Example sentences of "conferred [prep] [pers pn] by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ordination was conferred upon him by the special approval of the Archbishop of Canterbury . |
| 2 | Innocent that she was , for all the sophistication conferred on her by the great world in which she had once lived , she readily agreed to Rose 's suggestion , and when they had parted Rose took care to remind her of her promise . |
| 3 | It repeals a duty conferred on them by the existing regime to monitor the wholesomeness of water in their areas . |
| 4 | There seems to be a strong argument now that the provisions of Regulation 5 of the UK Transfer Regulations , in so far as they make the transfer of the contract of employment compulsory on the employee as well as the employer , are ultra vires and so susceptible to judicial review , in the sense that the government in making the Regulations exceeded the powers conferred on it by the European Communities Act 1972 to make law by delegated legislation . |
| 5 | ‘ the High Court , Court of Session or High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland , as the case may be , shall have the powers conferred on it by the following provisions of this Act . |