Maxentius accepted the honour, promised donations to the city's troops, and was publicly acclaimed emperor on October 28, 306.

Tressel also promised continuing donations to the library through royalties from his book, "The Winners Manual."

Johnston reportedly promised significant donations to the Liberal Party, and an attempt was made to secure a funding grant from the government's A$500-million Low Emission Technology Demonstration Fund.

Although the Pope and the papacy were promised several luxurious gifts and monetary donations, the Pope initially refused most of these offers.

The school has been promised donations of more than $5 million each by Finn M. W. Caspersen, chairman of the campaign, and Gustav M. and Rita E. Hauser, Mr. Nichols said.

As part of the arrangement by which these exhibitions were organized, the National Gallery has already been promised donations from Mr. Manoogian and from the Heinz family.

Contrary to New York law, many product labels have promised donations to a specific charity without the charity's knowledge or consent.

In the throes of fierce competition, both auction houses were hemorrhaging money by promising the sellers commission-free deals, multimillion dollar financing, black-tie parties, elaborate vanity catalogs and donations to their favorite charities.

The Irvington Historical Society rents a small windowless room for the bulk of its holdings and has been promised donations of papers and artifacts from several prominent families in town, but there is no place to put them.