His bel canto style gave the performance a special distinction.

The Rachmaninoff Prelude No. 12, Op. 32, for instance, gave her an opportunity to exploit one of her special facilities -- the ability to produce fine deep-sounding bass tones while contrasting them simultaneously with fine silver filagree in the treble.

Winthrop's sermon gave rise to the common belief in American folklore that the United States of America has a special status in the world as God's Country.

In his paper " Evolution of consciousness ," John Eccles argued that special anatomical and physical properties of the mammalian cerebral cortex gave rise to consciousness.

Due to Fulham's history of having no segregation in the Putney End and having very well-behaved fans, the FA gave Fulham special dispensation to allow for this.

In a similar vein, CBS-backed iWon. com gave away $ 10 million to a lucky contestant on an April 15, 2000 half-hour primetime special that was broadcast on CBS.

Roger Ebert, who gave the film a mere one star in the Chicago Sun-Times, wrote :" The filmmakers must have known that the original Godzilla ( 1956 ) had many loyal fans all over the world who treasured the absurd dialogue, the bad lip-synching, the unbelievable special effects, the phony profundity.

He gave special attention to the fledgling air force, founding the Military Aviation School in 1934 and arranging for a United States colonel to serve as its commandant.

Hoover's humanitarian and Quaker reputation, along with Curtis as a vice-president, gave special meaning to his Indian policies.

On July 30, 2007, a constitutional reform gave the Juan Fernández Islands and Easter Island the status of special territories of Chile.

He was a Star ( with a capital " S ") and he gave off a special light and some of that light got into me.

The experimenter also gave special prods if the teacher made specific comments.

The State's original function of maintaining law and order within its borders gave rise to police administration which is a branch of the dispensation of Justice but on its preventive side, police jurisdiction has a special character of its own, which distinguishes it from ordinary judicial work.

He often appointed them to special missions and to bishoprics, and gave them exclusive charge of the Inquisition.

James Berardinelli of ReelViews gave Generations two and a half stars out of four, saying: " Despite a reasonably original story line, familiar characters, first rate special effects, and the hallmark meeting between Captains Kirk and Picard, there's something fundamentally dissatisfying about movie.

This use of Shinto gave Japanese patriotism a special tint of mysticism and cultural introversion, which became more pronounced as time went on.

Rookie wide receiver Tim Dwight gave the team a great special teams attack, gaining a total of 1, 236 yards and scoring a touchdown on kickoff and punt returns.

In an essay supporting the selection of The Rock, Roger Ebert, who was strongly critical of most of Bay's later films, gave the film a 3 1 / 2 out of four stars, calling it " an action picture that rises to the top of the genre because of a literate, witty screenplay and skilled craftsmanship in the direction and special effects.

On 10 October 1991 ( ten days before the general elections of 20 October 1991 ) the ANAP government of Prime Minister Mesut Yılmaz gave special permissions to five prominent businessmen ( who had close links to the government ) to establish their own small-scale private banks.

I remember his speaking indignantly to me of the budget of 1874 as “ That socialistic budget of Northcote's ,” merely because of the special relief which it gave to the poorer class of income-tax payers.

The History Channel, in a special that aired on February 21, 2001, noted that Virginia gave the original letter to a granddaughter, who pasted it in a scrapbook.

The Second World Summit on the Knowledge Society, held in Chania, Crete, in September 2009, gave special attention to the following topics:

After extensive lobbying, the Government of Florida created the Reedy Creek Improvement District, a special government district that essentially gave the Disney Company the standard powers and autonomy of an incorporated city.

In the DVD commentary for the 33⅓ Revolutions Per Monkee TV special — originally broadcast April 14, 1969 — Dolenz noted that Nesmith gave Tork a gold watch as a going-away present, engraved " From the guys down at work ".

A 1978 state law designed by Illinois Democrats gave the Mayor the power to appoint to fill vacancies in the City Council rather than holding special elections.

Poe gave up on the university after a year, and, not feeling welcome in Richmond, especially when he learned that his sweetheart Royster had married Alexander Shelton, he traveled to Boston in April 1827, sustaining himself with odd jobs as a clerk and newspaper writer.

When Patel returned to Delhi, thousands of Congressmen gave him a resounding welcome.

When she finally arrived at about 8: 15 p. m., a crowd of 300, 000 people gave her an emotional welcome at the Sunnyside waterfront.

Genevieve, the inhabitants gave them a rousing welcome.

It has been rumored that Gambino personally gave Lucchese $ 30, 000 as a " welcome gift " that same day.

His cousin Gian Gastone de ' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, was named his co-tutor and despite Charles being the default heir of Gian Gastone, the Grand Duke still gave him a warm welcome.

The locals gave to the delegation a warm welcome, which included waving of the newly adopted Georgian national flag with its five crosses.

PC Gamer U. S. gave the game its " Editor's Choice " rating at 90 %, stating that " One of the greatest RTS franchises of all time returns to glory ", while PC Gamer UK gave it a more reserved rating of 82 %, stating that it was " A welcome, but limited, return.

New York gave him a tumultuous welcome.

The Emperor gave him a grand welcome in Warangal and restored Nellore throne to Manumasiddhi.

When the new king, after his coronation at Reims, entered Paris, Giles gave the address of welcome in the name of the university, insisting on justice as the most important virtue of a king.

Barbara Lawton gave a welcome introduction via video.

This gave the Mamelukes a welcome pretext to rid themselves of him.

Premiere magazine's Glenn Kenny gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, " the picture is a nice return to form for Ivory and company, as well as a welcome stretch for Kate Hudson, whose luminous talents, I fear, are going to be hidden under bushels of stupid Hollywood romantic comedies for the foreseeable future ".

In 1559, Bayezid arrived in Iran where Tahmasp gave him a warm welcome.

In late September or October 1629, Baltimore arrived in Jamestown, where the Virginians, who suspected him of designs on some of their territory and vehemently opposed Catholicism, gave him a cool welcome.

" He also praised Lord Jenkins for his work and gave the recommendations a cautious welcome, pointing out in particular that change would help address the " complete absence of Conservative representation in Scotland ", a reference to the then most recent election in which the Conservatives failed to win a single seat in Scotland, despite winning 17. 5 % of the Scottish vote.

Entertainment Weekly gave the film an " A -" rating, saying, " The investment is optimistic and wise ; Sky Captain is a gorgeous, funny, and welcome novelty ".

Although many Johor politicians still held a critical opinion of Sultan Ibrahim over the treaties with MacMichael, the UMNO delegates gave him a rousing welcome when he arrived at the palace.

It is unlikely that the Wurundjeri people would have understood this transfer of land or agreed to it if they had, but, as Percival Serle wrote, " No doubt the blankets, knives, tomahawks, etc., that he gave them were very welcome ".

Megatron was the only gladiator who gave Orion a warm welcome.

On the same occasion the Mayor of Mount Vernon read out and gave him a special welcome citation.

Of the reunion and recent shows, Penney said: " The reunion shows have gone down well and the fans gave us a massive welcome back so we wanted to do something different for them and play the album that made it happen for us.