Sentence examples for distinguished backgrounds from inspiring English sources

"They've built a tremendous company; they are people with distinguished backgrounds.

"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.

Both came from distinguished backgrounds: She was the daughter of David Bruce, an ambassador to Great Britain, and granddaughter of financier Andrew W. Mellon; and he was a descendent of the printmaker Nathaniel Currier, of Currier and Ives.

They are a dynamic team and both have distinguished backgrounds that will serve this program well.

Green Mountain GP Limited ("Green Mountain") is an alternative investment manager whose principals have distinguished backgrounds in the financial services industry.

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

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

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

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.