Sentence examples for position of honour from inspiring English sources

It implied the elevation or, as the doctrine of preexistence became clearer, the restoration of Christ to a position of honour with God.

His body was claimed by the priests of Greyfriars church, and buried hastily but in a position of honour in the choir near the high altar.

Richard was originally buried in the long-since-demolished Greyfriars church by the Franciscans, in a position of honour near the high altar.

The American flag may not be smaller or fly lower, and must be flown in the position of honour (the right, as you emerge from a doorway).Mr Bennett, a genial octogenarian, does not resent the fussing.

In 1485 Richard was apparently buried naked, in a position of honour near the altar of the long demolished Greyfriars church, but in a roughly dug grave too short even for his slight frame.

She was buried in a position of honour within the church, close to the high altar, like two of the other women – but they had not led lives of idle luxury.

Mr Hu and Mr Wen will take positions of honour, and Mr Wen will deliver a report.

Photograph: Nir Elias/Reuters 6.33pm BST Chinese People's Liberation Army navy soldiers and officer use string to measure positions of honour guard members before welcoming Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa outside the Great Hall of People in Beijing.

Origen, writing at about 248, tells of "the multitude of people coming in to the faith, even rich men and persons in positions of honour, and ladies of high refinement and birth".

Running one of these collection points, where the milk is tested and weighed, is a position of great honour.

"We have a grown man, buried in a position of great honour near the altar in the church but without much in the way of ceremony, with a twisted spine and a terrible battle injury ��� he didn't get that walking home drunk from the pub," says Appleby.