Sentence examples for honour of representing from inspiring English sources

"Hopefully I will again enjoy the honour of representing my country".

The two clubs are barely a mile apart but are both fighting for the honour of representing the Basque Country and they are chalk and cheese.

The decorated centre has done all there is to in the game and is arguably the best centre three-quarter to play since Mal Meninga with two premierships, multiple Origin victories and the honour of representing Australia.

"It is very important that we instil in our younger generation that they should play the game for the love of the sport and the honour of representing the country.

Conboy was the only woman at a conference on labour called by President Woodrow Wilson in 1918, and in 1920 her colleagues gave her the unique honour of representing the American Federation of Labor at the conference of the British Trades Union Congress in Portsmouth, England.

Despite having had the honour of representing her country more than 130 times in international competition, López de Eguilaz says it is her dream to win the lottery so she can become a writer instead of having 11 angry women pelt rock-hard balls in her face.

"Orpington, which I have the honouring of representing, unbelievably rejected her as a candidate in 1954 and it almost snuffed out her career.

Nasrin Sotoudeh's husband, Reza Khandan, who was summoned to court for speaking to the media about his wife's condition in jail, said that he was "appalled" by the sentence and added: "It's so sad to see that Iran has chosen to silence one of its fine human rights defenders instead of honouring her for years of representing defenceless prisoners, especially juvenile offenders.

On the other, with the selection of a guard of honour representing citizens from "every walk of life", there was a hint of inclusiveness, and a suggestion that state occasions are not simply an excuse for elderly gentlemen with titles like First Lord of the Powder Closet to swan about in fancy dress.

Halsall said: "I am really happy with my times and it is always an honour to represent the Isle of Man".

"Obviously, first of all, it's a huge honour to represent any electorate in the Queensland parliament," she said.