oblation

Example Sentences

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“I’m interested in something quite different. I don’t think the Oblation Board goes far enough. I want to go to the source of Dust itself.”

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

“I understood the armored bears to be in the service of the Oblation Board,” said Farder Coram in surprise.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

“I see. And what else have you been learning about? Did I hear you mention the Oblation Board?”

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

And so he worked, thinking and planning and calculating, waiting for the one thing he needed to complete the task that so terrified the Oblation Board.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

“We—I—we understood that the program was licensed by...It was an Oblation Board matter, but we were told it had the approval of the Consistorial Court of Discipline. We would never have taken part otherwise. Never!”

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman