased jury, and therefore a change of venue should have been granted. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Diego took the clarity granted to me by the sluggers and twisted it around until I didn’t know what I wanted anymore. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It is simply taken for granted that, in cities like Baltimore and Chicago, the vast majority of young black men are currently under the control of the criminal justice system or branded criminals for life. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z My family had been denied the things his family had taken for granted. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I had taken her so much for granted that I hadn't even thought of my debt when I refused the job. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Well, just take it for granted and pretend.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They are also granted first dibs on imported luxuries such as fruit and liquor. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Treating us as unequals was a privilege granted them by the laws of our land. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Private companies would be granted leases to extract minerals and harvest timber, but they would be required to do so in a restrained, intelligent, sustainable way. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Judging by the way he was fidgeting atop the Iron Throne, Joff would willingly have granted it, but the day's work was far from done. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Why should we leave land for the King’s governor to grant to his favorites?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It isn’t lost on me that somehow all of my wishes were granted: My mother is on island, and Kalinda is here too. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When Lola had died enough, three pairs of young nettles were sacrificed for the incompetence of the twins—retribution was indifferent and granted no special favors to children. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The Alabama legislature could pass a special bill granting compensation to a person wrongly convicted, but that almost never happened. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “She’s the goddess of luck. Whatever happens on her feast day can affect the entire rest of the year. She can grant the camp good luck... or really bad luck.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “You are bold enough, Snow, I grant you that, but you’re mad if you think my men will take the black.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Everyone by now took it for granted that he was dead, except Penelope, his wife, and his son Telemachus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But with that grant now eliminated, it wouldn’t be enough. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Up ahead, the train, like a snake, was making a gradual right turn, granting me a clear view of the engine and the cars in front of mine. 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