Sentence examples for became respected from inspiring English sources

The bill passed, but in 1994 you were voted out and became respected among Democrats as a principled loser.

He joined at the relatively seasoned age of 27, just a few weeks after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and became respected for his maturity and calm, including in battle.

Strongly autobiographical and gravely moral, her books were widely read in both East and West Germany, and over the years she became respected as a kind of public conscience of a long-divided people.

Gothic architecture became respected only in the 19th century, when the French architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc spearheaded the gothic revival and Victor Hugo made Notre Dame emblematic as the haunt of his hunchback hero.

Yet he became respected by and friendly with many Tory politicians – he "helped" Heseltine write his memoirs – and a presenter, reporter and political pundit on BBC news and current affairs programmes.

Farrell and Ford have similar backgrounds – the sons of rugby league men [Andy Farrell and Mike Ford] who became respected union coaches after moving from the north and ending up in the leafy Hertfordshire town of Harpenden.

Then, maybe our coins will once again become respected national symbols.

A demure Afrikaner girl describes her conflicting emotions about Mandela: her dread of black chaos to come, and her longing for South Africa to become respected again.

So, as enterprises like casino gambling have transformed the economic power of tribes, Indians have become respected, even feared, business rivals.

And while many have become respected havens to see new art, others are considered vanity projects designed to telegraph the creator's wealth and taste while at the same time providing a generous tax shelter.

· Home Hotel, rooms from £70 a night The Shakers, a Protestant sect originating in Manchester, have become respected for their solid, timeless and functional furniture and have won the heart of, among others, Damien Hirst.