"Delegating" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... other hand bringing forth caustic opponents to vilify and belittle them. As a fact, I believe I made its correspondence the most amusing and interesting feature in the paper. But, as his way was, Arncliffe lost his enthusiasm for it after a time, and, delegating the care of its remains to some underling, spurred me on to fresh fields ...
— The Record of Nicholas Freydon - An Autobiography • A. J. (Alec John) Dawson
... complained because their widows were not so well treated at the distributions as those of the "Hebrews." Till now, the apostles had presided over the affairs of the treasury. But in face of these protestations they felt the necessity of delegating to others this part of their powers. They proposed to the community to confide these administrative cares to seven experienced and considerate men. The proposition was accepted. The seven chosen were Stephanas, ...
— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 • Various
... open the official documents and found commissions signed by the Secretary of the Navy delegating to them the rank of first ...
— The Brighton Boys with the Submarine Fleet • James R. Driscoll
... no particular of the business which he did not scrutinize and master, not only with his poignant concern for her welfare, but with his strong curiosity as to how these unusual things were done with the usual means. With the inertness that grows upon an aging man he had been used to delegating more and more things, but of that thing I perceived that he would not ...
— Henry James, Jr. • William Dean Howells |
