(n.) A mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties, or one of the stipulations in such an agreement.
(n.) An agreement made by the Scottish Parliament in 1638, and by the English Parliament in 1643, to preserve the reformed religion in Scotland, and to extirpate popery and prelacy; -- usually called the "Solemn League and Covenant."
(n.) The promises of God as revealed in the Scriptures, conditioned on certain terms on the part of man, as obedience, repentance, faith, etc.
(n.) A solemn compact between members of a church to maintain its faith, discipline, etc.
(n.) An undertaking, on sufficient consideration, in writing and under seal, to do or to refrain from some act or thing; a contract; a stipulation; also, the document or writing containing the terms of agreement.
(n.) A form of action for the violation of a promise or contract under seal.
(v. i.) To agree (with); to enter into a formal agreement; to bind one's self by contract; to make a stipulation.
(v. t.) To grant or promise by covenant.
Example Sentences:
(1) A part of this service was a covenant in the form of a responsive reading between the new physicians and the public.
(2) Mecom also said that it had reached an agreement with its banks to amend its debt facilities including a trading covenant "holiday" until June next year.
(3) These covenants prohibit sellers from competing with buyers and employees from competing with former employers for a specified period of time.
(4) He was critical of the MoD for failing to help single servicemen and said that the post should be responsible for overseeing the military covenant – Britain's "duty of care" to its armed forces.
(5) Ironically, this was the same approach initially favoured in the case of the military covenant, which Fox was forced to ditch after pressure from armed forces charities.
(6) While agreeing with Veatch's criticisms of unilateral ethical decision making by physicians, Kultgen argues that his contract model has only limited value--as a heuristic device for thinking about the principles underlying medical ethics--while conceptual difficulties preclude its serving to reconcile conflicting traditions in ethical theories or to achieve a consensus on a morally valid medical covenant.
(7) The Covenant itself is out of private reach, residing in the Public Records Office.
(8) Covenants come with caveats and ancient woodlands are fair game if there is overriding public interest.
(9) I can’t speak for members, but from the trustees’ perspective a defined benefit scheme, when combined with a sponsoring employer with a weak covenant, is almost the perfect storm for pensions.” The Pensions Regulator has the power to pursue parties that it believes should contribute to underfunded schemes, and experts believe that it is considering whether to pursue Green.
(10) "Revenue at the time was not generating the sufficient margin for us to be generating the cash needed, there was a risk that covenants could be breached.
(11) The report, From Right to Buy to Buy to Let , recommends a review and calls for mandatory covenants on all right-to-buy properties so they cannot be let through the private sector.
(12) The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Iran is a party, requires states that have not yet abolished the death penalty to restrict its use to the "most serious crimes".
(13) This is a covenant between me and God, and between me and the people of Pakistan," he said, under the new party symbol, a martial-looking falcon.
(14) 2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Article 12.
(15) Clock is ticking The company also told the stockmarket that it risked breaching its banking covenants by Christmas if it did not undertake an equity fundraising.
(16) He said the police had violated national policy by “causing nine Australians to be placed in danger of being subject to capital punishment”, 14 years after Australia had signed up to the second optional protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
(17) "Jimmy Saville asked you about the length of time necessary for charitable covenants to qualify for tax relief," a prime ministerial aide noted.
(18) Surgical professionals enter into an unwritten covenant to keep an unspoken promise to discharge their unseen duties in the aseptic chain of events, with only their own consciences to monitor their responsibility to the patient.
(19) The most noteworthy threats to the traditional covenant are the changing values and erosion of trust emanating from the competition model of delivering and paying for medical services.
(20) "The government's treatment of Dieu Cay appears to be inconsistent with Vietnam's obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as the provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights relating to freedom of expression and due process," it said in a statement.
Testament
Definition:
(n.) A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will as to disposal of his estate and effects after his death.
(n.) One of the two distinct revelations of God's purposes toward man; a covenant; also, one of the two general divisions of the canonical books of the sacred Scriptures, in which the covenants are respectively revealed; as, the Old Testament; the New Testament; -- often limited, in colloquial language, to the latter.
Example Sentences:
(1) But the same court also just refused to hear an appeal of a Minnesota woman who's been ordered to pay more than $220,000 for downloading two-dozen songs – a testament to Congress' gift to Hollywood and its allies in the form of absurdly stiff penalties for minor infringement.
(2) Fifa and I will take the Qatari authorities at their word and I look forward to the concrete actions which will be the real testament of will,” Infantino said.
(3) "[The consortium award] is fantastic news for them and is a testament to the leadership of their individual organisations," he said.
(4) "This is a major milestone and testament to the burgeoning reputation of UK automotive excellence and demand for British-made cars."
(5) The unremitting assault on Aleppo by Russian and Syrian forces over recent days is certainly testament to that.” In a week of what residents have described as the worst airstrike campaign since the start of the civil war in Syria , forces loyal to Assad have begun the early stages of a ground offensive aimed at reclaiming eastern Aleppo, which has been under opposition control since 2012.
(6) Indeed, the word establishment is testament to its one-time importance: the term is likely to derive from the fact that the Church of England is the country's "established church", or state religion, with the monarch serving as its head.
(7) It was a reference to a Bible passage in the New Testament.
(8) With every year and every budget its continued use was an annual testament to dependability, continuity and fiscal prudence.
(9) The simple fact that the government expects perhaps just 2% or “at most 8%” of fathers to take up parental leave is testament to that.
(10) She soon emerged before a frantic press corps and offered a short statement – a testament to the campaign’s desire to put the issue to rest.
(11) Photograph: Guillaume Bression for the Guardian It is testament to the disquiet the protests have caused that Abe appears determined to pass the bills by Friday, ahead of five straight days of public holidays that could bring even bigger crowds out on the streets.
(12) The Federal Reserve chair, Janet Yellen, said she was “looking forward” to a US interest rate hike, which would be a testament to the economy’s recovery from recession.
(13) Facebook Twitter Pinterest John Kasich wins Ohio primary: ‘The campaign goes on’ It’s a wonderful testament to today’s Republican party that you can measure a candidate’s credentials by the lack of contraband.
(14) Twelve days of Star Wars: film rockets to $1bn at the box office in record time Read more “The speed with which records are falling is a testament to the audience broadening out.
(15) Is this a case study in Libyan dysfunction or a testament to the depth of Libya's conversion to democratic practices?
(16) Stepping inside, what I'm confronted with is not testament to organisational ability, but a collective drive to prove that the party is still alive.
(17) The concessions he agreed, and the £9.25m "dowry" paid to the Lebedevs to buy it in the form of guaranteed investment for the next 10 months, are testament to O'Reilly's eagerness to sell.
(18) The LUFC academy is now regarded as one of the most productive in the country and last season proved testament to that with the continued development of Sam Byram, Alex Mowatt, Lewis Cook, Charlie Taylor, Kalvin Phillips, Lewis Walters and Chris Dawson amongst a crop of outstanding young players to wear the Leeds badge of honour and to don the famous white shirt.
(19) Their loss has been our gain as the longlist casts a wide net in terms of both geography and tone, ranging from the slimmest of novels – Colm Tóibín's stark, surprising The Testament of Mary conjures the gospel according to Jesus's mother in a mere 100-odd pages – to vast doorstops, playful with genre and form.
(20) "These figures are really a testament to the hard work of doctors and nurses in meeting increased patient demand while keeping waiting times lower than Labour ever managed", said a spokesman.