Sentence examples for respectable stage from inspiring English sources

A respectable stage actor before he became 007, he brings the same fierce intensity to talking that he does to zipping across moving trains and zapping supervillains.

And then the 18th century, and morality, and sensibility, overtook heroines on the respectable stage (low melodrama, mother to movies and comics and telly, is quite another story), and no Meg beswindged or cudgelled or lammed her way through a serious scene again.

His overall approval rating 56% in the Washington Post poll is respectable at this stage in the political cycle.

Soul-searching scenes about the authors' struggle to remain true to their vision seem like so much padding to fill out a respectable amount of stage time.

To prove he can be a man of the Tour, Millar needs a respectable race: a stage win, the white jersey, or a place in the top 25.

After gaining Havant, Adur and Shrewsbury - but losing Calderdale - senior Tories spoke of a "perfectly respectable result at this stage".

The bucket hat may have been staging a respectable comeback in menswear circles for two years, but it was Rihanna who had the power to make it a bona fide headline trend once more.

In August, Thompson entered in relief in the first inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after Russ Meyer was knocked out of the contest, staging a "respectable duel" with Mel Queen to the eighth inning in a 12 7 Phillies victory; later in the month, he shut out the Reds on three hits to complete a series sweep by the Phillies.

He finished the stage in a respectable 35th place, just 5 27 behind the stage winner.

"Necessary Targets," which just finished a respectable run at the Hartford Stage, is less personal and less poetic than "Monologues," but its basic theme -- the oppression of women -- is the same.

The Jets have overperformed to this point, reaching the halfway stage at a respectable 4-4, when many had expected them to struggle in the wake of a tempestuous offseason.