"The opinion of the dealer expressed after his distinguished client had left was that the lady seems to have POW completely under her thumb".
A small web company called RealNames is expected to soon announce that its adding Ford, Volvo, Federal Express, eToys and Disney to its distinguished client list, which already includes BarnesandNoble.com, Beyond.com, ebay, OfficeDepot.com and InsWeb.
Evidence suggests that HSBC and other global banks also performed similar services for various combinations (depending on the bank) of Hamas, North Korea, Sudan, Gaddafi's Libya, Hezbollah, African warlords, ex-dictators, drug cartels, and banks linked to al-Qaida, among other distinguished clients.
Salesmen purred around me while bolt after bolt of glorious fabric flicked by under my nose, on the walls were portraits of distinguished clients and, throughout, there was that air of seriousness that the English assume whenever they participate in something essentially unserious.
The social workers distinguished clients who were " fit to work" from those, who had additional needs, like addiction problems and/or health problems and who were " far away from the labour market" and needed other solutions, taking more time.
New York, for all its reputation as the capital of the bottom line, has had a distinguished history of great clients.
World-Check's Terrorism and Insurgency Research Unit Head John Solomon boasted in 2007 that the system had "a distinguished record of alerting its clients to terrorists and their supporters prior to their inclusion in official government lists".
Mr. Douglas's lawyer, Nicholas M. De Feis, would say only that he and his client were "gratified that such a distinguished group of practitioners and experts have taken an interest in the case".
He is a distinguished lawyer who understands and exemplifies the principle of "leaving the client at the door" when applying his knowledge and experience to corporate reform measures in the context of a public service project.
In Harley Granville-Barker's 1905 play, "The Voysey Inheritance," the main tradition in a distinguished family investment firm is the fraudulent bilking of its clients, a heritage in which trust is hypocritically cultivated.
A distinguished lawyer once said to me, "he always gave his clients good advice, but, if they were determined to sue, brought the action if there was a prospect of any money in it".
