Sentence examples for a privileged standing from inspiring English sources

-- don't our opinions about this war, pro and con, deserve a privileged standing?

But where they differ strategically is in the fact that since the Cartesian theory that drives Spinoza's interpretations is derived by the method of pure rational reflection on perceptions that are a priori clear and distinct, Spinoza clearly grants the it a privileged standing in the court of experimentation.

Such a blatant violation of the nonproliferation regime undermines China's own privileged standing as a "legitimate" nuclear power.

Deresiewicz argues that elite educations render people incapable of speaking with people who aren't like them, convey a false sense of self-worth, and acclimate people to a privileged social standing.

Others, critics say, routinely underperform, staging artistically stagnant productions despite — or perhaps because of — their privileged standing.

David Folkenflik, media correspondent for National Public Radio, said the privileged standing that Kelly has in the eyes of Ailes was reflected in the fact that she reports directly to him – an elite arrangement otherwise only enjoyed by O'Reilly.

I am responsible for using my voice to speak expose injustices and bring truth to light even and especially when to do so puts my privileged standing in jeopardy.

"Here you've got a privileged white man standing up saying this rubbish should be dumped on systematically disadvantaged people's land," he told Guardian Australia.

"Growing up in this business and truly wanting to be a part of the world of film, I'm a truly privileged person standing here today," DiCaprio said.

He has made his choice: standing up for a privileged few, not for working families.

As France grapples with gilets jaunes (yellow vests) anti-government protests that have been running for more than two months, some demonstrators have cited Brexit as an example of the people standing up to a privileged elite and wanting to change the system.