deputed

From these dispositions it must happen, of course, that the intention of investing one person or a few with the whole powers of government, and the notion of deputed authority or representation, are ideas that never could have entered their imaginations.

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) Edmund Burke 1763

When he died a few years later, not only had he constructed no machine, but the verdict of a jury of kind and sympathetic scientific men who were deputed to pronounce upon what he had left behind him, either in papers or in mechanism, was that everything was too incomplete to be capable of being put to any useful purpose.

A quick thought on Babbage’s methods « The Half-Baked Maker 2010

On the press benches those deputed to chronicle the roll-call of the accused had adopted a glassy-eyed fascination with the process, scanning the lists of handlers of stolen goods for genuine firestarters, mostly in vain.

England riots: justice grinds on as courts sit through the night 2011

A little later, the Hairless One deputed the task to Long-Lip, his son.

CHAPTER VIII 2010

Virgo was deputed to return the documents and confirm their authenticity and publication went ahead.

Unearthed: the scandal of the Sun, Ronnie Biggs and Scotland Yard 2011

"I need to model how to analyse a poem," writes one, deputed to teach war poetry, "as the students do not really understand the poetry terms such as metaphor, personification etc, but it is very difficult to get the group quiet quickly enough or long enough."

Only a sadist would inflict Dryden on our schoolchildren Catherine Bennett 2010

And, since the taboo was essentially religious, to Agno was deputed the ecclesiastical task of guarding and cherishing and caring for the royal laying-yard.

CHAPTER XVI 2010

"The purpose is to create a global resource, research and technology base that will support efforts at the grassroots," says Shell Foundation's Simon Bishop, deputed by his organisation to the management of the Alliance.

Indians Suspect U.S. Motives Behind Charity 2011

It is strange to note here that there is no post of female Nurse and a charge nurse was deputed (detailed) from Chitral but due to no facilities in the hospital she also posted back to Chitral.

Drosh hospital face shortage of staff 2010

It is strange to note here that there is no post of female Nurse and a charge nurse was deputed (detailed) from Chitral but due to no facilities in the hospital she also posted back to Chitral.

Drosh hospital face shortage of staff 2010