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- verb Present participle of
award .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a grant made by a law court
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Examples
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When asked about it by the Times, the spokeswoman responded that she was not involved in awarding the contract and did not discuss it with officials at the Border Patrol.
G.W. Schulz: Firm Packed With Ex-Customs and Border Officials Lands Contract G.W. Schulz 2010
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The bill does require that the Secretary of HHS give preferential treatment to entities (read: medical and nursing schools) who recruit minority applicants in awarding grants and contracts.
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The bus-transit funds will be subject to the federal Buy America Act, which requires the federal government to favor U.S. companies in awarding contracts.
Transit Agencies to Get $776 Million to Upgrade Bus Service Josh Mitchell 2010
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When asked about it by the Times, the spokeswoman responded that she was not involved in awarding the contract and did not discuss it with officials at the Border Patrol.
G.W. Schulz: Firm Packed With Ex-Customs and Border Officials Lands Contract G.W. Schulz 2010
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Academy, in awarding the Nobel prize to O'Neill, commended him "for characters marked by virility, honesty and strong emotions as well as for depth of interpretation."
O'Neill's Office 2010
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The Canadian Obesity Network, therefore joined hands with two other Networks of Centres of Excellence (the Canadian Stroke Network and the Advanced Foods and Materials Network) in awarding the 2009 Canadian “Salt Lick Award” to a major source of excess salt in our diet - PIZZA!
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » And the 2009 “Salt Lick” Award goes to Pizza! 2009
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The Nobel Committee recognized this truth in awarding its first prize for peace to Henry Dunant – the founder of the Red Cross, and a driving force behind the Geneva Conventions.
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When asked about it by the Times, the spokeswoman responded that she was not involved in awarding the contract and did not discuss it with officials at the Border Patrol.
G.W. Schulz: Firm Packed With Ex-Customs and Border Officials Lands Contract G.W. Schulz 2010
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Last year, in awarding the Nobel in economics to Krugman, they decided to make the econ prize a joke as well.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » News So Absurd There Is Almost No Point In Commenting On It 2009
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The cost in awarding those lawsuits are passed on to consumers.
King: What will triumph in health care push - reform or recess? 2009
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