Sentence examples for given honors from inspiring English sources

But we no sooner emerged than we were showered with attention and given honors and awards and pursued by the media as if we were celebrities.

A deck of playing cards from 1701 has an architectural theme and "Mathematicks" is given honors as the ace of hearts.

While food was served, speeches given, honors presented, and entertainment performed, all looked on with pride and exhilaration all except Chen Cen's three disciples, who sat awestruck.

Brian R. Smith, a student who is a member of the undergraduate education committee, which received Dean Pedersen's proposal Wednesday, said he was not convinced that students are given honors too easily, or that Harvard is out of line with other Ivy League institutions.

Being white and male can be a powerful shield against failure, even in the face of evidence that perhaps a given honor is not deserved.

Other Ivy League universities, including Princeton and Yale, give honors only for exemplary performance in a major, and some will give honors to a maximum of a third of graduating seniors.

The producers named "Ratatouille" the best animated film and gave honors for episodic television comedy to NBC's "30 Rock" and for drama to HBO's "Sopranos".

On Wednesday, Harvard's dean for undergraduate education, Susan Pedersen, raised another proposal, that the university stop giving honors to students who earn only a B average.

Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when he judges the world.

"How can you give honor to people who killed thousands, incarcerated thousands, tortured thousands?

We give honor to length as though it's some virtue.