Sentence examples for real stature from inspiring English sources

But this is not to say that alcohol has any real stature as a food.

And it was true that, since Purcell's death in 1695, there had not been any British composers of real stature.

First Boudewijn Zenden's looping cross was nodded down by the debutant Crouch, a signing of real stature who provided no little elegance in his ground-play.

Rowan was on fire, but alongside him we met another bishop of real stature, tough and humble, intelligent and grounded – Bishop Victoria Matthews of Christchurch, New Zealand.

Ms. Reza told Le Nouvel Observateur, though, that she came away with "some affection" for Mr. Sarkozy, calling him a person of "real stature".

"It would be nice; that goes without saying," said Wright, who is the team captain and, along with the young pitcher Matt Harvey, one of only two active Mets with any real stature in baseball.

Perhaps I was more sensitive to the language because I watched the debate with my 8-year-old son, excited for him to see what real presidential stature looks like.

By choosing Mr Borrell over Bronislaw Geremek, who played a vital role in the Solidarity movement in Poland in the 1980s, the parliament fluffed a chance to appoint someone with real moral stature, and to demonstrate that west Europeans mean those warm words about the "reunification of Europe".Mr Borrell may raise the parliament's profile in a different way.

"I was also impressed with young Jordan Williams - he came on and showed real good stature and composure in the game.

On the contrary, there is no better way to announce their presence on Europe's top table than by beating a side of, say, Real Madrid's stature.

It also demonstrated that he may have picked a gem when signing £10m Emre Can from Bayer Leverkusen, the German slotting into central defence but a future midfield player of real power and stature.