By normal standards he is reasonably lofty, standing at a lean 6 1, though not to the extent that people might do double takes in the street.
The lack of an outstanding challenger to England's lofty standing was further reinforced by events over the first three days in Melbourne where a seesaw opening Test lay in the balance overnight.
Senior parish wardens called a meeting at the National Cathedral to censure the Suffragan Bishop for embarrassing the business community of Washington, some of whose members were Episcopalians of lofty standing.
How they can lose: Despite their lofty standing, the Ducks are terrible on the power play, converting only 15.7% of the time, a brutal 28th overall in the NHL.
Before tonight's game against the 76ers, Nets Coach Byron Scott dismissed his team's lofty standing in the Eastern Conference and disregarded the absence of the injured Allen Iverson and his own Kenyon Martin.
Saudi Arabia not known for its lofty standing on global scorecards: it ranks 55th in the latest Human Development Index and near the bottom of gender-related indices came 11th in the World Bank's latest business sweepstakes, ahead of such Scandinavian stalwarts as Finland and Sweden.
Considering his contribution since arriving in Sydney, Del Piero deservedly holds a lofty standing in the Australian game, but Saturday night should serve as a cautionary tale: players who tumble too often can go down just as easily in our estimation.
A strong start to this season saw Lawrie win the Qatar Masters, while a second place at Wentworth's PGA Championship and reaching the semi-finals at the World Match Play Championship maintained his lofty standing in the rankings.
