Sentence examples for eminent position from inspiring English sources

This is troubling, since the show goes beyond the impressive collection to present the family itself, its history and cross-Atlantic hoppings, and its eminent position within le Paris des artistes.

However, he proved to be rather colourless in this eminent position and was easily eclipsed, in the reign of Henry VIII, by Thomas Wolsey, to whom he had to surrender the chancellorship in 1515.

The French Revolution imperilled the fortunes of the Cavours because of their close ties with the ancien régime; but Cavour's father, Michele, reestablished the family in an eminent position in Napoleonic society.

In 1917, because of his Zionist sympathies and his eminent position in the Anglo-Jewish community, he received the letter from Arthur James (later Lord Balfourr, then British foreign secretary, declaring the British government's interest in establishing in Palestine a national home for the Jewish people; this letter became known as the Balfour Declaration.

Now it holds an eminent position as a venue for research on sensory test methods (among many other topics).

The female meanwhile sits in an eminent position and preens, returning to the nest a minute or two before the male arrives with food for her.

In the past, Britain held a pre-eminent position in many areas of science.

"We have a very diversified group of customers, and have retained our pre-eminent position".

Not surprisingly, the steel industry is looking to retain its pre-eminent position in the business.

With creativity again rising to the pre-eminent position on large agencies' roster of needs, Y.&R.

Rivals, notably in India and China, see Silicon Valley's pre-eminent position as a prize that they will inevitably take.