The National Games carry unparalleled glory, honor and financial gain.
"Geeks OUT could not be more proud to honor the unparalleled creative achievements and beloved personality of Sir Ian McKellen as this year's queer geek icon," Geeks OUT founding member Jono Jarrett said in a statement.
Among literary figures, the Bank of England did not choose to honor Charlotte Brontë, whose unparalleled heroine, Jane Eyre, declares herself "a free human being with an independent will".
Hailing from just outside Sydney, Australia, Sutherland's trajectory of success following her performance at Covent Garden was unparalleled - she has been honored at the Kennedy Center, she was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and was named Australian of the Year.
Some people have already called it premature, based on celebrity, and unbecoming of an honor meant to signal unparalleled accomplishment, rather than mere hope.
On June 26 , 2015 the day the Supreme Court issued its historic nationwide marriage equality decision, Ban Ki-moon was in San Francisco to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the UN's founding and to receive the Harvey Milk Honors Medal for "his unparalleled and unequivocal support of LGBT inclusive human rights across the globe".
The unparalleled phantasmagoria that is "The Tempest" is being honored with considerable intelligence and ingenuity.
California State Assemblywoman Julia Brownley also offered her well wishes from Sacramento and sent forth a Certificate of Recognition for dedicationcatoon to delivering unparalleled sound quality to audiences around the world" and honoring DTstimulusulus for job creation for over 18 years".
-- Few honors have eluded Abby Wambach in her unparalleled soccer career.
Yet she's embraced that to have a chance at winning a World Cup, the one honor that has eluded her in an otherwise unparalleled career.
Despite the unparalleled challenges and obstacles we face while doing our jobs, we honor the sacrifices of those we have lost by continuing to serve the mission for which they courageously gave their lives.
