To deliver an opinion, is the right of all men; that of constituents is a weighty and respectable opinion, which a representative ought always to rejoice to hear; and which he ought always most seriously to consider.
There is also a streak of sharp sarcasm in his poetry that is aimed at the representatives of respectable religious life; not only are pious scholars, Islamic judges, preachers, and the guardians of public morality his targets, but so too are the ascetic Sufis.
There was a time, of course, when Republican politicians were respectable, even high-minded, representatives of a natural political party.
"We are surprised that the clergy, or representatives of so respectable a body as the Episcopal Church should, for a moment, allow themselves to be used by this Yankee showman to advertise his business".
After college, Brown worked for Bristol-Myers for a year as a regional sales representative, a job that came with a respectable salary and employee benefits such as an expense account and a company car.
Only talk to representatives from local stations and newspapers, or from a respectable network such as Discovery, or National Geographic.
Nor can European representatives necessarily be trusted to take what many regard as sensible, respectable decisions.
Small wonder that after the Valdez, a company representative quietly called a University of Wisconsin professor to offer money if he would write an article for a "respectable academic journal," arguing against punitive damages.
Failures are entirely respectable.
