However, in 1778 Gluck turned down an offer to compose the inaugural opera for La Scala in Milan ; upon the suggestion of Joseph II and with the approval of Gluck, Salieri was offered the commission, which he gratefully accepted.

He was surprised to hear them offer $ 10, 000, ($ 202, 000 USD 2010 ) which he gratefully accepted.

Although these latter conclusions were not substantiated by Zoroastrian tradition, at the time Haug's interpretation was gratefully accepted by the Parsis of Bombay since it provided a defense against Christian missionary rhetoric, particularly the attacks on the Zoroastrian idea of an uncreated Evil that was as uncreated as God was.

The correspondence shows that Wilder sometimes adamantly refused to accept some of her daughter's suggestions, and at other times gratefully accepted them.

As time passes, this controversy may fade as the usage becomes increasingly accepted, especially since adverbs such as " mercifully ," " gratefully ," and " thankfully " are similarly used.

Her offer was gratefully accepted and in early 1953, she established an office at AAUN headquarters.

The girl was taken to a local church for help in their homeless program, which she gratefully accepted.

Notwithstanding this criticism, the German people, without allowing themselves to be misguided in their judgment regarding the merits of these poets, gratefully accepted his work as a national homage to the subject.

Manuel García, who heard him, offered training which Santley accepted gratefully.

Local hero Reutemann gratefully accepted the lead from Pace.

* Bhakta Shabari, a Nishadha woman that offered Shri Rama and Shri Laxmana her half-eaten ber fruit, which they gratefully accepted when they were searching for Shri Sita Devi in the forest.

United gratefully accepted.

Vibhishana gratefully accepted Yudhisthira's authority and regarded it as " an act of time ".

The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway offered to buy the canal for an annual payment of £ 12, 364, which would give the shareholders a 7 per cent return, and with a further payment of £ 540 per year to fund interest payments on debts, the Canal Company accepted gratefully in 1846.

He made a slight amendment to his part, which Beethoven gratefully accepted, jumping up to say " Noch einmal, mein lieber Bursch!

In addition, an Appreciation Award Reception in held in Washington, D. C. in late May honoring those who have shown that they have gratefully remembered those who gave their lives in the service of our country, and their survivors.

Chamberlain also made a number of speeches to reassure the public, and worked to strengthen bonds between Britain and the self-governing colonies, gratefully receiving imperial contingents from Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

" Again, in the words of a critic, Arthur McCalla, the growth in young-earth creationism occurred not only because modern fundamantalists were more ignorant than in previous generations, but also because young-earth creationism " better defended a plain-sense reading of the inerrant Bible than did the old-Earth creationism of Ramm and the earlier Fundamentalists .... Legions of Bible believers responded gratefully to Whitcomb and Morris because their system eliminated once and for all the need for interpretative contortions that twist and bend the words of the Bible in order to reconcile them with the findings of modern science.

The preamble of the Constitution Party platform " gratefully acknowledges the blessing of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as Creator, Preserver and Ruler of the Universe and of these United States ," and supports the Constitutional provision in Article VI, Section 3 that " no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States " and calls on all those who love liberty and value their inherent rights to join with them in the pursuit of their goals.

Ames in Wappin, some account of these printers, or add others to them, or oblige him with what may be useful in this undertaking, the favour will be gratefully acknowledged .’

The ending of " Sunshine and Shadow " was perhaps intended to be self-referential: the farmer facing foreclosure is gratefully rescued by his wife's publishing her secret cache of fiction.

By the second century AD Dunhuang had a population of more than 76, 000 and was a key supply base for caravans that passed through the city: those setting out for the arduous trek across the desert loaded up with water and food supplies, and others arriving from the west gratefully looked upon the mirage-like sight of Dunhuang's walls, which signified safety and comfort.

Steffani visited Italy for the last time in 1727, in which year Handel, who always gratefully remembered the kindness he had received from him at Hanover, once more met him at the palace of Cardinal Ottoboni in Rome.

Thomas Ruddiman, the Scottish scholar, for example, was rescued from a life of obscurity by his encouragement and assistance, and by no one was his memory more gratefully cherished.

Following a guide, and gratefully so, is an excellent way to see all the important places when everything is strange and new.

He spoke for disarmament at the United Nations ; and he introduced a motion to send condolences to Yoko Ono when John Lennon was killed, which the artist gratefully acknowledged when De Jong died in 2011.

However, when Hexham Congregational Church was rebuilt, Dr. Parker presented a beautiful stained glass window, bearing the following inscription: " In ever loving memory of Ann Nesbitt, for twelve years the devoted wife of Joseph Parker, Minister of the City Temple, London, this window is reverently and gratefully erected by the man whose life she did so much to mould ".

And I now cheerfully and gratefully acknowledge my indebtedness to the officers and men of my command whose zeal, fidelity and unflinching bravery have been the great source of my past success in arms.

In an amusing acceptance speech, perhaps poking fun at some of her long-winded counterparts, Wyman took her statue and said only, " I accept this, very gratefully, for keeping my mouth shut once.

:" We unhappy and unworthy men do give thee most reverent thanks, Almighty God, our heavenly Father, for the victuals which thou hast bestowed on us for the sustenance of the body, at the same time beseeching thee that we may use them soberly, modestly and gratefully.

Cushions and rugs were fetched, on which we gratefully reclined, great carpets were spread over the court, the natives puffed at their narghiles, politely offering them to us, and the famous Khivan bachehs made their entrance.

After the criminal's arrest, one of the victims would gratefully ask, " How can we ever thank you?

Tibbetts gratefully acknowledges the influence his Lions Club seniors had on him and emphasises that he is only one among many like-minded members.

After Lola's father arrives and they explain what happened, Stu gratefully takes them all back to the party, where Ella forgives Lola for lying and the two girls see Carla, who sees them as well and looks upset.

and as graduates gratefully recall, she drew on her purse as well.

Miss Upton spoke gratefully of the response of Spelman graduates and Negro friends in helping to raise the Fund, and their continuing efforts to raise money for greatly needed current expenses.

This new sauce was an instant success, and was gratefully named in honor of its creators.

Of all the churches, their contributions ( which Paul gratefully acknowledges ) are among the only ones he accepts.

His character as a munificent patron of literature-which has made his name a household word-is gratefully acknowledged by the recipients of it and attested by the regrets of the men of letters of a later age, expressed by Martial and Juvenal.

Quickly, the shoot grew into a tall and leafy tree that was laden with heavy breadfruits that Kū's family and neighbors gratefully ate, joyfully saved from starvation.

Irene is apologetic and offers him a job as the family butler, which he gratefully accepts.

The people of Thebes gratefully appointed Oedipus as their king and gave him the recently widowed Queen Jocasta's hand in marriage.

1 The courteous assistance of John E. Martin, esq., town clerk of Sand Lake, in compiling these lists of town officers, is gratefully acknowledged.

In 1897, the Kaiser-Wilhelms-Universität Straßburg gratefully conferred to Petrie the title of doctor honoris causa.

Despite this loss, Humphrey remained well regarded in Minnesota political circles and around the country: he served as president of the National Association of Attorneys General, and in 1996 President Bill Clinton gratefully welcomed him as the state chairperson of his reelection campaign.