Sentence examples similar to file nobility from inspiring English sources

General education became accessible to a large stratum of the rank-and-file nobility with the founding of the Moscow State University in 1755, although the lack of automatic preferment for its graduates kept it from being popular among the wealthier nobles until the end of the century.

This move toward oligarchy was foiled by top-level officials (the generalitet i.e., those with the service rank of general or its equivalent), in alliance with the rank-and-file service nobility.

"There was fire, nobility and pathos, too".

The continuing domination of a few favourites many of whom were Germans much displeased the high officials, whose position was threatened by the personal caprices of ruler or favourite, and incensed even more the rank and file of the service nobility, who could not obtain rewards or favours from the sovereign without the approval and help of the favourites.

On Thursday, the Guardian's website was blocked after its red nobility stories from the leaked files were published.

But neither the Treaty of Zboriv (August 1649) nor a less favourable agreement two years later proved acceptable either to the Polish nobility or to the Cossack rank and file and the radicalized masses on the Ukrainian side.

"The real nobility".

That had nobility.

The nobility of the cow.

He embodies honesty, nobility, soulful bulk.

And Zog was nobility!