Sentence examples for accept achievement from inspiring English sources

Then Mr. Kurtzman and Mr. Orci were summoned into a boxing ring with Zack Snyder, who directed "Watchmen," to accept achievement awards.

I stand with those who support the Common Core State Standards as a battle cry for change, a clarion call to our community and our nation that we are no longer willing to accept achievement gaps and poor performance as inevitable outcomes.

"Moving out of the culture of poverty requires more than an increase in financial means... and accepting achievement as the driving force in one's life," the course description read.

"It is due to their deep-rooted bias, an unwillingness to accept Chinese achievements," the newspaper said.

Updike was not present to accept his lifetime achievement award.

Members tried to entice Woody Allen, patron saint of corduroy-clad schlemiels, to accept a Lifetime Achievement Award.

This time the authorities got lucky, spotting that he was due to accept a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich film festival.

Duran Duran one of the 80's biggest bands - on both sides of the Atlantic, reunited to accept the lifetime achievement award.

The Oscar-winning actor was in town to accept a lifetime achievement award for the Actors Studio of New York, of which he is president.

His children Prince Michael, 12, and Paris, 11, received a sustained standing ovation when they appeared at the Grammy Awards last week in Los Angeles to accept a lifetime achievement award on their father's behalf.

Later, acknowledging the presence of Valentino, who had brought an entourage from Rome to accept the lifetime achievement award, Ms. Bernhard said coyly, "I've been one of Val's gals for many years".