One path risks undermining and diminishing our influence and status as a global leader in human rights and civil liberties.
It would almost certainly cost him the gold medal, but his Olympic immortality and status as a hero would be assured.
Over the past decade his resolutely outspoken stance on homosexuality and transsexual rights and status as a Jew had cultivated increasingly powerful enemies.
If San Francisco's soul is its social and economic diversity and status as a refuge for those outside the mainstream, then it is being lost.
As long as it remains open, it will undermine America's security and status as a land where human rights and the rule of law matter".
The court said it took into account his age, health and status as a former head of state when determining the sentence.
"Underpinning the whole masterplan is the idea and motif of the awakening dragon – a powerful symbol of China's resurgence and status as a new global power".
But the sentence still seemed harsh considering Mr. Yang's carefully cultivated ties to the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il, and status as a Dutch citizen.
Even if it were, it would be impossible to overlook his abuse in custody, and status as a juvenile, which deprived him of mature judgment.
Mr Turnbull's liberal views on social issues, and status as a former leader of Australia's republican movement, grated with party traditionalists.
With his shots at the rock establishment and status as a leading light of the post new-rave wave of artists, you might expect this Devon native's view on the music biz to be that of some MP3-sharing radical.
