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Sentence count:235+8Posted:2017-02-22Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: authoritydistinctiongreatnessimportanceinfluencemasterypowerprominencesignificancesuperioritySimilar words: prestigiousvestigeprestidigitationvestigialinvestigateinvestigatorinvestigationinterestingMeaning: [pre'stɪːʒ]  n. a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.. 
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91 By virtue of his unique personal prestige, he himself was relatively insulated from the pressure of public opinion.
92 The triumph of the Ulster Workers' Council left it with huge prestige during the remainder of the summer.
93 With its prestige threatened, Yale strives to re-gentrify the center city.
94 As noted, his prestige had steadily risen since his accession to office.
95 In many similar households, sons of some social prestige and standing were at least nominally subject to their fathers' authority.
96 Hosting the Olympic Games would add to our country's international prestige.
97 Becoming a film star confers status, power, prestige and wealth.
98 But secondly, it is once more a means by which prestige and honour can be maintained.
99 Prestige passed increasingly to the financial agencies, which grew in size and importance, overshadowing the judiciary.
100 The persistent association of Kohlberg's professional prestige with Gilligan's work is an interesting current example.
101 Prestige A further perceived interest relates to the esteem in which a country is held.
102 Roosevelt failed to put his personal prestige behind it and discrimination continued, especially in the South.
103 Economic reward, political power and social prestige all flow from the structure of classes.
104 Simon was an ambitious man[sentence dictionary], eager for power and prestige.
105 Instead the newcomers tend to evaluate the farm worker and the other villagers on the basis of urban criteria for allocating prestige.
106 Voluntary work tends to carry higher prestige than paid work.
107 The feuding between ministers during the revivals had robbed them of some prestige and had confused people who were looking for stability.
108 To the decaying line of older castles and fortified manor houses he added one new prestige building, Camber Castle.
109 As such she holds tremendous power and prestige in Ulthuan.
110 Their non-media businesses included startling acquisitions such as the prestige Chateau Latour vineyard and the Royal Doulton china business.
111 Since women in general have less social prestige than men, this in itself tends to reinforce negative attitudes to the elderly.
112 Prestige saucepans and bakeware offer the perfect combination - excellent performance and quality.
113 Law professor Derek Bell has even argued that black intellectuals disavow militants in order to enhance their prestige with whites.
114 Despite their prestige, they seem to have less to offer the private client than licensed dealers.
115 But, according to Williams, this argument gives utilitarian methods greater prestige and a greater role in decision-making than they actually deserve.
116 Traditionally, public university degrees have carried far greater social prestige.
117 Children are forced into the rat race for higher salary and prestige.
118 The sums that will pass through them ought surely to enhance their prestige, and at a symbolic time.
119 However, many occupations which afford little prestige or economic reward can be seen as vital to society.
120 This chapter is concerned with the study of the unequal distribution of power, prestige and wealth in society.
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