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Washington, a state in the United States, was named in honour of one of the greatest American presidents.

The beautiful Huanpu River outside, now just flows across our windows of this hotel, was also named in honour of him.

I gave him a special present in honour of him.

But the most solemn celebration in honour of this saint was always that of his Nativity , preceded until recently by a fast.

THE more enthusiastic are calling it a "hibiscus revolution" , in honour of both Malaysia's national flower and the Arab awakening.

In May 1908 she organized church services in honour of her mother in Grafton, W. Virginia, and in Philadelphia where the family had lived.

The emperor Xiaowen is said to have ordered the construction of a temple, deep in a mountain forest, in honour of a wandering Indian monk.

On Tuesday the former supermodel-turned-pop singer was in Venice with her family for a concert in honour of her late father.

His parents felt it a great honour to be asked to speak at the meeting held in honour of the school's birthday.

and then retired to my own room, and there spent in solitude the greatest part of the half-holiday granted in honour of the occasion.

Named by Queen Victoria in honour of her late husband, the V&A now houses 3000 years worth of art and design from all over the world.

It was such a serious battle that all the soldiers bit the dust. The natives dedicated a monument in honour of them.

The best known of all these is the beautiful Taj Mahal, a tomb built by an emperor in honour of his beloved wife.

56He sang this song in honour of the heroes who risked their lives to save the children.

Here, we review the work of Hebb and its lasting influence on neuroscience in honour of the 2004 centenary of his birth.

The admiral drained his cup in honour of the queen at a banquet given on her birthday.

e. g. It is only a dance in honour of her birthday.

The first was the lord mayor's banquet at Guildhall last Monday, in honour of his predecessor.

In honour of your moving out of the twenties, we are giving you a marvelous birthday party .

This plant is formally known as Victoria amazonica: it was named in honour of the newly crowned Queen Victoria in 1837.

A special ceremony is to be held tonight in honour of those excellent scientists.

She was given two Nobel prizes in honour of her research.

MICHAEL JACKSON's three young children are planning to make a speech in honour of their late father at a memorial concert in October .

But if they insist on having a ceremony in honour of you, I don't think you can stop them from doing it.

The church had lately been decorated on the occasion of a great ceremony in honour of St . Peter .

By 1911 observances in honour of mothers were held in every state of the United States.

The dinner was given in honour of the new president of the company.

They will also be participatory - as Mr. Johnson announced this week, community sports grounds will get a huge upgrade in honour of 2012.

The Yashin Award for the best goalkeeper is named in honour of the late goalkeeper Lev Yashin (USSR).

Madame Curie named it polonium in honour of her native country .

He fell asleep during a service in honour of Martin Luther King at a church in Harlem ( "Bill has a dream" , quipped the New York Post).

It is only a dance in honour of my birthday.

SW: At the reception probably the Prime Minister will welcome you and speeches will be made in honour of you.

Flags were hung out in honour of the state visit.

A production in honour of healthcare workers at the battle frontline against SARS or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.

In honour of her motherland, she named it polonium.

This is said to be the reason why the Greeks gave wreath of laurel to the winners of games held in honour of Apollo .

The members of the committee gave a banquet in honour of the foreign delegation yesterday afternoon.

for I mean to propose that each of us in turn, going from left to right, shall make a speech in honour of Love.

Sereno said Kriegstein agreed to donate the fossil remains to science if the species was named in honour of his father, Roman.

In honour of the Olympic Games kicking off this evening I thought I'd look back at Sydney's games.

Unmarried women were allowed to take part in their own competition at a separate festival in honour of the wife of the Greek god Zeus.

The big cable car by the railway station is even named in honour of the Prince of Wales.

His funeral was shown on television and millions of Americans watched as people marched through Atlanta in honour of Dr King.

Nine girls were offered every year, in honour of the nine girls buried at the city gates.

The memorial meeting held on Friday climaxed a series of memorial activities in honour of this great person.

It is only a party in honour of Li Mei's birthday.

They put up a monument in honour of those killed in battle .

Commemorative activities in honour of some other leaders also sometimes smacked of the cult of personality.

They held a state funeral in honour of the statesman.

We've named the baby after you, ie given him your first name in honour of you.

Why does the Church also establish feasts in honour of our Blessed Mother and the saints?

in honour of This monument was erected in honour of the Queen.

The monument was built in honour of the dead in the war.

It may be noted that ceremonies in honour of Cybele began some 250 years before Christ was born.

The Manned Spacecraft Centre, which opened there in 1963, was renamed the Johnson Space Centre in 1973 in honour of its political patron.

This party is in honour of my grandpa's birthday.

They had a banquet in honour of the visiting president.

The 'Estadio Jornalista Mario Filho' name was chosen in honour of a famous Brazilian sports journalist.

We asked eight leading writers what items they would donate to the museum in honour of their own lost loves.

We shall have a whole holiday in honour of his birthday.

They held a banquet in honour of the president.

Now, every year, millions of people take part in a run to raise money in honour of what Terry Fox set out to do.

The monument was erected in honour of the soldiers who died for the country.

We had a heated discussion in honour of their heroic deed.

In honour of several special things that happened today (in history). . .

The spokesman make the speech in honour of the president.

We are going to give a welcome meeting in honour of Mr. clark who come to Japan the other day.

It was code-named Hannibal in honour of Carthaginian general who invaded the Roman Empire in the third century BC.

A celebration was held in honour of the Party's birthday.

I' ll drink his health in honour of its being Christmas Day.

In honour of the World Cup, Britain's most luxurious bus stop has been given a football-themed makeover .

A ceremony was held in honour of those killed in battle.

We shall have a whole holiday in honour of our father's birthday.

There's a party tonight in honour of our new president.

They gave a banquet in honour of the visiting mayor.

We celebrate Mother's Day in honour of our mothers.

An evening party was given in honour of our guests.

Over a hundred people went to the dinner party in honour of the senior professor.

A ceremony in honour of those killed in battle.

We celebrate Teachers' Day every year in honour of teachers.

It is sacrificed in honour of the wedding celebration.

They are commemorative coins, one in honour of the world famous giant pandas.

We have this party in honour of the famous artist.

I really love her. I've titivated in honour of the date.

A dinner was given in honour of the delegation.

This monument was built in honour of the Queen.

Men wrote poems and songs in honour of women and their purity.

Shall we give a dinner for (in honour of) the delegation?

A monument was built in honour of their heroic deeds.

They held a party in honour of the model workers.

as people marched through Atlanta in honour of Dr King.

Durga- puja ( "homage to DurgaT), Asvina S. 7-10, is special to Bengal, in honour of the destructive and creative goddess Durga. "

There is a party tonight in honour of our new headmaster.

We held a banquet in honour of the chairman.

There is a party tonight in honour of our new president.

today we are having a party in honour of our guest.

A memorial meeting was held in honour of Dr Bethune.

They held a party in honour of the guests.

There is a party tonight in honour of our new manager.

This run takes place ever year in honour of Terry Fox.

Many people attended the party in honour of the new manager.

I've titivated in honour of the date.

We are planning a party in honour of the guests.

There is a party tonight in honour of the new chairman.

A monument was made in honour of the little hero.

I have cooked a special meal in honour of our visitors.

We have a party in honour of the famous artist.

eg. It is my pleasure to unveil this plaque in honour of the great man who was born here.

was erected in honour of the martyrs who died for our country.

It was in honour of that last lesson that he had put on his fine Sunday clothes;

Excerpt from Academy Tribute to Gregory Peck: Cecilia Peck's heart-warming speech in honour of her father

He arranged dinners and suppers in honour of it, and obviously tried to be cheerful;

Madrid, Spain: Musicians play next to a giant puppet during San Isidro festival celebrations, held in honour of Madrid's patron saint

The greeting given, the music played In honour of each household name,

Professor Kemp suggests that Leonardo used vellum here because the portrait was intended to adorn a book of poetry in honour of the sitter;

Music and Theatre: Essays in Honour of Winton Dean

In honour of teachers on the occasion of Teacher's Day

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