Sentence examples for prestige from inspiring English sources

"Their prestige it at stake," explained the organiser, Basilio López.

iPads are so common now, despite their price, that they no longer confer importance or prestige; they're about as glamorous as bluetooth headsets.

At stake - besides the lives of innumerable Congolese and minority Tutsis in Rwanda and Uganda - is the personal prestige of three heads of state: Mr Mugabe, Sam Njoma of Namibia and Mr Dos Santos, who have publicly thrown their countries into a war against the better judgement of many of their own military leaders.

The three presidents, who have put their prestige alongside Mr Kabila's in the new phase of Congo's struggle for democracy, now find themselves in company where commercial interests are the only factor.

It's hard to overstate the prestige of this position.

Patrick Foye, executive director of the port authority, opened the building earlier this month saying the building "sets new standards of design, construction, prestige, and sustainability".

Economic consequences, which is losing what they have, because those families often are what they own, or losing their prestige, and that they have definitely lost: their last name is now associated with the worst crime in our history".

Other indie cinemas such as the Biógrafo and the Alameda are situated in more fashionable areas, but the Normandie's prestige and diversity ensure that it still attracts the cool crowd.