Sentence examples for be earned rather than 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.

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

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.

Nor does the framework broach other reforms like taxing foreign profits when they are earned rather than when they are repatriated to the United States — that could ultimately be more effective in getting multinationals to pay more.

As was the case last year, nearly all tickets were earned rather than bought: concertgoers registered at the festival's Web site and amassed points by completing an array of awareness-building tasks.

According to Bank of America's board, which calculates pay in terms of the year the incentive stock is earned rather than when the award itself is made, like the Securities and Exchange Commission does, Mr. Moynihan's pay actually dropped 30 percent in 2011, to $7 million.