Sentence examples similar to first rate scholar from inspiring English sources

"Michael's a first-rate scholar on the connection between American popular song and jazz," Mr. Marsalis said.

He became a first-rate scholar and published a little book of poems, Ghaselen (1821; "Ghazals"), in which he imitated the style of his friend Friedrich Rückert.

She was a first-rate scholar and writer.

Many first-rate scholars have tried to prove the theory of deterrence, but that research "is not informative about whether capital punishment increases, decreases, or has no effect on homicide rates," the committee said.

The Ghaznavid and Seljuq periods produced first-rate scholars such as al-Bīrūnī (died 1048) who, writing in Arabic, investigated Hinduism and gave the first unprejudiced account of India indeed, of any non-Islamic culture.

Howe urged increased salaries and building improvements which would attract first-rate scholars to the university.

Absolutely first rate.

It's first rate.

The sound is first rate.

SERVICE -- First rate.

Both were first rate.