The eminent Mr. Gboyega, a chocolate-skinned Nigerian, educated in London, distinguished expert on the history of the British Empire, had resigned in disgust when the West African Examinations Council began talking of adding African history to the curriculum, because he was appalled that African history would even be considered a subject.
I can't think how many words there are for cocaine (though Thesaurus.com tells me there are at least twenty-two), and when I listen to lyrics about dealing or gangs, I understand about as much of what is going on as I would if the singer were speaking French (itself once a slang term for profanity, popularized by the eminent Mr. Bueller).
Mr Fischer no less eminent an economist than Mr Stiglitz, by the way is a man of (hitherto) unquestioned integrity, admired right across the profession.
So, while the rose is "still prevalent," it will become "less pre-eminent," Mr. Lesquen added, and in the "new language of the brand, it's saying 'I,' saying 'me,' like there's somebody behind Lancôme".
Vera Wang, naturally, made the A-list of eminent Chinese Americans (Mrs. Locke, Jackie Chan, Yo-Yo Ma, Michelle Kwan, B. D. Wong, Barbra Streisand — who once worked in a Chinese restaurant, she claimed — among others).
Three sites are under consideration, one of which may have to be taken by eminent domain, Mr. Metsopoulos said.
Originally an eminent violist, Mr. Barshai was an inaugural member of the Borodin Quartet, founded in 1945 and long considered one of the finest string quartets in the world.
In a July 15 letter to Ms. Murray, Mr. Suozzi indicated that he wanted to acquire the Hempstead-owned parcel in Roosevelt by eminent domain, Mr. Santino said.
The company had planned a bigger development surrounding a golf course before the state acquired the 246 acres through eminent domain, Mr. Pitsiokos said.
Using eminent domain to help Mr Trump expand his car park cheaply is, the Institute argues, an abuse of government power.And so the smallholders have become a rallying point, not for opponents of big business but for critics of big government: they have become heroes, American style.
Greg Mankiw, of Harvard, recalls the angry exchanges in the 1980s between Robert Solow and Mr Lucas both eminent economists who could not take each other seriously.
