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Meanings of erect a statue in English

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Usage of erect a statue in English
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They probably could also erect a statue of Shearer here, Hilton argued.
Jamaica Observer
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The legatees were to erect a statue to Colleoni on the Piazza of S. Mark.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series
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Who would ever erect a statue to a nurse?
The Irish Times
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So far we have not seen fit to erect a statue to any one of them.
The Irish Times
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The town of Dordrecht proposes to erect a statue in commemoration of the fame of the great artist.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 / A Mag...
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Dublin City Council agreed provisionally on Monday night to erect a statue in honour of the dead singer.
The Irish Times
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Their plan to erect a statue of Gandhi seems to defy "the will of the people".
The South African
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Libya announced today it would erect a statue of Saddam Hussein alongside that of a national hero hanged in 1931.
The Irish Times
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If the people of Caldaro ever erect a statue in his honour, it should be made of granite, not bronze.
The Guardian
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Let the Bardseyans immediately erect a statue to his honour, if they have been remiss enough to neglect him heretofore.
The Wits and Beaux of Society. Volume 1
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It is disrespectful to people of other religions and cultures to erect a statue of Christ on such a street.
The Irish Times
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One of his last official acts was to lobby against a proposal to erect a statue in memory of Charles Darwin.
A short history of nearly everything
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For upon every invention of value, we erect a statue to the inventor, and give him a liberal and honourable reward.
New Atlantis
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And so he was compelled to erect a statue typical of strength, and a small hospital for infants, as his penalty.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867 / A Magazin...
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Animal lovers have started a campaign to erect a statue in memory of a donkey starved to death in Co Donegal.
The Irish Times
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Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled plans Saturday to erect a statue of Ginsburg in New York City's Brooklyn borough where she was born.
Reuters
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