Sentence examples for official degree from inspiring English sources

Hong took the government examination for the first time in 1827 and failed to obtain even the lowest official degree, an outcome not surprising in view of the great number of candidates competing.

One stakeholder said "Some don't see much value because it's not recognized as an official degree".

While there may not be an official degree or graduation ceremony to mark your success, you'll have earned a much bigger prize at the end of the day with a happy and prosperous retirement.

A right-wing extremist who has said his murder spree was intended to prevent the "Islamization" of Norway, Breivik had his formal application rejected by the university, which said he was not academically capable of pursuing an official degree, per The Telegraph.

The PHNs had either the official degree of PHN (n = 15), midwife (n = 1) or both (n = 5).

Three official degrees were involved in the project at the University of Cantabria.

Civil service examinations became the primary means of appointment to an official post as competitors vying for official degrees dramatically increased.

"She may have gotten something but it probably wasn't from us," said spokeswoman Pat Lopes Harris, noting that the college has tried to maintain careful records of official degrees.

Lupton compares Angelou's informal education with the education of other Black writers of the twentieth century, who did not earn official degrees and depended upon the "direct instruction of African American cultural forms".

At 10 A.M., giddy graduates and their families milled around the auditorium, while, backstage, a breakfast buffet had been laid out for professors, administrators, and a handful of people with distinguished careers in the arts who were about to receive honorary degrees (official wording: "the degree of Doctor of Fine Arts honoris causa... with all the rights and privileges pertaining thereto").

Mr. Ouattara, a former prime minister and International Monetary Fund official, whose degree in economics and ubiquitous dark suit is matched by the sobriety of his tone, offers a contrast to the populist, rabble-rousing Mr. Gbagbo, himself a former professor.