In compensation — after he had taken a year off to concentrate on his motor racing — he was awarded, aged 60, an honorary Oscar for his lifetime achievement, normally reserved for the truly venerable within the profession.
The wine world has the sommelier -- a venerable and honored profession of wine stewardship -- and now the craft beer world has the Cicerone Certification Program -- a three-tiered program that's "the industry standard for identifying those with significant knowledge and professional skills in beer sales and service".
Healing, however, requires not only technical proficiency, but also personal connection and commitment to the venerable traditions of our profession.
The art of healing requires not only technical proficiency, but also personal connection, multidisciplinary teamwork, and commitment to the venerable traditions of our profession.
Theobald resisted for 14 months before a compromise was reached through the intercession of Peter the Venerable, Abbot of Cluny, allowing Theobald to give a verbal profession to Hugh.
When I graduated from law school in the 1970s, Dewey, Ballantine, Bushby, Palmer & Wood rolled off the tongue in the same company as Sullivan & Cromwell, Davis Polk & Wardwell, and Cravath, Swaine & Moore, venerable New York firms whose place at the pinnacle of the law profession seemed unassailable.
"Here it is, venerable Sir".
"It is broken, venerable Sir".
The Goldsboroughs of Maryland were venerable.
Venerable bijoutier meets tight-denimed young Turk.
