Sentence examples for distant role from inspiring English sources

Unlike Dana White, the U.F.C. president, who has become a constant presence inseparable from the league's brand, Mr. Rebney plans to maintain a more distant role as Bellator's C.E.O.

Instead, he settled into a familiar but distant role, that of underdog, as when he signed with Texas Christian as an unheralded recruit, or when he arrived in San Diego with the woeful Chargers.

If he does run, Republicans here believe, Mrs. Daniels will not dramatically change the distant role she has played in his previous campaigns or during his time at the White House as political director to President Ronald Reagan and budget director to President George W. Bush.

With this change, the main 'translation enabler' assumed a more distant role with the everyday activity of the centre but helped to ensure a 'formalised' legitimacy to these activities and for KTO1.

In her work, Belkina shows herself as a distant character in different roles, thus putting her own individuality into perspective, while at the same time addressing the viewer.

In turn, a more distant American role may benefit Pakistan as well.

His children have recalled that, even when not in prison, he was emotionally cold and distant, seeing his role as disciplinarian and provider.

This was an era in which a fabulously gifted performer like Prince was forced into a distant second-fiddle role, because even though Prince could dance, he couldn't dance like Michael Jackson.

Coming a distant second is the role of education.

We also discuss the increased role of distant socio-economic and ecological interactions that connect these SELS to global processes.

Kyra Nichols, Friday's Sugarplum Fairy, brought her own delicacy and slightly distant warmth to the role, particularly in the first moments of her entrance solo, recalling that one of Balanchine's missions was to make music visible.