"Awarding" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... is the judge in a contest, who confers the prizes, and on whose decision the awarding of the prizes depends: [Greek: brabeutes] is the same. [Greek: Brabeion] is the prize. [Greek: Brabeia], and in the plural [Greek: brabeiai], the very act of deciding ...
— The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. • Euripides
... had, unquestionably, made a mistake. There was no doubt that Edie had achieved the long-sought cancer cure ... but awarding the Nobel Prize was, nonetheless, ...
— A Prize for Edie • Jesse Franklin Bone
... vanished into the air. This spectacle naturally excited the wonder and reverence of the assembled multitude; and AEneas, embracing Acestes, declared that the incident was an omen from the Gods awarding to him the first prize. He therefore bestowed on him a splendid bowl, embossed with figures, which had once belonged to Anchises, nor did the other competitors dispute the ...
— The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) • Various
... honor of acknowledging the receipt of Your Excellency's note, inclosing a Resolution of the Legislature of Louisiana, generously awarding the thanks of the State to the militia from her sister States, who aided in the late successful struggle to expel a powerful ...
— The Battle of New Orleans • Zachary F. Smith
... added an element of pathetic interest to her personality. She was experienced in the ways of girls, and contrived to keep order without seeming to be constantly obtruding rules. Among her various sane practices she instituted the plan of awarding marks for good conduct and order to each dormitory, and allowing the one which scored the highest to give an entertainment to the others during the last hour before bedtime on Thursday night. Naturally this was ...
— A Popular Schoolgirl • Angela Brazil
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