Sentence examples for source of prestige from inspiring English sources

Nobody took the bait because being on numerous committees was a source of prestige.

Some livestock, important as a source of prestige and for use in sacrifices, is kept.

A more plausible explanation is that owning a newspaper is a source of prestige and influence.

Israel's science and technology are not just a source of prestige and technological innovation, but underpin its military strength.

These Shaivite cults were marks of a privileged spiritual life and a source of prestige and royal authority.

Cattle are kept for milk, as a source of prestige, and for use in bridewealth payments and other exchanges.

In other words, when potential sources of prestige are removed (thus removing the possibility of prestige biased cultural selection), a causally transparent technology elicited reconstructive transmission, while a causally opaque technology elicited preservative transmission.

The society was thus both a centre of spiritual knowledge and a source of social prestige.

Russia's president, Vladimir V. Putin, has called the aerospace business an important part of future economic development, as well as a source of national prestige.

Russia's huge oil and gas resources and its expanding ability to export them are a source of growing prestige and influence.

Now Tanglewood fills many functions: summer home to the Boston Symphony and a source of its prestige; Berkshire concert site and tourism engine; training ground and networking nirvana for 150 young musicians.