Sentence examples for distinguished background in from inspiring English sources

Professor Farthing, 59, has a distinguished background in medicine, both as a physician and as an academic specialising in gastroenterology.

A passionate activist with a distinguished background in law, Crenshaw reels off cases of women killed by police officers in front of their families, friends or even cameras.

Miss Sten, of course, is not simply a young woman of extraordinary charm and unusual talent, but an experienced actress with a distinguished background in the Russian and German cinema and in the Soviet State Theatre.

There is no mention in class of Mr. Kernighan's distinguished background.

But the Philadelphia-born Layton -- he majored in meteorology and minored in music at West Chester State Teachers College -- has a distinguished background.

When Downer became leader of the Liberal Party of Australia on May 23 , 1994 he faced not only a party in disarray but also the burden of his distinguished background.

She was 15 years younger than he, and from an even more socially distinguished background.

Like her husband, she hails from a distinguished background - she is the youngest child of General Gu Jingsheng, a prominent revolutionary.

To this end, pictures were taken at a 10×3.3 magnification and on these a standardized threshold procedure was used that distinguished background from specific IR.

"Today's broad bipartisan vote in the Senate reflects their deep knowledge of economic and monetary policy, as well as their distinguished backgrounds and unique experience," it said.

Contestants represented all social classes; in the early years of the major athletic festivals, a preponderance of the boxers came from wealthy and distinguished backgrounds.