Sentence examples for accept the honour from inspiring English sources

But he has refused to say whether he will accept the honour.

He visited in 1972 with his wife to accept the honour.

Although forced by the Nazi government to refuse the prize, he was able to accept the honour in 1949.

The piece bore a dedication "to my best friend," a reference to von Meck, who agreed to accept the honour only on the grounds of anonymity.

But that was followed by silence, leading to criticism of Dylan and speculation over whether or not he would even accept the honour.

He said he was looking forward to returning to accept the honour in June as Wigan "holds many special memories".

In time he would learn to accept the honours given him, realising that they mattered more to her and her social class and recognising what she had given up to further his career.

McGonagall accepted the honour with pride and proceeded to sign it to all his broadsheets.

They neither accepted the honour nor, in what has become a new form of boasting, told the world that they had rejected it.

At the time she was terribly ill, and having accepted the honour initially, she watched the government prepare to invade Iraq, and changed her mind.

She was called up to play for the national team but her culture's traditions and views prevented her from accepting the honour.