Sentence examples for gained honours from inspiring English sources

Later, he gained honours degrees in music, media and business studies.

As he approached 80, it seemed that he had done almost everything that was possible in a single lifetime, for he had written dozens of books, plumbed the depths of the Indian Ocean, carried the imagination of mankind to the remotest parts of the galaxy, and gained honours in every corner of the globe.

Weisz gained honours for her work in The Constant Gardener, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture.

In a curious way, its steadfastness had gained honour in the later Tsarist days, with several merchant families, known for their integrity, gaining social respect.

There are Olympic Games, under-21 and under-18 championships where they can gain honours and experience.

In 1933 he gained top honours in the first All-Union Musicians Contest.

Thallus, the son of Cineas, and Glaucus of Polymedes, who fought near the general, gained the honours of the day.

Educated at St. Peter's College, Adelaide, and then at Adelaide University, Bragg gained high honours in mathematics at an age when most boys were still in secondary school.

Twelve of the last 15 films that gained top honours at the SAG awards went on to win the best picture at the Oscars, and Ladbrokes is offering odds of 1/4 on Slumdog repeating the feat.

Along with numerous other Finns who gained Olympic honours from 1920, Nurmi was inspired by his countryman Hannes Kolehmainen, who won three long-distance races at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm.

And Graham Fisken and Elliott McLaren have both gained representative honours from it.