Sentence examples for diminished prestige from inspiring English sources

The flip side of the Cayenne's success (and omnipresence) could be diminished prestige of the Porsche brand.

At the same time, the whole idea of emulating the Western model has taken a big hit, partly from the crisis and partly from America's diminished prestige.

The flip side of the Cayenne's success (and omnipresence) could be diminished prestige of the Porsche brand, revealed in raging water-cooler debates among car enthusiasts over the last few months.

The Fed's chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, and leaders of the Fed's 12 district banks have pressed Congress to let the Fed retain its say over smaller banks, and the fact that senators appear to be unwilling to go along is a reflection of the central bank's diminished prestige in the wake of the financial crisis.

Lawmakers have not had a raise since 1999, and Mr. Silver put down a rebellion in 2000, leaving those who remain in the Assembly, or who have been elected since, with diminished prestige and scant influence on the operations of the chamber.

Bernanke's past and present lust for the job of Fed Chairman signals an expansive vision about what the position entails, and this means he's unfit for the role, which should have greatly diminished prestige.

But the chancellor was overconfident, misread the political mood, took a short cut, and has paid the price in lost cuts and diminished personal prestige.

With diminished numbers come diminished profits.

Because a diminished BBC would diminish Britain.

Vocabulary: vantage, era, subtle, alignment, diminished, curator, pervaded, trek, extrasolar, fluctuations, sync, celestial, latitudes, ooze, precise, credence, prestige Extension Activities: 1. Write a biography of Johann Kepler, including information about his personal and professional lives.

More than had been generally recognized, scholars are finding, such weapons drew on advances of science, elevated the influence and prestige of technologists and engendered ambivalent feelings of strength through might, as well as greater vulnerability -- even a diminished humanity -- than in past hand-to-hand combat with traditional swords and spears.