Sentence examples for men of high standing from inspiring English sources

Doreh and Khadar were men of high standing who had publicly condemned the Shabaab.

Many may regard them as quaint holdovers from another age: a maze-like world of screened rooms where for centuries men of high standing could conclude secret pacts with rivals while having their egos stroked by beautiful geisha skilled at music, dance and subtle praise.

Last month the Bangladeshi finance minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, called Yunus a "man of high standing and respect" but "now old" and said the bank needed "closer regulation".

This shows that Colonel Paul, though a man of high standing, is not to be accepted as a meticulous witness where the time element is involved.

Turbans were popular with men of higher standing and people used umbrellas made with bamboo or reeds.

According to Sotheby's, many of the works to be offered for sale are reminiscent of the grand tours undertaken in the 18th century by young men of high social standing.

Members are nominated through consensus, and usually a man of high social standing is put forth.

He was also a man of high political standing as leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and as a senior figure in the Palestinian Liberation Organization, led by Yasir Arafat.

At that, the all-too-eager Mrs. Bent, from Scarsdale, N.Y., began nudging her daughter to show this fellow -- a smart man, a man of high academic standing, a really nice guy -- around.

So it might not come as a surprise that the job of blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah has usually fallen to an august member of the synagogue -- a rabbi or other man of high moral standing and significant lung capacity.

The embroidered flowers and gold tassels on his bright red coat, paired with his wig, a traditional symbol of authority in English society, depict Watson as a man of wealth and high standing.