Sentence examples for respectable source from inspiring English sources

In Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65, Taylor Branch wrote: "Overnight, Rustin became if not a household name at least a quotable and respectable source for racial journalism, his former defects as a vagabond ex-Communist homosexual overlooked or forgotten".

We should always remember that being a unique medium within the television landscape would qualify it as a respectable source of entertainment -- after all, it's not a reality show.

Which means there are either a lot of racist Occupiers or, more likely, a lot of people being exposed to bat-shit ideas from a seemingly respectable source because they thought the page was legit when they clicked "Like".

Hempel is careful to use respectable sources.

Google would be worth zillions - I can remember numbers such as $15bn, $30bn and even $50bn being bandied about by respectable sources.

Moreover, he often resorted to unorthodox, entrepreneurial measures to find private money for his research after doubting colleagues blocked his applications to more respectable sources like the National Institutes of Health.

I had a budding reputation as a reporter, and she was one of the most respectable sources of serious weight in the city.

Respectable sources tell you that 40% of cancer can be prevented by the right diet, but this is little better than a guess.

In 1974, he took in an E.L.P. performance and came away appalled by the arsenal of instruments (including "two Arthurian-table-sized gongs" and "the world's first synthesized drum kits"), by Emerson's preening performance, and by the band's apparent determination to smarten up rock and roll by borrowing from more respectable sources.

Perhaps the 14 year old who sends too many text messages and relies on less-than-respectable sources for papers also knows how to do things -- in particular, filter and assess information online -- that her parents do not.

(The above comes from some highly respectable academic sources who inform me that yongdoja confers greater honor than chidoja.