Sentence examples for position and credibility from inspiring English sources

Britain, however, has degraded its position and credibility, he said.

There are, in the recorded words, few references to rational war aims, even of the debased, acquisitive kind; instead, you find a relentless emphasis on shame and face, position and credibility, perception of weakness and fear of ridicule.

The relentless emphasis on shame and face, on position and credibility, on the dread of being perceived as weak sounds an icy note through the rhetoric of 1914 — from the moment Franz Ferdinand is shot to the moment the troops are sent to the Western Front.

"The relentless emphasis on shame and face, on position and credibility, on the dread of being perceived as weak sounds an icy note through the rhetoric of 1914 — from the moment Franz Ferdinand is shot to the moment the troops are sent to the Western Front," I wrote in the magazine.

As I've written before, "There are few references to rational war aims [at the war's start], even of the debased, acquisitive kind; instead, you find a relentless emphasis on shame and face, position and credibility, perception of weakness and fear of ridicule.

It has been an investment rather than just a grant, as it has provided strategic space and resource for systematic work for consolidating the network, establishing its institutional positioning and credibility.

But once a speaker "jumps into the fray" and becomes confrontational with someone, he or she loses that original position of respect and credibility.

"Progressives are used to punching up, but here we find ourselves in a real position of credibility and power," said Raul Grijalva of Arizona, a co-chair of the Congressional Progressive caucus.

Today, Yasir Arafat took a gamble, confronting a radical Palestinian crowd in a bid to shore up his own position and assert his international credibility as the possible leader of a Palestinian state.

"He had a number of salvos ready if he needed them," an aide said, explaining that Mr. Cheney had been prepared to question Mr. Gore's character and credibility, and positions Mr. Lieberman had changed after joining the ticket.

In truth, such a position has largely compromised our authority and credibility before a watching world.