The representative needed a chance to confer with her colleagues. From LearnThat.org.
It is short for the Latin word confer and instructs the reader to compare one thing with another. From Wordnik.com. [cf] Reference
What I also try to confer is that you don't need divine interaction when talking about designs or goal-orientation. From Wordnik.com. [Albert de Roos: A design hypothesis for the evolution of the nucleus] Reference
But none of these titles confer upon me the right of property. From Wordnik.com. [What is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of Government.] Reference
It did not even go so far as to say, "We will confer, that is the right method"; it said, "We will learn how to confer.". From Wordnik.com. [The War and Unity Being Lectures Delivered At The Local Lectures Summer Meeting Of The University Of Cambridge, 1918] Reference
The Constitution does not "confer" the right of Habeas Corpus. From Wordnik.com. [Shayana Kadidal: Newt Gingrich Pulls a Trent Lott] Reference
But Wang Nien-sun shows that yi has also the meaning "confer,". From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Former Han Dynasty] Reference
"Confirmation" confer which is different than what baptism confers. From Wordnik.com. [Stand Firm] Reference
So the government doesn't want to "confer" with the rabble and the rabble wants blood. From Wordnik.com. [Simple Justice] Reference
When a Sun Valley worker started a fire in Marie's kitchen, Marie was charged for four employees to "confer" about it. From Wordnik.com. [Breaking News: CBS News] Reference
We're wealthier than they, and can confer subsidies. From Wordnik.com. [A Last Chance For Europe] Reference
It is the Norwegians who actually confer that award. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
Besides, genes can confer both advantages and disadvantages. From Wordnik.com. [THE TRUTH ABOUT GENDER] Reference
Once the session's over, Peter and Jeremy confer in the truck. From Wordnik.com. [What A Rush] Reference
Move to confer BPP with university college title signals government. From Wordnik.com. [Private university to be first in Britain for over 30 years] Reference
More than two dozen Gore aides had gathered to confer on the next move. From Wordnik.com. [What A Long, Strange Trip] Reference
"They confer on a minute-to-minute basis," says a top Murdoch executive. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Behind Rupert's Roll] Reference
They argued that the studies would confer unwarranted legitimacy on homosexuality. From Wordnik.com. [How Many Gays Are There?] Reference
At Brown University, my other favorite, applying early did not confer any advantage. From Wordnik.com. [First Person: Better Think Before You Apply] Reference
Vaccines need widespread uptake in order to confer protection across the population. From Wordnik.com. [California faces worst whooping cough epidemic in 50 years] Reference
It is not the first time that NEWSWEEK has tried confer the Nobel prize on him, either. From Wordnik.com. [A Nobel Mistake] Reference
Their cheering and careers confer new respectability on formerly "second tier" schools. From Wordnik.com. [IN PRAISE OF RANKINGS] Reference
Regulation enables government to confer benefits and conduct crusades outside the budget. From Wordnik.com. [The Regulatory Juggernaut] Reference
Being the only superpower, it turns out, does not automatically confer leadership status on presidents. From Wordnik.com. [BEHIND BUSH'S BACK] Reference
The program's potential to confer subsidies and preferential treatment would stimulate a lobbying frenzy. From Wordnik.com. [Let’s Just Call It ‘Cap and Tax’] Reference
No public body should ever be required or allowed to confer monopoly power on an employee union -- period. From Wordnik.com. [A Three-Point Plan For Reforming Public Employment] Reference
On Sunday, George Mitchell, President Obama's Middle East envoy, arrived in Israel to confer with its leaders. From Wordnik.com. [Stand In] Reference
The two men now meet every Monday morning in Mugabe's office, where they confer in a mixture of English and Shona. From Wordnik.com. [Africa’s Worst Job] Reference
"This is a way to confer dignity on the Palestinian people," says Levy — a crucial step toward securing an elusive peace. From Wordnik.com. [A Plan of Attack For Peace] Reference
Footnotes mean the place a fact can be found; they do not confer the right to present someone else's words as your own work. From Wordnik.com. [The Sincerest Flattery] Reference
"It's not a well-kept secret that they don't have a close relationship or confer with each other," one consumer advocate said. From Wordnik.com. [Chris Dodd, Top Democrat, Fights Against Elizabeth Warren] Reference
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