How To Use Pass on In A Sentence

It's my duty to pass on the tradition of the great Alaskan lead dogs.
Let's hope they pass on the savings to bingo players. The Sun
It would be the sheerest hypocrisy for these same Democrats to give President Obama a pass on such criticism, merely on the grounds that he is of their party. Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- Zombie Attack!
After succeeding in the lab, he began a test in a greenhouse to see if the genetically modified cotton plant would survive and pass on its new trait.
Cost cuts gave companies more money to pass on to employees in the form of higher wages and bonuses, economists said.

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I'm afraid I'll have to pass on that offer of coffee.
If it were not for Willie Horton, I might say give Huckabee a pass on this commutation thing, but turnabout is fair play for the Republicans. HuckPAC coordinator steps down, citing clemency decision
The government has written to ACE asking them to pass on cuts of only 15% to the "frontline" - which it defines as ACE's portfolio of regularly funded organisations. The Guardian World News
For example, if one places a compass on the ground, it spins confusedly without finding a set destination.
If it is found that the hole is nothing to do with the leak then we will pass on the cost to the council.
She asked me to pass on her apologies for being testy in comments threads, which I'm sure are wholly unnecessary in any case.
Dwarves, all wearing brightly coloured pointy hats, hurried pass on all manner of errands.
Tenants remain liable if they pass on their lease.
I'll pass on the fried potato crisp, but take the porridge.
I edged away as far as I could get, finished my chips, and decided that I'd pass on licking my fingers clean.
We're trying to pass on our good luck. Times, Sunday Times
I pass one creperie and one bar, but otherwise signs of post-15th-century life are absent. Times, Sunday Times
Bring in some wise old heads to pass on their knowledge to the next generation. The Sun
The ship's commander refused to pass on even clothes, food and basic necessities to his prisoners.
Nearly everyone would like something to pass on to his descendants, yet there is no inheritable property accumulation in our Social Security system.
The national folklife collection captures the unique heritage in Ireland and is now preserved to pass on to future generations.
The only way to ensure that a tape can be read for retrieval is to perform a second pass on the tape after backup, using a verification routine, or to actually perform a sampling restore.
He had painted the ceiling for the Whitehall Banqueting House, where masques had been performed and through which, in a pointed gesture, Charles I was made to pass on the way to his execution.
If you are a reader of these papers and would like to pass on the tokens, the students would be most appreciative.
This would be a tragedy because the bezoar is a resilient wild species that crosses readily with domestic goats, and it could pass on its genetic inheritance for heat, drought, and cold tolerance: disease resistance; and other survival qualities. 1 Microcattle
Rather they were motivated by nationalist and anti-communist sentiments to pass on information to their handlers.
The roads were built so that two of these wagons could pass on both sides of the roads.
The club had a dropped pass on a flea flicker, a botched fake punt in its own territory and a halfback option pass intercepted in the end zone in its first four games.
They pass on a parasitic worm that grows and grows and then breeds other worms under the skin. Times, Sunday Times
January 2006 European subscriptions surpass one million. Times, Sunday Times
Gay public workers in the state of Victoria will now be able to pass on their pension benefits - called superannuation benefits in Australia - to their same-sex partners thanks to the new law, reports the Daily News
To try to cover all options would be hugely expensive so lawyers pass on the risk to somebody else.
For example, since utilities can largely pass on cost increases, it is not surprising that they are relatively unaffected by fluctuations in inflation. Principles of Corporate Finance
I asked him to pass on my regards and my hopes that life, no matter how short from now on, will be kind to them.
It is essentially just a dumb program spitting out information that it is given to pass on.
I've one or two useful pieces of information to pass on to you.
Seven cars filled with oats and one empty car derailed near an overpass on Sangamon Avenue, Springfield police and the Union Pacific Railroad said.
And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
However, unless you were part of the experience and want to relive the fun, you should probably pass on this one.
Trouble is, sheep can pass on a skin virus called orf. The Sun
Bosses put on the customary sad face and whine about being forced to pass on increases because their own costs have rocketed. The Sun
After the decline and fall of the Roman Empire it fell to the monasteries of Europe to preserve and pass on learning.
We would like to pass on our deepest sympathy to Ken's wife Marjorie.
Pass on the standard gluey pizza or sliced sub, and try to put out more unique and tempting treats, like Chinese dumplings or chicken satay.
The dictionary meaning of "bequeath": 1) to leave (property, etc.) to another by one's will; 2) to hand down, to pass on. Museum Blogs
Don't pass on your passions, to settle in the stale normality. Endure. Strive. Ensure. Anthony Liccione
My media pass only permitted access to the Grandstand, where the dress rules were more relaxed.
We pass on, pausing only a couple of times for me to bump my head on bits of metal protruding from various ladders, down into a room that looks like the snug of a golf-club bar.
Funding for Lending offers banks cheap official funding to pass on as credit to borrowers, including small businesses and homebuyers. Times, Sunday Times
A copyleft license blocks profiteers from copyrighting collaborative software by preemptively copyright-protecting it, and contractually allowing people to freely use and modify it only if they agree to pass on the freedoms given to them. Five words shaping our future
The best advice that I can pass on is to take your chopper on a nice long foreign posting. Times, Sunday Times
The experienced artisan would pass on the tricks of the trade to the apprentice.
Chapter Twelve The next day, we broke camp and, taking the ogre2s horse along, joined the narrow trail of the pass once more, beginning our descent of the mountains through a steep, embanked region where the plants had frozen the night before. Virginity
Su accepted the offer from her alma mater in Taichung, which is now called National Taiwan Sports University, Taichung Campus, because "it has more athletes training for the national teams" and she wants pass on her experience in international competition. Taipei Times
They also argued that the FBI violated Russian law, which strictly forbids un-authorized trespass on hard drives.
Universities do all this but only in addition to our main purpose - to advance the frontiers of knowledge and to pass on that wisdom. Times, Sunday Times
But the end of the 11th series was OK, a niceish woman won, Davina not too awful, outside crowd as ever a little bit worrying, but they'll go home soon and we'll happily see them all again in the Sunshine charity coaches we pass on the Christmas motorways. Rewind TV: Big Brother; The X Factor; Dispatches
There might David Balfour hang, and other lads pass on their errands and think light of him; and old daft limmers sit at a leg - foot and spae their fortunes; and the clean genty maids go by, and look to the other aide, and hold a nose. Catriona
By grots and caverns shagged with horrid shades, nay, in the midst of every tremendous assailant, "might pass on with unblenched majesty," uninjured and invulnerable. Lives of the Necromancers
As part of their August crackdown on drugs, police set up a roadside checkpoint under the overpass on Pratamnak Road on August 12.
This means she can pass on - by non-genetic means - her own oversensitised stress response to her baby.
The fitness of this ‘zygote’ is evaluated and pseudorandom numbers are used to determine whether to pass one of its ‘gametes’ to the next generation.
The dumb village multitudes pass on unchanging; the feel of the spade in the hand is no different for all our talk: good seasons and bad follow each other as of old.
Each knew the other's gifts, each took care not to trespass on the other person's turf.
So if you can't find a runner at a square price to bet against these horses, simply pass on the race entirely.
When people die they pass on their totems to young children, usually a son or grandson.
As mutual societies, they had to pass on the benefits of this investment, and other profitable activities, to their members, the depositors.
I know that my father, the reverend of Bishopdale, would certainly like me to pass on his regards, too.
They pass on hereditary privileges: a mother's rank predetermines that of the daughter.
Wild as the birds in the sun-drenched trees, their children skulked shyly behind the sulky wheels or scuttled for the protection of the woodheap while their parents yarned over cups of tea, swapped tall stories and books, promised to pass on vague messages to Hoopiron Collins or Brumby Waters, and told the fantastic tale of the Pommy jackaroo on Gnarlunga. The Thorn Birds
A minute later the visitors were punished for their miss when Lennon took a pass on the turn and rifled the ball into the right-hand corner to give Monksland the lead.
Friends of the 63-year-old Speaker believe he wants to pass on the constituency to his son, who holds the matching seat in the Scottish Parliament.
Artists and craftsmen learn and master the techniques of their craft and pass on the traditions to their sons and daughters.
In the book, the Olympians pass on their best training, nutritional and motivational tips.
Please pass on our condolences from the other end of the world. PC Bill Barker – Officer Down. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
That means that one aircraft may pass and repass on more than one occasion.
Maitland's The Forms of Action at Common Law (1909) is the classic treatise on trespass quare clausum fregit, trespass vi et armis, trespass on the case, and all those other terms that used to convince many first-year law students to buy copies of Black's Law Dictionary that they never used again. Language and Simplification in Law
It's all about spatial awareness: Those who walk-n-surf tend to weave to and fro, making them impossible to pass on crowded or skinny sidewalks.
FAMILIES face a hike in their energy bills as power giants get set to pass on increases in the price they pay. The Sun
Henceforth he is to fight his way through the storms of life and passion -- to pass onward and upward and at last to rise to 'higher spheres'; and amidst the fierce and insidious assaults of flesh and devil we shall see that he looks for strength and guidance to this Spirit that appeared to him in the blinding vision of living empyreal flame. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust'
Jim: That will involve additional expenses for us, which we'll have to pass on to you as a rate hike.
It's possible to pass on the virus to others through physical contact.
Riders scaled the highest peak of this Tour, the snowcapped Grand-Saint-Bernard pass on the Swiss-Italian border that is 8,113 feet. Astarloza wins Stage 16, Contador holds yellow
Did he not pass on his apprehensions over what was happening to a senior figure in the party at the time?
If you want to create enough wealth to pass on to your children, then you have to invest in financial vehicles that produce long-term value.
But it would be short-sighted simply to lament the mistake and pass on.
He also ordered that they were to desist from causing obstruction to council workers or trespass on council offices.
With internet access heavily restricted, many people relied on ancient mobile phones to pass on the news. Times, Sunday Times
That's to say, his poems build displacement into their structures: they move forward in discrete couplet and triplet units, they offer small bright pleasures and ask us to pass on quickly.
I am not the Leader - God is the real Leader. He calls me at times me to lead, at times to follow or at times to get out of the way. But most of all he calls me to encourage, appreciate, listen to and support GENEROUSLY those around me. I just try my best to pass on to others His inspired will and hope to not mess it up. Tom Krause
Failing to find new ways to identify and pass on knowledge and experience is unthinkable. Times, Sunday Times
Because there is no other way to pass on the experience of 2,000-hour fighter pilots to the new wingmen except to fly them together.
I would fain dwell on each of these honored names, but must pass on to others no less worthy of honor. Art and Handicraft in the Woman's Building of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893
I'm not an assassination buff, so by the time we are delving into the motives and whereabouts of suspects 7 and 8, I'm needily eyeing one of the many cappuccino places we pass on the way to our final destination, Lafayette Square. Reenactors turn history into theater across D.C. area
The string was alleged to be a trespass on the adjoining land. Times, Sunday Times
Matsushita made a considerable effort to pass on his company's legacy to each new recruit.
The overwhelming urge to pass on our cultural DNA perhaps explains why we can be quite so bossy. Times, Sunday Times
For example, since utilities can largely pass on cost increases, it is not surprising that they are relatively unaffected by fluctuations in inflation. Principles of Corporate Finance
“In whichever direction your worship chooses to travel, and to require my services as guide,” answered the palmer; “always premising, you allow me leisure for my devotions at such holy stations as we pass on our route.” Anne of Geierstein
You could pass on your fab freebie to a pal or family member - or just keep it for yourself. The Sun
'What's the capital of Peru?' 'I'll have to pass on that one.'
Money doesn't buy happiness and most of the time the best people are the people that you mob pass on the street everyday.
FAMILIES face a hike in their energy bills as power giants get set to pass on increases in the price they pay. The Sun
A biga is a preferment, a mixture of flour, liquid, and yeast that is allowed extra time to ferment slowly -- long and slow being key elements in the making of good bread -- to build flavor that it will then pass on to the bread when it is mixed into the dough. Archive 2005-01-01
Pass on the Super Bowl and use the money that is being raised as the start for building a new football stadium.
Such considerations affect the way the courts decide on what sentence to pass on the accused.
Worse, on a seriously winding and narrow road, like the one up the Thames coast, I am tailgated by drivers who then pass on blind corners, sounding their horns.
As he lost consciousness his friends put Mr Scoreby into a warming ‘space blanket’ and huddled around him to pass on their body heat.
The large drops leave the spray behind and pass on to hit the target.
With internet access heavily restricted, many people relied on ancient mobile phones to pass on the news. Times, Sunday Times
The training they will pass on involves tactics for boarding and inspecting suspect vessels. The Sun
It has shown itself unable to pass on the faith in its integrity and is inadequate, therefore, in fostering the joyful self-surrender called for in Christian marriage, in consecrated life, in ordained priesthood. Jesuit: Obama is "the most effective spokesperson" for "the spirit of Vatican II"
Positives could pass on a negative gene.
I'm afraid I'll have to pass on that offer of coffee.
This is an organisation where there is opportunity to enjoy your leisure, learn a new skill, enjoy an old one and pass on your valuable experience of life to others and, in so doing, ensure against loneliness and boredom.
A beetle can pass only one gene to each of its offspring.
He crashed his motorcycle into the side of a car that swerved in front of him as he was trying to pass on a road north of Hamburg.
'What's the capital of Peru?' 'I'll have to pass on that one.'
A traditional role of universities has been to pass on the intellectual heritage and culture of a country.
In the novel's second part, when she is sold off to a North Carolina slaver, she is able to pass on her father's narrative to her son, an accomplished gamecock trainer, who does the same with his children.
At Nigali Passage this kind of information is vital; the clear ocean water flows in the pass on the ebb, while most of the lagoon is emptying through the northern passes.
Seafood cooking is one of finest forms of Irish cuisine and it is important that we pass on the skills and knowledge to the next generation of chefs in this country.
They asked their countrymen to inform the authorities of their arrival and pass on their request for asylum, the report added.
Let's pass on to the next item on the agenda.
Dorothy – what lovely advice from your advisor and I think I will have to snaffle that myself to pass on to the students! The Perils of Teaching « Tales from the Reading Room
The sun helps you pass on special knowledge, share family and work responsibility fairly and heal old quarrels. The Sun
The training they will pass on involves tactics for boarding and inspecting suspect vessels. The Sun
Equity release is an increasingly popular way for parents to reduce the size of their estate in old age so they do not pass on a huge inheritance tax bill to their offspring.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. Matthew Yglesias » Endgame
Farabi naturalizes prophecy by having the emanated forms received by the imagination pass on to the senses and then out to the air. Arabic and Islamic Psychology and Philosophy of Mind
There might David Balfour hang, and other lads pass on their errands and think light of him; and old daft limmers sit at leg-foot and spae their fortunes; and the clean genty maids go by, and look to the other side, and hold a nose. David Balfour, Second Part Being Memoirs Of His Adventures At Home And Abroad, The Second Part: In Which Are Set Forth His Misfortunes Anent The Appin Murder; His Troubles With Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity On The Bass Rock; Journey Into Holland And Fran
We were built as gene machines, created to pass on our genes.
They mow down four hoods to get to the mobster’s main flunky, then they breakout the ol’ can of whoopass on a few more hoods in order to get to the same flunky. Fan Film Review: The Green Hornet | Fan Cinema Today
Don't trespass on my land!
But I'm sorry, Dog, it's got a classification way above anything I dare pass on without top-level authorization. THE ONLY GAME
Only 1 in 16 frogs end up see-through, and Sumida's team has not yet figured out how to pass on the transparent trait to offspring.
They pass on a parasitic worm that grows and grows and then breeds other worms under the skin. Times, Sunday Times
He didn't snicker, pass on rumors, and go out of his way to avoid, or make fun of her.
Do their bodies look as though they will pass on good genes to her offspring? Times, Sunday Times
We owe it to the younger generation to pass on the vast lore, knowledge and expertise and let them know the heritage of the county.
I pass on, without regard for logic or completeness, to a personality type that we may call the anhedonic or simpler a restless, not easily satisfied, easily disgusted group. The Foundations of Personality
The experienced artisan would pass on the tricks of the trade to the apprentice.
Mission - a wish to help others, to leave a legacy, to pass on knowledge, to serve a purpose.
The next most important thing that comes though is to pass on one's skill and experience.
Youngsters won't want to miss a chance to meet Father Christmas and pass on that top-secret information: what they want for Christmas.
There is a 50% chance with each pregnancy that a carrier female will pass on the abnormal recessive gene.
And then, as the execution takes place, as we may say, privately, in a byplace, with great precipitation, the whole town is ignorant of this bloody and solemn act; nothing announces that, on this day, they are _killing a man_; they laugh and sing at the theaters; the multitudes pass on, careless and indifferent. Mysteries of Paris, V3
Nowadays, the phrase is extended to mean the ability to pass on one's genes to one's offspring.
The management and staff pass on their sincere condolences. The Sun
pass one's eyes over a list of names.
Among his accomplishments was a 19-yard touchdown pass on his first play of the season.
Holocaust survivors and other immigrant women pass on their memories of the food — and life — they once knew by preparing lokshen kugel (noodle pudding), tzimmes (stewed carrots), mandelbrot (a strudel-like butter cookie) and kreplach (dumplings), providing their children and grandchildren with a “taste of the past” that reflects their cultural and geographic origins. Food in the United States.
Perhaps a city merchant could hardly distinguish between commodity money (which he planned to pass on with perhaps little or no gain or loss) and his main stock-in-trade.
He has no colleagues, only a contact, who reaches him through newspaper advertisements to pass on details of the next assignment.
Power was restored to the effected racks via a manual bypass onto raw mains at approximately 10: 01 hrs.
Airlines are also being accused of failing to pass on savings. Times, Sunday Times
And that sense of boundless opportunity is a gift that we must pass on to all who come after us.
They would be able to pass on the money without paying inheritance tax on it. Times, Sunday Times
Don't pass on your passions, to settle in the stale normality. Endure. Strive. Ensure. Anthony Liccione
We will pass on this saving to our customers.
A minute later the visitors were punished for their miss when Lennon took a pass on the turn and rifled the ball into the right-hand corner to give Monksland the lead.
Like treating this kind of goods to want an elephant to treat flowers and plants, should not pass only much soggier , insolate not for a long time, it can accompany you like old friend.
Bosses put on the customary sad face and whine about being forced to pass on increases because their own costs have rocketed. The Sun
The exhibit runs through February 16 at the center, south of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway, east of Park Avenue.
As part of a four-course Medieval banquet, well, I may have had to pass on the boar's head to keep room for a slice of doucet. posted by Big Bead Little Bead at 7:06 PM Archive 2006-01-01
Despite these cuts and the appropriation of local tax revenues, the state government will have to borrow $17.2 billion through bond sales and pass on $8 billion in debt to the next fiscal year.
The experienced artisan would pass on the tricks of the trade to the apprentice.
Police are offering awards to those who pass on information leading to the arrest and conviction of a drink-driver.
Expect to see higher prices on everything from food to clothing as trucking companies, railroads, and air transport companies pass on their increased cost of doing business.
The schemes include the Monasterevin bypass on the N7, the Waterford bypass and the Kinsale road interchanges.
Matsushita made a considerable effort to pass on his company's legacy to each new recruit.
There might David Balfour hang, and other lads pass on their errands and think light of him; and old daft limmers sit at a leg-foot and spae their fortunes; and the clean genty maids go by, and look to the other aide, and hold a nose. David Balfour, a sequel to Kidnapped.
FAMILIES face a hike in their energy bills as power giants get set to pass on increases in the price they pay. The Sun
At Philadelphia I was in such a hurry to pass on, that I exhibited what I fear many will consider a symptom of inveterate bachelorship; but truth bids me not attempt to cloak my delinquency. Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada
The hope is to have at least a vanload of previously loved sports gear to pass on, so maybe it's time to clear out the garage.
Down this canal pass one or more antherozoids, which become absorbed into the oosphere, and this then secretes a wall, and from it grows the second or asexual generation. Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886
Work to reconstruct an underpass on the dual carriageway at Top Lane, Copmanthorpe, is expected to continue for the next six months.
They have accused the airlines of dragging their feet in failing to pass on the benefits of lower fuel prices. Times, Sunday Times
Eventually, the company may have to pass on higher costs to customers by shrinkflation.
Berrie insists she has too much still to learn herself, without presuming to pass on pearls of wisdom to others.
This seems "se*y" to some people, and, of course, we must advertize ourselves s*x*ally to every person we pass on the street -- that's the fasion rule. Modest Feminine Dress From the Pages of 1990 Victoria Magazine
As per the proposal, every three years, the headship of the department would pass on to the peers and if any department had fewer than three professors, the headship would pass on to the Readers and so on.
Better yet, pass on the oil and sprinkle your salad with wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar or a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and a little pepper and salt.
An individual may pass on to future generations its genes for tallness.
In any case, after looking at his smug puss for an hour or so, I'm far more likely to pass on the son and vote for the parents.
If you haven't received an invite, let me know, and I'll pass one along.
Her desire to pass on something of her own enthusiasm and formidable repository of knowledge, made her a powerful influence. Times, Sunday Times
Teenagers clustered around in groups, chattering excitedly or busy text messaging family to pass on the news before rushing off to celebrate in the sun, although it was not all joy.
We blow hard against teenagers who have unpremeditated sex but do little to ensure they don't pass on their misfortune or mistakes to their own children.
Pass only the good portions through reconciliation if necessary. ender Nelson: Health care bill 'isn't sufficient'
The brokerage said every 5 per cent rise in raw material costs will squeeze the gross profit margin by 13.3 per cent, assuming the company is unable to pass on the cost jumps to customers.
As to the Fire Balls, after giving three hypotheses, the author believes in a fourth, that they are terrestrial comets, which, becoming visible to us when in their perigeum, and, electrified passing through the atmosphere, discharge their electricity with an explosion that rends off part of their mass, and pass on. History of the University of North Carolina. Volume I: From its Beginning to the Death of President Swain, 1789-1868
Failing to find new ways to identify and pass on knowledge and experience is unthinkable. Times, Sunday Times
If the average business tried to pass on price increases of this magnitude to their customers they would quickly find themselves going out of business.
The spread of mobile telephones and even the use of secret words or codes show that secrecy is essential to close deals or pass on information.
Bring in some wise old heads to pass on their knowledge to the next generation. The Sun
But I'm sorry, Dog, it's got a classification way above anything I dare pass on without top-level authorization. THE ONLY GAME
He said the problem arose when businesses began to grow and owners found it difficult to pass on the extra workload.
This raises questions about whether the industry will pass on savings from planned action against whiplash claims. Times, Sunday Times
GRACE: The so-called superhighway is just that, it's just a pit stop for predators to gather, to share their stories, share their illegal photos and pass on tips to each other, and they do, to how better meet, seduce, have sex with and sometimes kidnap our children. CNN Transcript May 03, 2006

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