Burt was more conspicuous for his political naiveté than for any distinguished act of statesmanship.
Honi Coles, the distinguished "class act" tapper, once said that when Bill (Bojangles) Robinson was making movies in the nineteen-thirties with Shirley Temple — films in which, some people later claimed, this great star was pushed into Uncle Tomism — he was the happiest man in the world.
She was a distinguished lady who acted in a tight and organised way.
This award, which had only been made thirty times since 1802 prior to the 1969 ceremony, is presented for "liberal acts or distinguished labours, researches and discoveries, eminently conducive to the improvement of natural knowledge and of the healing art".
Raven-Symone (currently starring in "Sister Act" on Broadway), Megan Hilty and Justin Long announced the nominees for the awards' five categories -- Distinguished Production of a Play, Distinguished Production of a Musical, Distinguished Revival of a Play, Distinguished Revival of a Musical and the Distinguished Performance Award, for which more than 50 actors -- male and female -- were nominated.
The Royal Marines have been awarded nearly 200 honours for acts of bravery and distinguished service in Afghanistan, including a George Cross, seven Distinguished Service Orders and ten awards of the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross, including one posthumously.
On the Freedom of Information Act, a chorus of distinguished Whitehall insiders would have us believe, against all the evidence, that the act threatens good government because nobody dares write anything down any more.
More than 200 honours for acts of bravery and distinguished service have been awarded to Marines during the conflict.
Straightaway, I want to know the origins behind, well, 'Origins', Luciano's exclusive new series featuring himself amongst a distinguished bill of DJs and live acts from his Cadenza and Aether Artists families.
And Lincoln saw that Jefferson had framed an ideal nation toward which the real nation would evolve, praising Jefferson for his intellectual acts as "the most distinguished politician in our history".
