Sentence examples for distinct honour from inspiring English sources

On the last day of October I was given the distinct honour of addressing an Australian citizenship ceremony at which almost 100 people, from places as disparate as Cote d'Ivoire and the Czech Republic, pledged allegiance to Australia and vowed to uphold the laws and values of our nation.

Named after colonial administrator and War of 1812 General Sir Isaac Brock (not the Modest Mouse singer), Brock University has the distinct honour of being the basic bitch of Canadian universities welcoming only students adorned with the talents of walking and talking.

The brigade had also been given the title of 'Rote Teufel' or 'Red Devils' by the German troops they had fought; this was a distinct honour as General Browning pointed out in a signal to the brigade, as "Such distinctions given by the enemy are seldom won in battle except by the finest fighting troops".

By the 1980s, Canada's provinces began to develop their own distinct honours and decorations.

In the British and Commonwealth system of battle honours, there was no distinct award for service in Operation Varsity.

"Each year, the Academy has the distinct privilege of honouring those who have greatly contributed to our industry and cultural heritage, and this year we have a gifted and brilliant group of honourees," said Neil Portnow, president and CEO of the Recording Academy.

The awards were designed to be the final major element in the development of a distinct New Zealand Royal honours system.

In 1900, German zoologist, Paul Matschie, was the first to suggest that the forest elephant was distinct species, granting him the honour of naming it: Loxodonta cyclotis.

According to Home Minister P. Chidambaram, the UPA-led central government was to propose an amendment to the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in response to the deaths of Manoj and Babli, making honour killings a "distinct offense".

Other works include the Borges and Irmão Bank (1986) in Vila do Conde, Portugal, a building marked by dynamic curves and distinct spatial fluidity that was honoured with the inaugural Mies van der Rohe Award for European Architecture (1988); and a cylindrical meteorological centre (1992) in Barcelona, created for the 1992 Olympic Games.

With its rich history of innovation, UNICEF is being honoured for its distinct contribution in several areas including mobile phone use, digital mapping and connecting students around the world.