Great powers may be admired or emulated, but they are rarely loved.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, the governor, may be admired outside the state, but only 33% of Californian voters think he is doing a good job.
The idea of the lone wolf — the iconoclast who follows his own rules — may be admired in some cultures, but it's a hard job in nature.
Ripple may be admired for its Zen-like observations about life, but the introductory verses are the real meat of the song.
A constitutional amendment, it calls for redistricting to be taken away from the lawmakers (whose efforts may be admired in the map above) and handed to a panel of three independent, retired judges.
How else to explain the photograph of Vernon Winfrey whispering into Ms. Kelley's ear as proof that he talked to her? "She may be admired by the world, but I know the truth," Mr. Winfrey told Ms. Kelley.
Much as he may be admired in some quarters, for China, Russia and anti-democrats throughout the region Trump's election serves up a pastiche propaganda win of epic proportions.
As far as possible avoid the costumes of your own day.... Costumes of our period should not be depicted unless it be on tombstones, so that we may be spared being laughed at by our successors for the mad fashions of men and leave behind only things that may be admired for their dignity and beauty.
The story of our culture's subsequent love affair with the film of Breakfast at Tiffany's – and not with the novella, which may be admired, and certainly has the cachet of its author, but is hardly well-beloved, much less well-read – is really about our love affair with Audrey Hepburn, the movie star.
Today he may be admired by singers and critics, and remembered with respect and affection by those who go back 50 years, but he's generally brushed aside by younger people, who associate him with their parents' (or grandparents') old-fashioned taste.
