1.   Besides, how have you bestowed this gift?

2.   By bestowing gifts of monopoly and protection, mercantilist policies paralyzed the body politic.

3.   But lots of people develop a relationship with their mail carriers, he concedes, and bestow gifts on them just as they would any other friendly acquaintance.

4.   But in truth, you seldom bestow a gift without expecting something in return.

5.   He bestowed gifts on friends so lavishly that many said they considered him reckless with his money, as if it did not belong to him.

6.   It is a tree of knowledge, bestowing the gift of instant expertise on the most callow reporter.

7.   It seemed unlikely that fate had bestowed the gift of huge and terrific hair on so many.

8.   Oliver believes that his job bestows divine gifts, in moments that may not always appear in the viewfinder.

9.   This is the season when some newspaper columnists, a breed known for generosity, bestow gifts on public figures who gave the year sizzle and chuckles.

10.   To this day, no one knows for sure why James Smithson bestowed his gift on the United States, a nation he had never visited.