Sentence examples for been given a decent from inspiring English sources

McMahon had not been given a decent burial.

The bodies of thousands of Tamils killed by Sinhalese forces in 2009 have never been given a decent burial, poisoning Sri Lanka's politics.

All of this was not long after the publication of my first novel, and I had some money, even a bit of dignity, as the novel had been somewhat successful; at least, I'd been given a decent advance and money from foreign rights, too — it was a dream!

All of this was not long after the publication of my first novel, and I had some money, even a bit of dignity, as the novel had been somewhat successful; at least, I'd been given a decent advance and money from foreign rights, too it was a dream!—but I didn't have lots of dignity and I didn't have lots of money, either, just some.

Ben Affleck's portrayal has yielded unenthusiastic critical reviews, but, to be fair, he hasn't really been given a decent film in which to be Batman.

Workers were given a decent pension.

It's time for some formulaic headlines to be given a decent burial, or at least a long rest.

But even if they are given a decent mandate, with full support from participants and non-participants alike, their power to bring improvements should not be exaggerated.

Surely it would not be too much to hope that the unlucky little witch be given a decent burial as well, even if she was not a celebrity.

"We'll see," Root said when asked if he now expected to be given a decent run at five, having passed 1,000 Test runs in his 30th innings.

Even at his death, he owned an expensive seamless robe, and his body was smuggled away by one of his richer followers, a foreign merchant, to be given a "decent" burial.