Sentence examples for respected village from inspiring English sources

The American soldier is accused of killing 16 people in all in a bloody rampage that has further tarnished Afghan-American relations and devastated Mr. Samad, a respected village elder whose tired eyes poured forth tears one minute and glared ahead in anger the next.

Sound familiar?" Actually, Remnick shows that Obama's grandfather was a respected village elder and property owner, who left his native town for Nairobi to cook for British colonials, and then traveled with British troops to Burma, bringing back their Western clothes and ways to his village.

For many local residents – including Edwina Nahame, who cares for some 16 children in the homestead, in addition to her own family and a respected village elder – the lack of food is a problem exacerbated by the repercussions of the HIV and AIDS epidemic.

One of the biggest lessons from the West Africa epidemic was the importance of gaining the trust of affected communities by relying on respected village elders and traditional healers.

The International Campaign for Tibet and Free Tibet UK are reporting that the police opened fire on Tibetans who had gathered to protest the arrest of a respected village leader.

Although the HRS intended to implement the land-use rights through a contractual framework, the contracts, in particular, the contract's duration, have not been respected by village collective authorities, who have periodically approved reallocation of land among household villagers.

Another VHW pointed out the deep trust and respect village members have for them: "We have close relationships with people and they trust us.

It's not for nothing that we are respected in our village.

She said he was "very well respected" in the village and was a "lovely man" who would "do anything for you", such as helping out at fetes and cutting the grass at the church.

"I'm now recognised and respected in the village, people say they are proud of me". Sneh says she had heard of Oscars and knew they were the biggest cinema awards in the world.

Dweir lies in the swath of southern Lebanon that is Hezbollah's heartland, and the militant group is well respected in the village.