In a part of the same letter he sneered at female friendships, with an indirect censure on the consul Fufius, who had risen to distinction through Augusta's partiality.
A highly successful sculptor, rose to distinction for her portrayals of figures dedicated to or personifying social justice, particularly in the name of the abolitionist and suffragist movements.
She rose to fame through the reality show Dublin Wives.
Settled in Albany, New York, in 1789, he made a great fortune, and his son Henry, and grandsons Henry Jr and William, rose to the highest distinction in American thought and culture.
Stationed in India and Burma, Weekes, then in his early forties, served with distinction, and rose to the rank of Captain.
After inheriting a baronetcy he joined the Army and saw service in South Africa, Egypt and the Sudan; he served with distinction and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Through the race, the temperature rose to 84 degrees.
The differences between them do not seem to rise to the level of qualitative distinctions, but they are worth noting as others may come to different conclusions.
Bernie served with distinction and honor, rising to the rank of Master Sergeant in only four years.
August Weismann made the important distinction between germ cells that give rise to gametes (such as sperm and egg cells) and the somatic cells of the body, demonstrating that heredity passes through the germ line only.
There was no aristocracy and no legally-enforced class distinctions -- men (and much later women) could rise to the level of their talents.
