Sentence examples similar to high sounding title from inspiring English sources

Many had imagined that Reza Khan, whom they took to be an unsophisticated regimental officer, would be content with a high-sounding title and a sword of honour given by the shah.

What Wall Street wants, Barney delivers, even if it makes the high-sounding title of his committee's bill into rather a bad joke.

That particular insult to the ego -- worse, to the instinct of self-preservation -- can never be forgiven.... I've thought about this and I've invented a rather high-sounding title for this basic factor in human relations.

Agreeing to trying to work together again (in a court full of scheming flunkeys with high-sounding titles) is one thing.

Despite the important sounding title and a "high powered staff", the job was a sinecure.

Several trademark lawyers said the chance for confusion or infringement diminishes the further one gets from a similarly sounding title.

Lemke was given the sounding title of 'business manager,' but, as a matter of fact, he was a mere bookkeeper, of a small business, with very limited authority.

But, this pretentious sounding title should not scare away potential punters.

However, despite the exotic sounding title, the P-8 is based on the Boeing 737-800, the kind of plane many of us have travelled on for our holidays.

HDIA has some high sounding purposes in its Articles of Incorporation.

My engagement usually has an official sounding title.