Mr. Jeyaretnam rose quickly in the Singapore legal establishment, eventually becoming chief of the Subordinate Judiciary, a position of status and influence.
Back in Singapore with his British law degree, Mr. Jeyaretnam rose quickly in the legal establishment, serving as a magistrate, district judge, prosecuting counsel, registrar of the Supreme Court and chief of the Subordinate Judiciary, a position of status and influence.
Yes, like many pieces of excellent design (and, of course, many pieces of terrible design), the Mnemosyne is so overpriced as to be relegated to the position of status symbol.
In this study, it is demonstrated that while the pre-colonial women of the Borana did not enjoy full position of status relative to men, colonialism reinforced the differences between the roles of men and women, contributing further to the waning of Borana women's pre-colonial roles and status.
Entrance to higher education in this new meritocracy, and to any position of status in society, is based on a simple formula: Merit = IQ + Effort.
Chiefs or nobles occupied positions of high status that were inherited in a single descent line by primogeniture.
While there are few records of Viking women participating in battle, they certainly held positions of high status in society as human sorceresses known as völvas.
"So is the fact that spouses of school superintendents often have professional positions of equal status and compensation, and candidates are reluctant to accept employment that will impact the entire family -- especially when there are teenagers who would have to be uprooted".
The activation of social status goals leads people to display processes designed to help them attain and maintain positions of elevated social status within their group.
