conferral

This so-called conferral ceremony honoring Sara Hurwitz, a 32-year-old mother of three, was unprecedented, and everyone in the room knew it.

FailedMessiah.com 2010

Now, as a generation ago, I would object to the conferral of Columbia University credit for ROTC courses taught by instructors who have not received an academic appointment.

Katherine Franke: Return of ROTC to Columbia University? An Issue Much Larger Than 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Katherine Franke 2011

Although the precise medical reason for this conferral of immunity remains to be fully understood, when the distribution pattern of the disease is overlain with areas prone to malarial infections, the correlation becomes evident.

Randall Amster: The Most Common Disease You've Never Heard Of Randall Amster 2010

Now, as a generation ago, I would object to the conferral of Columbia University credit for ROTC courses taught by instructors who have not received an academic appointment.

Katherine Franke: Return of ROTC to Columbia University? An Issue Much Larger Than 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Katherine Franke 2011

"Consent" is an indispensible part of the rite for conferral of marriage.

Do you think "Consent is Sexy"? 2009

It is extraordinarily wasteful of the talents of a broad range of people, when we proceed as if leadership could only exist ex officio, as if conferral of office created a leader, as if leadership were non-existent apart from administrative titles.

Thomas Worcester: Do Good Leaders Abound In The Catholic Church? Thomas Worcester 2011

Students 'outside blogging and reporting efforts are also at times accepted and celebrated prior to conferral of a degree, as iconic individuals such as Alana Taylor and Brian Stelter have proven.

Dan Reimold: Student Journalists Are Not 'Subhuman' 2010

Participation prizes create value during and after the competition - not through conferral of the prize award itself but through their role in encouraging contestants to change their behavior or develop new skills that may have beneficial effects during and beyond the competition ...

James M. Gentile: Scientific Innovation Should Be Highly Prized 2010

See Flory 1987, 123–24 on evidence for posthumous conferral of the title and the evolving meaning of Augusta throughout the early imperial period.

Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010

Participation prizes create value during and after the competition -- not through conferral of the prize award itself but through their role in encouraging contestants to change their behavior or develop new skills that may have beneficial effects during and beyond the competition ...

James M. Gentile: Scientific Innovation Should Be Highly Prized 2010