bestowing
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of Bestow
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After it became unlikely that George VI would father more children, the option of bestowing the title of Princess of Wales was considered, but ultimately rejected, due in large part to a lack of enthusiasm for the idea from Elizabeth herself.
After bestowing the award, His Excellency President David Granger spoke of the friendship between the two countries.
Although most early-19th-century historians tended to follow Voltaire 's lead in bestowing extravagant praise on the warrior-king, others have criticized him as a fanatic, a bully, and a bloodthirsty warmonger.
Aside from being harmful to Clark Kent, the mineral produces bizarre changes in flora and fauna, including occasionally bestowing metahuman abilities on humans.
It was the Electress Dowager, however, who, in accordance with Hohenzollern family custom, had the last word in bestowing her daughter's hand in marriage.
In addition to its research projects, the centre is the assigned space agency of Germany bestowing headquarters of German space flight activities and its associates.