Sentence examples for distinction of serving from inspiring English sources

Mesić was appointed president of the new government and represented Croatia at the federal Yugoslav level, having the distinction of serving as the last president of the large Yugoslav Federation.

Pace, the military's 16th chairman, was the first Marine general to serve in the position; he also has the distinction of serving one of the shortest terms in history.

Born in 1895, George had the rare distinction of serving in two world wars.

Arthur Flemming had the distinction of serving every president from Coolidge to Clinton.

Today, the United States has the dubious distinction of serving as the world's largest jailer, with more than 2.25 million Americans in prison.

Schochet, who announced last winter his plans to retire, has the distinction of serving the longest of any rabbi at a major synagogue in the San Fernando Valley.

This is not only because Soviet leaders parceled up its territory more or less arbitrarily -- tacking on the Donbass in 1918 and Ukraine's western region along with Galicia as a result of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact in 1939 -- but because Ukraine shared the distinction with Russia of serving as the backbone of the Soviet Union.

In fact, he has the unusual distinction of having served in the C.I.A., from 1963 to 1970... Along with other civic leaders and some political figures, he has called for large-scale capital spending on mass transit, bridges, and schools.

Tino also has the distinction of having served as National Chairman and President of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP), and was the architect of the NAHREP Code of Trust -- "En Confianza".

Mr Plaskitt will be standing in Warwickshire against the Conservative former police authority chairman Fraser Pithie; Councillor Bob Jones, who enjoys the distinction of being a serving politician as a member of Wolverhampton City Council.

Does the principle of distinction serve women in modern conflict?