7 sentences with 'grant'
Example sentences and phrases with the word grant and other words derived from it.
• « Rome was happy to grant citizenship to local elites who supported Roman rule, and sometimes citizenship could be granted to entire communities on the basis of their loyalty (or simply their perceived usefulness) to Rome. »
• « It was founded in 911 as a land grant to the Viking king Rollo to defend against other Vikings. »
• « The Spanish crown also quickly sought to consolidate its hold on the New World, asking the Pope to grant them everything they needed across the Atlantic. »
• « In Luther's view, the priest was no more than a guide, rather than a guardian who could grant or withhold essential rituals, and the believer should be able to read the Bible directly rather than being forced to submit to the priesthood. »
• « A fellow professor and church member, Johann Eck, publicly debated Luther and forced him to admit that the Pope had the authority to grant indulgences. This, however, led Luther to argue that the pope could be wrong if his position was not authorised by the Bible itself. »
• « The conclusion is that English kings or queens could not force legislators to grant them taxes without having to beg, plead, cajole and bargain. »
• « The French provided material and then actual military aid to the Americans from 1778 onwards, and Britain was finally forced to grant independence to the United States in 1783. »