Sentence examples for honour is made from inspiring English sources

"I want to make absolutely certain that your honour is made aware that the picture the government has painted of me is a false one," Brown said at his sentencing.

And, it is often not mentioned that every single decision about who receives an honour is made by an independent committee made up of experts in their field and chaired by people who aren't involved in government.

The discovery leading to zur Hausen's Nobel honour was made in the early 1980s.

The royal family sent tributes, and speeches in his honour were made in the Houses of Parliament.

He fired off angrily at others – "Institutions, pensions and honours are made only for cretins, humbugs and rascals" – and adopted an outsider position, which yet permitted a vein of conservatism and his habit of going to Mass.

The QC suggested again that Fifa should decide how far these requests for honours were made with Leoz's approval: "There are inferences which it will be for Fifa to draw," his report states.

"To carry the flag at the head of the team at any Games is a unique honour but this is made even more special because it will be in front of a home crowd.

Anyone can nominate an individual to receive an honour, and the selection is made by the Cabinet Office.

She said it was a "great honour" to be made shadow foreign secretary.

It was even an honour to be made fun of by Craig, because he did it with such panache and such joy.

"It's for the leader of the Labour party, Ed Miliband, to decide his shadow cabinet". She said it was a "great honour" to be made shadow foreign secretary.