A copyright bill was coming up in Washington and a delegation of authors went down to work for it. Clemens was not the head of the delegation, but he was the most prominent member of it, as well as the most useful. He invited the writer to accompany him, and elsewhere I have told in detail the story of that excursion,--[See Mark Twain; A Biography, chap. ccli,]-- which need be but briefly touched upon here.英文原著 · 《Letters Vol. 5》
The delegation received short shrift from the government in London which was, after all, more than preoccupied with the coming of the Great War -- in which it feared for the loyalty of the recently defeated Afrikaners and wished in no way to offend them. But, rather than return empty-handed like the rest of the SANNC delegation, Plaatje decided to stay in England to carry on the fight. He was determined to recuit, through writing and lecturing, the liberal and humanitarian establishment to his side -- so that it in turn might pressure the British government.英文原著 · 《Native Life in South Africa》
Doubtless it had to do with his "delegation"; or perhaps there was a small prize-money account from /La Circe/ to take through her proxy. As she knew what respect was due to "/Monsieur le Commissaire/," she put on her best gown and a clean white cap, and set out about two o'clock.英文原著 · 《AN ICELAND FISHERMAN》
might be called off, they added me, in that event to the delegation.英文原著 · 《AUTOBIOGRAPHY》
Our delegation had been renewed for the ensuing year commencing Aug. but the new government was now organized, a meeting of the legislature was to be held in Oct. and I had been elected a member by my county. I knew that our legislation under the regal government had many very vicious points which urgently required reformation, and I thought I could be of more use in forwarding that work. I therefore retired from my seat in Congress on the 2d. of Sep. resigned it, and took my place in the legislature of my state, on the 7th. of October.英文原著 · 《AUTOBIOGRAPHY》
On the 6th. of the following month I was appointed by the legislature a delegate to Congress, the appointment to take place on the 1st. of Nov. ensuing, when that of the existing delegation would expire. I accordingly left home on the 16th. of Oct. arrived at Trenton, where Congress was sitting, on the 3d. of Nov.英文原著 · 《AUTOBIOGRAPHY》
Companies get bigger, Modes of governance and delegation need to change To keep pace, or. You get this.美剧 · 《Billions》