Word Finder - awarding

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To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge

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the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant

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To determine; to make or grant an award.

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To give (an award).

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Four or five of these medals are awarded every year.

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• bestow

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To give (a person) an award.

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He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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The act of bestowing an award.

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The act of giving by official decision such as giving a contract.

In December 1878 Frere sent the Zulu king an ultimatum, which, while awarding him the territory he claimed from the Boers, required him to make reparation for the outrages committed within the British borders, to receive a British resident, to disband his regiments, and to allow his young men to marry without the necessity of having first "washed their spears."

It is addressed to the person in whose custody another is detained, and commands him to bring his prisoner before the court immediately after the receipt of the writ, together with the day and cause of his being taken and detained, to undergo and receive (ad subjiciendum et recipiendum) whatsoever the court awarding the writ "may consider of concerning him in that behalf."

His researches have been recognized by many scientific societies and institutions, the Royal Society awarding him the Davy medal in 1906.

The administration of this fund was entrusted to a board of commissioners, who were to apply its revenue for the purposes of the act (1) by carrying on a system of public examinations, (2) by awarding exhibitions, prizes and certificates to students, and (3) by the payment of results fees to the manager of schools.

A unified advice and assistance function can only be a c h i e ved if the regulator is responsible for awarding charitable status.

This underpins the rationale for our reserves policy, but would also lead to the charity awarding smaller grants than it would consider desirable.

If you try to enforce retirement at 60 purely on age grounds, then you could face a tribunal awarding substantial damages against you.

His latest wheeze is to turn his police officers into bounty hunters by awarding them " points for pulls " .

The first of these, decided in 1890, upheld the verdict of a jury awarding damages to the Moores Lime Company, which had sustained a secondary boycott because it had sold material to a contractor who had been boycotted by Bricklayers' Union No.

The referee had no hesitation in awarding a penalty try when the move was stopped and Strauss was also sent to the sin bin.

The Arts Council is working in partnership with awarding body Trinity Guildhall to run the award.

His latest wheeze is to turn his police officers into bounty hunters by awarding them " points for pulls ".

You'll need to decide what constitutes the awarding of a treat.

Each state has its own guidelines for awarding alimony, and the judge may not give each factor equal weight when making a ruling about spousal support.

The length of the marriage usually influences the awarding of spousal support.

Founder John Wilson began awarding Razzie's to what are considered the worst films and actors for any given year.

Kelly has come to a close with the jury awarding a not guilty verdict.

The awarding body will eliminate an applicant from consideration if he pled no contest or received a conviction for a felony crime.

The gonzo driving-and-destruction game Carmageddon was censored in some countries because the original setup encouraged players to run over pedestrians in the game's urban environments, awarding points for each hit.

And unless you are awarding diplomas at the end of the tasting, no one has the patience for a lecture.

Whether she's acting, producing, writing or awarding scholarships to deserving students, Kenya Moore's beauty shines through in a number of ways.

The duo began giving out annual toy awards in 1995, although they were reviewing and awarding various children's books a few years earlier.

Many of the federal grant agencies submit significantly sized grant funding to states and local governments without awarding the funds to any particular organization.

Make the process a competition by awarding one group a reward celebration for earning the most.

With the rise of fascist regimes in Italy and Germany, the film awards in Venice became politicized, awarding most of the honors to films from Mussolini's Italy and Hitler's Germany.

Although the Daytime Emmy's didn't start awarding soap opera actors and actresses for their craft until the early 70s, the prestige of receiving an Emmy in daytime can often translate into primetime success with a few notable exceptions.

The magazine started awarding the "Soapy Awards" in 1977 to deserving daytime dramas and their stars.

Try throwing it to the crowd during your hello cheer, or awarding candy to the loudest section in the gym.

We're looking forward to awarding those every month.

She even penetrated the American press, with Rolling Stone magazine awarding her title of Best New Female Singer and Best Songwriter.

That didn't stop country music fans from awarding Hough Top New Female Vocalist at the 2009 Country Music Awards.

He signed a naïve Sinatra to a contract awarding Dorsey 50% of all of Sinatra's future earnings for life.

Play the game throughout the night, awarding a prize to the person with the most whistles at the end of the party.

Website Design Awards is dedicated to awarding and showing off the absolute very best in flash design.

The emperor, however, successfully gilded the hook by awarding Algarve, the southern province of Portugal, to Godoy.

Arbitrators strictly so called may (as in the " Alabama " case) proceed to award damages after they have decided the question of liability; whilst " mixed commissions," before awarding damages, usually have to decide whether the pecuniary claims made are or are not well founded.

In October 1902, the court decided both questions in the affirmative, awarding the payment by Mexico of the annual sum claimed, not in gold, but en monnaie ayant cours legal au Mexique.

A papal edict awarding the supremacy of Corsica to the Pisan church proved sufficient cause for the war, which went on from 1118 to 1132.

Sabine remarked when awarding him the Rumford medal of the Royal Society in 1872, contains a fundamental principle of spectrum analysis, and though for a number of years it was overlooked it entitles him to rank as one of the founders of spectroscopy.

It is my express desire that, in awarding the prizes, no account shall be taken of nationality, in order that the prize may fall to the lot of the most deserving, whether he be Scandinavian or not."

If you go this route, make sure you get references before awarding a contractor with your installation job.