Sentence examples for Official accolade from inspiring English sources
The omission of any official accolade in Britain was partially put to rights in 1998 by Prince Charles, who slipped away from the 50th anniverary celebrations of Sri Lanka's independence to pay a personal tribute to the ailing architect at Lunuganga.
The award marks the end of a journey for Rustin, who died in 1987: from marginalisation in both life and history to mainstream official accolade just in time for the 50th anniversary of arguably his crowning achievement – organising the march on Washington.
For Zevi, "sailing happily in my 70s," the official accolade is testimony of a job well done.
Despite a great deal of official accolade and praise over the success of the operation, a number of criticisms have been made of the operation and the errors that were made.
The novel won countless official accolades, not least the Pulitzer prize, but its more popular triumphs speak louder.
In August, the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, visited the artillery unit that attacked Yeonpyeong in 2010, bestowing official accolades on it.
SEOUL, South Korea — The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has visited soldiers stationed near the two Koreas' disputed sea border and bestowed official accolades on the artillery unit that shelled a South Korean island in 2010, killing four people, the North's state-run news agency reported Saturday.
The divided bounty of America is such that it is a place where King was both hailed and spat upon; where he wielded influence over a President and was hounded by federal investigators; where he was afforded official accolades and was murdered on the balcony of a nondescript motel.
Gross Out Eli Roth's lively horror comedy "Cabin Fever" didn't win any official award at the Toronto festival, but it did earn the industry's highest accolade: a distribution deal, said to be worth $2.5 million, from Lions Gate Films.
By all accounts, Mr. Cowen was that rare public official who won accolades from business types, environmentalists and other regulators.
In Pakistan, news of the Nobel prize has led to an outpouring of accolades from official figures, led by the prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, who called her "the pride of Pakistan".
