In 1985 my father was on the cover of Newsweek magazine, which was very prestigious at the time.
"In the early years, it was very prestigious to be a member," said Harris Herman, general manager of the club and, in the 1990s, one of the committee of 12 that scrutinized each membership application.
"It is very prestigious, particularly to come to New York".
"And this university is very prestigious, so that is a plus point".
· Eels had an advert on during the Superbowl (this is very prestigious).
Owners of flocks of pigeons traditionally spent all year training their birds, as these competitions were very prestigious and the winners highly respected.
"Four or five 8's at the end is very prestigious; 6's and 9's are good too, but one 6 or 9 is nothing special.
Sadly, it wasn't the Epsom Derby [in which Kingston Hill, his first runner in the race, finished second to Australia] but the Irish Derby is very prestigious too.
Malala told the BBC Panorama programme Malala: Shot for Going to School, to be shown on BBC1 on Monday night: "I want to tell the students of UK to think that it is very precious, it's very prestigious, to go to school.
"This race was one I really wanted, it is very prestigious," said Contador.
After all, she points out, the EMBO label is "very prestigious," so she is looking forward to adding "EMBO has selected me!" to her CV.
