Sentence examples for and the respectability of from inspiring English sources

Between the chaos of yesterday and the respectability of tomorrow lies the perfectibility of man.

For he alone, among Dodd's followers, is a workingman (and Anderson is very sensitive to the matter of class); Dodd depends on the money and the support and the respectability of his middle-class and wealthy followers, but he gets a primal validation from his bond with Quell.

Back in the 1800s, to be accepted as a resident, "a lady had to be over 60 and bring satisfactory testimonials of the propriety of her conduct and the respectability of her character," according to an article in The Fort Greene Association Newsletter, published in 2001, the year the building was converted into 25 condos, "and come provided with a good bed and furniture for her room".

De Valera's resignation as president signaled his refusal to accept that vote as a final verdict and enhanced the respectability of opposition to the treaty despite its endorsement in an election on June 16 , 1922

The Academy was Mayer's ploy to unite the high rollers of the industry's five branches--actors, directors, writers, technicians, and producers--and at the same time raise the respectability of the movies and lessen the increasing power of the unions.

And when that author cloaked with the respectability of a RAND appointment and a University of Chicago Ph.D. in political science offers up a foolish, ignorant and careless work of faux scholarship, he is guilty of more than wasting our time.

And although Khalifa's outward appearance challenges many mainstream (and racist) values that determine the "respectability" of a black person, he was body-slammed by police for standing--or hovering, as it were.

The Pirates of Penzance (New Year's Eve, 1879) also poked fun at grand opera conventions, sense of duty, family obligation, the "respectability" of civilisation and the peerage, and the relevance of a liberal education.

Mahmud had established the respectability of change, and its symbol was the replacement of the turban with the fez (1828).

However, many of China's best and brightest stay away, drifting towards the respectability of client-side jobs or owning one's company.

During the reign of Ladislaus's successor, Coloman the Learned, Bishop Hartvik emphasized that Ladislaus's "character was distinguished by the respectability of morals and remarkable for the splendor of his virtues".