How To Use Augur In A Sentence

It was the 747 that inaugurated the age of mass air travel.
The new President will be inaugurated on January 20.
As if to presage that there is a new dawn in the world, with the inauguration of President Barack Obama, the strong winds coming from the Sub-Sahara have manifested themselves in the form of what Ghana typically knows as the harmattan season. Accra by Day & Night
English pastoral was inaugurated by Spenser's verse eclogues in The Shepheardes Calendar and further developed in The Arcadia, a prose romance by Sidney.
The work, epic in its tendencies, belongs to the category of burlesque compositions in macaronic verse (that is in a jargon, made up of Latin words mingled with Italian words, given a Latin aspect), which had already been inaugurated by Tifi Odasi in his "Macaronea", and which, in a measure, marks a continuance of the goliardic traditions of the Middle Ages. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI

Only the bishops have retained the augurial staff, called the crosier; which was the distinctive mark of the dignity of augur; so that the symbol of falsehood has become the symbol of truth. A Philosophical Dictionary
I suspect I've already inaugurated this new era with my previous post.
I. Elect and appoint the chairman or members of the presidium of inaugural meeting.
Despite the substantial contributions he had made to topology by this time, Brouwer chose to give his inaugural professorial lecture on intuitionism and formalism.
The moon landing inaugurated a new era in space exploration.
That does not augur well. Times, Sunday Times
It would partly explain why employment has been unexpectedly strong and productivity apparently so weak, and would augur well for future jobs growth. Times, Sunday Times
His first inaugural address went up to 45 per 1,000. The Times Literary Supplement
Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.
But the auguries for the future are more ambiguous.
Does this augur disaster for our team?
The classic period of the first cold war runs from 1947 through the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, which finally inaugurated an era of detente.
All this may look democratic, but in 300 he opposed the admission of plebeians to the two main priestly colleges (pontifices and augures) and on two occasions attempted to secure the election of an all-patrician college.
Ne fit inter vos qui filium fuum aut iiliam igne com - burat, qui fortilegia exerceat, aftrologus, augur, ve - neficus, II. ferpentum conjurator, eonfulens py - thones, fatidicus, necromantes. Pentateuchus ex recensione textus hebraei et versionum antiquarum latine versus notisque philologicis [microform]
I chaired her inaugural meeting: health visitors, lawyers, saleswomen, cleaners, police officers; they all came. Times, Sunday Times
With Maria Schneider in her eighth Thanksgiving weekend and the Pizzarelli-Peplowski pow-wow in its sixth, Birdland may be trying to inaugurate a holiday tradition of its own. Music With All the Fixings
Columbia University has electronic archives of the inaugural addresses of the presidents.
Is Teucer called auspex, as taking the auspices, like an augur, or as giving the auspices, like a god? The Odes and Carmen Saeculare of Horace
The company's sales figures for the first six months augur well for the rest of the year.
In one promising sign, the government last week announced that it will inaugurate a new trade policy in May that will lower tariffs for a wide range of products over the next five years.
This augurs well for our continuing expansion in the future.
And one of Australia's leading native Australian cuisine chefs will host the inaugural lemon myrtle recipe cook-off, and Howard will judge the bake-off, ‘she said.’
It did augur well for the Premier League. Times, Sunday Times
The end of the War of 1812 with Britain inaugurated decades of peaceful economic growth, with new roads and canals opening the eastern seaboard to easier and speedier travel.
Jennifer Lopez, in a strapless dress and an upswept hairstyle, waved from a balcony to admirers on the floor of Union Station at the Latino Inaugural Gala on Sunday night. Life of the Party: Latin Flair in Washington - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
The ancient soothsayers looked to birds for auguries -- the birds upon the wing were the flexion of her soul. MR GOLIGHTLY'S HOLIDAY
But most presidential inaugurals are not very good.
He was inaugurated on April 27, 1999 for a 5-year term.
And so I wrote my own inaugural address and I had these kind of sempre Sousa marches I would play to rev myself up, and then I'd -- would go off and I would give this talk. Confessions of a White House Ghostwriter: Five Presidents and other Political Adventures
Since when had Jaws, the film that inaugurated the summer blockbuster, been regarded as cult fodder?
The renewed violence this week hardly augurs well for smooth or peaceful change.
The renewed violence this week hardly augurs well for smooth or peaceful change.
Inaugural activities were in full swing Saturday despite the cold.
The inaugural address has been characterized as a suasive message that presidents craft to establish their national leadership.
In reality, Sullivan's decision to sign Elvis augured a profound change in American taste. John W. Whitehead: Elvis Presley: Down Lonely Street at the Heartbreak Hotel
Judd's thesis augured the inevitable evolution of Modern art into pure formalism and object-ness.
West Indies won the inaugural Test 13 years ago, but had to rely on some unsportsmanlike tactics to avoid defeat five years ago.
Unquestionably, if ever the halter was a fit instrument for ridding the earth of monsters, it is in the case of these murderous, fiendish traitors, who inaugurated and guided this colossal and gory treason. An Address in Commemoration of the Re-Establishment of the National Flag at Fort Sumter.
The inauguration will be followed by cultural events where at least 50 colleges are expected to participate.
It is hard to read the auguries, so complex is this interplay of deception, self-deception, bluster and bluff.
His inauguration cost roughly $ 44 million. Do the math.
In some southern areas of China they are made in the shape of the gold and silver ingots (yuan bao) that were used as money in ancient China; this augurs good fortune as well as good eating.
Many passengers found the inaugural non-stop flights more convenient and expressed their wish for regular direct flights between Shanghai and Taipei.
The European Community inaugurated the Single European Market in 1993.
If some on the wilder fringes of society have their way, he will be lucky to survive until his inauguration in January. The Sun
The modern inaugural speech, with the world looking on, is so much bigger than it was. Times, Sunday Times
This is the first indication that he is going to be the first president to deliver a partisan stump speech as his inaugural address. Times, Sunday Times
Around 120 attended their inaugural meeting last month. Times, Sunday Times
Initial feedback from participants was very positive and augurs well for the future of a great event.
The European Community inaugurated the Single European Market in 1993.
That seemingly casual remark inaugurated a six-week period during which I played the most consistently good golf I've ever played.
Simultaneously, President Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugurated U.S. rearmament, with emphasis on aircraft.
It has been enshrined in the holidaymakers' hall of fame since the 1971 inauguration of Walt Disney World in Orlando.
He brought in also the augural science of his country, which had been only partially known before. The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic
He said: 'It does not augur well in building the very foundations of society. Times, Sunday Times
Despite a spirited effort from HMS Tireless the submariners lost the inaugural match but they are already looking forward to a return match and the chance to level the score.
Jennifer Lopez, in a strapless dress and an upswept hairstyle, waved from a balcony to admirers on the floor of Union Station at the Latino Inaugural Gala on Sunday night. Life of the Party: Latin Flair in Washington - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
One criticism of the president's inaugural is that it was a nice speech, but that his credibility is zero: no one believes anything he says.
Peter the Great's notorious visit to London in 1698 inaugurated the new century in a diplomatic, economic and cultural manner.
No, I still didn't look up the word "auguries" but I imagine it means the various and diverse occasions of innocence. A New Respect for William Blakes' Auguries of Innocence
The looming spectres raised by her mother’s information, the wearing sense of being over-weighted in the race, were driving her to a Hamlet-like fantasticism and defiance of augury; moreover, she was abroad. The Hand of Ethelberta
Recent months, however, have seen the inauguration of two new large and highly professional contemporary art spaces.
The monastery was formally inaugurated by His Holiness on March 31, 1985.
In 1989, when I accompanied the Houston Grand Opera's production of Show Boat to the Middle East (where it participated in the inaugural season of the new Cairo Opera House), the cultural exchange was facilitated by the joint efforts of the United States Information Agency (USIA), Egypt's Ministry of Culture, and Marriott Hotels & Resorts. George Heymont: The Fabulous Invalid Clings to Life
Behind the scenes they are planning and plotting well before inauguration day. Times, Sunday Times
No rest for the elected, not with economic infirmity set to color the Obama presidency from day one and a need to address the psychological and policy aspects of the financial crisis as quickly and as much as any uninaugurated leader can. President-Elect in Name,
He pursues the rest; and the games are alike, except that in "catch" he who is to be made "it" must be caught and held by him who is "it," whereas in "tag" a touch is sufficient to transfer the responsibility, and inaugurate the new choragus. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866
The official website of vssmedical college & hospital, burla. inaugurated by CM OF ORISSA, Shri Naveen Patnaik was born on October 16, 1946 at Cuttack, Orissa to Shri Biju Patnaik and Smt. Gyan Patnaik. WN.com - Articles related to Odisha trade delegation visiting Silicon Valley
This augurs well for dialogue and understanding.
The inauguration of medical therapy for treating erectile dysfunction followed the discovery in 1982.
The track record against their pool A rivals does not augur well. Times, Sunday Times
The company's sales figures for the first six months augur well for the rest of the year.
People hoped that the new government would inaugurate a period of change.
It was the earliest important building in which the pointed arch (croisée d'ogive) was used in the chapels of the deambulatory, thus inaugurating this wonderful invention of the The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip
The show, which was inaugurated on Wednesday, will go on till Sunday.
Following the presidential election results, on January 2002, he was inaugurated President of the Republic of Zambia.
It seemed to augur a new phase in American foreign policy.
However, shortly after his inauguration, the coverage changed considerably.
He was formally inaugurated on June 23 in Beijing, replacing the former chief executive Tung-Chee Hwa, who resigned in March.
An antique chair that was needlepointed by duPont raised $15,000 at the inaugural Thoroughbred Charities Auction held in the Moelis's living room.
The move augurs disaster for pastoralism in the sub-continent, it is a mode of violence against the lives and livelihoods of several thousand rural households.
In January, he delivered the benediction at the President's inauguration.
And it's scary to think how much more can go wrong before Inauguration Day.
Similar to the inaugural event in Beijing two years ago, the exposition in Shanghai also featured a wide range of exhibitions on world soccer.
Conversely, some of Oudolf's perennials are chic enough for Sissinghurst, the cultish Kentish garden made by Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson — especially a wine-dark variety of scabiosa, or pincushion flower, that bloomed on the High Line during this spring's inaugural festivities. Up in the Park
This is a remarkable and welcome achievement that augurs well for the industry.
FDR’s move, which came 5 days after he was inaugurated, is heralded as saving the run on the Banks. Think Progress » More Americans have a ‘favorable’ opinion of the IRS than of the Tea Party.
This," exclaimed he, "if I mistake not, augurs well; the porpoise is a fat, well-conditioned fish, a burgomaster among fishes; his looks betoken ease, plenty, and prosperity; I greatly admire this round fat fish, and doubt not but this is a happy omen of the success of our undertaking. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8
The key to her stance is her conviction that no utterance can inaugurate an exchange in which it could ensure a return on its speculation: What pledge would guarantee you for me if/I were so generously to set you free? Tragedy and the War of the Aesthetic
There is little demand for astrologers, because their auguries have no practical value.
This in augural lecture was given at 5.30 pm on Wednesday 11th January at the WolfsonLecture Theatre, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, QueenSquare, London. Archive 2006-01-01
A brace of dead geese, embodying the classical Roman method of augury, act as an image of mortality.
His 1945 inauguration was right at the cusp of the critical events that put an end to World War II.
an exaugural message
Appropriately, with his head veiled he had the omens taken on the Capitoline Hill, accompanied by augurs and priests, and received the requested signs.
The biggest events of 2003's inaugural festival, the demolition derby/burn-out contest, will be returning to Sunday afternoon at the fairgrounds.
He pledged that his administration would defend the principle of states' rights, which augured poorly for civil rights enforcement.
In Hannover, fireworks marked the inauguration of the AWD arena.
On 17 May 1928, a small aircraft, leased at five shillings per mile, took off on the inaugural flight of the Flying Doctor.
The private view of the inaugural exhibition in the new Arts Centre provided the first event of their calendar for 1992.
Next, there was Iran-Contra when St. Ronnie let ollie north run the government and make illegal deals with the Iranians (who had just recently releases 44 American is had held hostage for over a year, even keeping them longer at Reagan's request so he'd look good when they got released during his inauguration) and used the money to supply arms to the Contras, who wanted to overthrow the legitimately elected gov of Nicaraugua. Obama touts financial reform, says GOP stance 'deceptive'
Whenever you so much as mention the idea of an Obama presidency to one of them, they become almost aphasic with inchaoate fear -- it's like they believe that the day he's inaugurated a vast secret army of gigantic black men will be unleashed for a Satanic orgy of rape and pillage and murder directed particularly toward old white women. Poll: Obama Struggling With Older Women
That does not augur well. Times, Sunday Times
It's an understatement to say that I'm gratified by the response generated by the inaugural podcast.
A confirmation of this augury is the fact that the cast of the community became decidedly more Fourieristic before it disbanded; and it is not impossible that another generation might have decolorized and seriously deformed human existence among them. A Study Of Hawthorne
In 1961, the Kennedy family hosted a private inaugural celebration at the Roumanian, renting out the entire restaurant for 350 guests. Restaurant owner, outlet mall executive
A new centre for research on toxic waste was inaugurated today at Imperial College.
The person most responsible for Obama's look: Chicago boutique owner Ikram Goldman, the first lady's style "consigliere," who ordered up the Jason Wu inaugural gown and a number of other designer ensembles. Michelle Obama's "Everyday Icon" style and the other woman behind the clothes
The Gaikwar, whose state processions were gorgeous to a wonder, occasionally inaugurated spectacles like those of the old Roman arena, and we hear of fights between various wild animals. The Life of Sir Richard Burton
The inauguration went well
They are also auguries of the future: what was won for women and for racial and ethnic minorities will surely be won, in the lifetimes of some of us, for gay and lesbian couples.
So the auguries are mixed for the latest exercise in consultation politics.
They very kindly invited my sister and myself to the inauguration.
The data augur well for consumer spending and the economy in general. Times, Sunday Times
The company's sales figures for the first six months augur well for the rest of the year.
People hoped that the new government would inaugurate a period of change.
The elimination of these Christians, the augur would claim, could restore his divining powers and help the emperor.
A stunningly colourful inauguration service marked the enthronement of the 97th Archbishop of York at the city's Minster yesterday in a ceremony which broke from traditions dating back more than 1,200 years.
Josh C. says the judges value imagination and, in a spectacular burst of unimaginativeness that does not augur well he's purchased a cat post, a doggie bed, and an umbrella covered with puppies to be the base of his design. Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking Recap: Project Runway, Episode 2 "My Pet Project"
From No. v on it was an enormous success, and inaugurated monthly shilling numbers as a method of publishing new fiction.
How coincidental is it that it falls on the eve of the inauguration of our first black president? To Have a Dream
Some Honor Guard members will escort dignitaries at the inauguration and the White House reviewing stand.
Most inaugural speeches disappear as soon as they are delivered. Times, Sunday Times
The building is likely to be inaugurated on June 30.
The movement of troops augurs ill for the peace of the area.
Once the BF-1 has completed its inaugural flight, the US Department of Defense is expected to release funding for the purchase of six F-35B aircraft for the US Marine Corps.
Plans are being developed for the inaugural festivities to celebrate the history and spirit of Keighley.
In his inaugural address, Obama appealed for "a new era of responsibility," bemoaned "greed and irresponsibility" and "failure to make hard choices. LifeNews.com Pro-Life Headlines
Ronald Reagan reluctantly canceled his inaugural parade in 1985 when the chill factor dropped well below zero, endangering the marchers.
The track record against their pool A rivals does not augur well. Times, Sunday Times
Mitsubishi Motors Club was inaugurated in May 1990 and now has a membership of 2,300.
The custom of Open House was inaugurated by George Washington during his first term as President.
Reagan wanted some briefings in Washington before he was inaugurated.
On the grassy grounds below was the area where the president came for the inauguration of Nelson Mandella.
I tried to recall what it was about his demeanor or statements that augured this rejection, but could not find any clues.
This, in some ways, is the best time George W. Bush or any president will have to set his tone, make his mark, set his agenda, and I think the fact that this agreement was reached to take this off the table was actually a very nice preinaugural gift to the new president. CNN Transcript - Special Event: Washington, D.C. is Ready for Inauguration Ceremony - January 20, 2001
He said that both sides' willingness to talk augured well for a peaceful outcome.
To be sure, an inaugural address is not the occasion for a president to list the details of his legislative agenda.
It launches two new liners next year and if your suggestion is chosen, you win a berth on the ship 's inaugural voyage. The Sun
For the inaugural event, the dancers' lithe bodies were swathed in white.
It is an augur of disturbing family traumas to come, real and imagined. The Times Literary Supplement
The company's sales figures for the first six months augur well for the rest of the year.
He now faces a new challenge of explaining his vision to the country and to the world in his second inaugural address.
An indication of times to come was evident in the procession that marked the inauguration.
It said: 'This does not augur well for winter when demand pressures will mount. The Sun
In order to perfect my knowledge of oncogenic viruses, I moved from Carshalton to Glasgow where a new Institute of Virology had been recently inaugurated, headed by a remarkable virologist, Michael Stocker, and where many high-ranking visitors, among them Renato Dulbecco, were spending sabbatical years. Luc Montagnier - Autobiography
Reuters Aung San Suu Kyi, center, and National League for Democracy party leader Tin Oo cut a ribbon during a ceremony to inaugurate their party's new signboard Monday at the NLD's head office in Yangon. Dissident's Candidacy Shows Shift in Myanmar
They have managed to track down details from as far back as 1906 but would like to hear from anyone who can date the inaugural event further back than that.
The president - elect will be inaugurated in February.
He will be inaugurated as president in January.
The closure of the Metal Gallery in 2004, only a year after its inauguration, demonstrates all too clearly this lack of visibility.
an inaugural ball
The disaffected mugger and the enraged cuckold were despised as lowbrows; the true craftsmen of murder inaugurated ever more elaborate schemes.
Growing public opposition to the program led newly inaugurated president Richard Nixon to suspend deployment until further studies were completed.
Walpole inaugurated the tradition in the hope that the lifelike solidity of realism might be reconciled with the imaginative range of romance.
At the ceremony speakers referred to the importance and significance of inaugurating the preparatory committee.
sectionalism," the identical pretext upon which the South inaugurated its rebellion against his Administration four years afterwards: Abraham Lincoln, a History — Volume 02
Congrats on having some posts in the augural edition, Cath! Praxis: new blog carnival
Initially it seemed unlikely that this stern, aloof, and unpopular general would be the person to inaugurate a democratic tradition.
This is the first indication that he is going to be the first president to deliver a partisan stump speech as his inaugural address. Times, Sunday Times
Indeed, children in the family setting may hear similar invocations and benedictions at inaugurals and other public ceremonies.
Various designs were impressed on brass buttons - the new president's initials, a chain linking the states' initials, and an eagle and sunrise design that George Washington is reputed to have worn at his inauguration.
Recently I had the privilege of inaugurating 45 new upgraded Thanas.
But the fact that there are young men and women in India prepared to dedicate their creative energies to this sort of publishing augurs well.
These are not convincing auguries of a great film.
Do we have some polls that have kind of augured into that aspect of it? CNN Transcript Sep 10, 2004
The auguries for such reforms are not good, and further urban unrest remains in prospect.
Then he devoted his entire inaugural address to that subject.
The kind of political change augured by Mr. Park's rise spells trouble for U.S. interests. Is South Korea Headed for Trouble?
They claimed to be unfazed by our Midwest sunbake during their inaugural State Fair visit. DesMoinesRegister.com - NEWS
But, symbolically, he inaugurates three centuries of amazing progress in explaining how nature works and in harnessing these discoveries.
The renewed violence this week hardly augurs well for smooth or peaceful change.
The Violin Concerto starts off, for instance, with dissonant sustained chords auguring a foray into some atonal world of austerity and gray shadings.
I heard John Harbison, who in addition to his composing, is president of the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, tell this story: the Fund got a call from the Bush inaugural committee, who wanted to do an arrangement of "Fanfare for the Common Man" for heraldic trumpets (you know, the kind you always see in movies about the Roman Empire — hmmm). Synchronicity
Royal Navy minesweepers have been competing for the award of excellence since the 1970s when it was inaugurated by the original sponsors, Thomson Marconi Sonar Ltd.
Its inaugural major exhibition displays the works of ten contemporary artists from Colombia. Times, Sunday Times
Edward Ayers, president of the University of Richmond, deejayed at his 2008 inauguration party. College presidents taste life outside their offices
The Bridge School opened its doors in 1987 thanks to funds raised at the previous year's inaugural Bridge School Benefit Concert. 22 years later, the school is a recognized leader in augmentative and alternative communication. Shawn Amos: The Beautiful Sound of Musicians and Philanthropy
Madrid Mayor and ruling party bigwigs have consented to participate in the inaugural ceremony.
Although all kings seemingly passed through a ritual inauguration - the evidence is less clear-cut for Wales than elsewhere - only the English kings were anointed with holy oil in the style of the main western European monarchies.
In addition to inaugurating a new era of news, PointCast is pioneering an innovative way to advertise on the Net.
Last year, he was tapped by then President-elect Barack Obama to give a prayer at a preinauguration event. Boston.com Top Stories
If some on the wilder fringes of society have their way, he will be lucky to survive until his inauguration in January. The Sun
The end of the cold war inaugurated a new period, where non-Westerners were no longer the helpless recipients of Western power, but now counted amongst the movers of history.
Inaugurated in the 1930s to raise money for Irish hospitals, the sweepstakes was based on the outcome of horse races.
The European Community inaugurated the Single European Market in 1993.
The date is Friday 2nd April and all who attended last year's inaugural event will recall the outstanding success of the night.
The augural ceremony will held at 1p. m and Barrister Dr. Shahida Jameel will be chief guest of the function. According to the notification of the Education Department Punjab, all
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her Indonesian counterpart Marty Natalegawa met Friday at the State Department for the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Indonesia Joint Commission.
The official state inauguration is taking place several blocks away in the Congress.
Lee does not reckon that much concrete will emerge from the summit but, she adds, ‘I am certain it will augur a new mood in North Korea.’
The changes that he inaugurated relied upon him having considerable control over his shadow cabinet.
His stubbornness was taken by the augurs to signify the eternal nature of the boundaries of the Roman state.
It has even created a kind of ideology, of which other countries have competed to partake: just look at the eagerness with which Australian coaches have been headhunted and academies inaugurated.
Beyond giving vent to frustrations at a relationship gone seriously awry, such rhetoric augurs a troubled future.

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