Sentence examples for given the distinction of from inspiring English sources

Satchel Paige, denied his prime in the majors by the color line, was given the distinction of oldest player ever by tossing three innings for the Kansas City A's in 1965, at age 59.

Bristol City's Nicky Maynard, having been given the distinction of being named the Championship player with the highest number of shots on target this season, gave a further demonstration of his expertise in that department by scoring his sixth goal in seven matches in the 1-1 drat at Coventry.

Only Toni Kroos, Fabio Coentrao and Nacho Fernandez were given the distinction of 1 out of 3, with every other player was simply left blank.

In three simple words I say, "Hillary, don't go!" Obviously, as a former U.S. President, Bill is officially invited, and you are given the distinction of attending as his guest.

He was given the distinction of Knight of the Order of Saint Louis on 1 June and on 6 July he was called to a command in the Military Household of the King of France, as captain-lieutenant of the 1st company of musketeers (grey musketeers).

Soon after its discovery, the ectopic expression of a truncated version of the cluster (lacking miR-92) in B-cell lymphoma revealed its oncogenic character and miR-17/92 miR-17/92 the distinction of being the first 'oncomir'.

Many credit C. Friedrich L. Buschmann, whose Handäoline was patented in Berlin in 1822, as the inventor of the accordion, while others give the distinction to Cyril Demian of Vienna, who patented his Accordion in 1829, thus coining the name.

On some versions of dialetheism (e.g. Priest 1998) the LNC is not necessarily repudiated as such, given the distinction between the denial of a proposition and the assertion of its negation.

Given the distinction and continued promise of his career, one can only hope so.

But the partnership is actually only really likely to benefit customers of both groups, without really biting into the customer base of either, given the distinctions between what Box and Google Drive can provide.

If adopted it would have given Wisconsin the distinction of being the first state to issue satirical license plates.