Sentence examples for be earned rather from inspiring English sources

Respect must be earned rather than demanded.

Or maybe it was simply a respect for tradition, an overused word that ought to be earned rather than seized.

Now, for Point Given and his challengers, their greatness will have to be earned rather than granted.

Among its most consequential advice was this: "The noble title of 'dissident' must be earned rather than claimed; it connotes sacrifice and risk rather than mere disagreement".

Her winningly chipmunk-cheeked smile is doled out sparingly, a privilege to be earned, rather than an icebreaker or an entreaty.

By treating diplomacy with Iran as a reward to be earned rather than the vital national security tool that it is, American politicians have been administering a self-inflicted wound.

Class position is earned, rather than simply expressed.

Income is thus recognised when it is earned rather than when cash is received.

A tell-tale sign of a gift economy is that status is earned, rather than bought.

All the goals were earned rather than gifted," reflected Allardyce, after Sam Baldock's double sandwiched Julien Faubert's effort, with Andy King scoring twice for Leicester in vain.

The company recently began booking advertising revenue in the countries in which it is earned, rather than re-routing it through Ireland, under increasing political pressure.