Sentence examples for honoured position of from inspiring English sources

After his return to England, James attended Queen Catherine's coronation on 23 February 1421 receiving an honoured position of sitting immediately on the queen's left at the coronation banquet.

It's not a good idea for society to move away from the time-honoured position of marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

The film shows that Geldof may have been happy to "represent Africa" in front of international film crews, but after being honoured with the position of chief of development in Ajumako-Bisease, a central Ghanaian town of 27,000, in 2004, Geldof seems to have stopped short of the "politics of responsibility" that he himself demanded during a rally in Trafalgar Square.

"As the son of domestic servants I have been honoured to accept the position of general secretary of the National Union of Moat Cleaners," he tells us.

In addition to this apostolic argument for Roman primacy and often interwoven with it was the argument that Rome should be honoured because of its position as the capital of the Roman Empire: the church in the prime city ought to be prime among the churches.

Her walnut desk occupies a position of honour.

It implied the elevation or, as the doctrine of preexistence became clearer, the restoration of Christ to a position of honour with God.

His body was claimed by the priests of Greyfriars church, and buried hastily but in a position of honour in the choir near the high altar.

While this second perception rarely doubts Columbus's sincerity or abilities as a navigator, it emphatically removes him from his position of honour.

Richard was originally buried in the long-since-demolished Greyfriars church by the Franciscans, in a position of honour near the high altar.

Strauss had an uncomfortable relationship with the Nazis, at first accepting honours and the official position of President of the Reichsmusikkammer (State Music Bureau) but subsequently being dismissed because of his unwillingness to distance himself from Jewish colleagues and extended family.