Nevertheless, the comparatively recent development of Brazilian Portuguese ( and its use by people of various linguistic backgrounds ), the cultural prestige and strong government support accorded to the written standard has maintained the unity of the language over the whole of Brazil and ensured that all regional varieties remain fully intelligible.

During his aggressive campaign to win his present position, Mr. Kennedy was vitriolic about this country's `` prestige '' abroad.

The position of receptionist was opened in a large office and an announcement was made to the other girls already working that they could apply for this job which had higher prestige and slightly higher salary than typing and clerking positions.

Centrally, however, the administrative problem was more complex and the sheer prestige of office was very likely an unfair advantage.

The argument was typically advanced in terms of U.S. `` prestige ''.

But contrary to what was implied during the campaign, prestige is surely not important for its own sake.

When the winter tour began at Los Angeles last January there was no one in sight to challenge Palmer's towering prestige.

In spite of the increase in numbers and prestige brought about by the conversions of Newman and other Tractarians of the 1840's and 1850's, the Catholic segment of England one hundred years ago was a very small one ( four per cent, or 800,000 ) which did not enjoy a gracious hearing from the general public.

The wars which attended his accession both in Hungary and in Persia terminated unfavourably for the empire, and its prestige received its first check in the Treaty of Zsitvatorok, signed in 1606, whereby the annual tribute paid by Austria was abolished.

These archaeologists suggested that defensibility was never a major concern in the siting of a broch, and argued that they may have been the " stately homes " of their time, objects of prestige and very visible demonstrations of superiority for important families ( Armit 2003 ).

Taxpayer status amongst serf caste was of higher prestige, offered political power, potential wealth and authority.

In many navies, the rank of commodore was merely viewed as a senior captain position, whereas other naval services bestowed upon the rank of commodore the prestige of flag officer status ; commodore is the highest rank in the Irish Naval Service, for example, and is held by only one person.

To have one or the other was a mark of distinction and prestige, and so was having the Disk sort of an Operating System.

However, while the licentia continued to hold a higher prestige than the bachelor's degree ( Baccalaureus ), it was ultimately reduced to an intermediate step to the Magister and doctorate, both of which now became the exclusive qualification for teaching.

In 1921 the prestige of Nicolai Hartmann the Neo-Kantian, the Professor of Philosophy at Marburg, was added to the Movement ; he " publicly declared his solidarity with the actual work of die Phänomenologie.

While at the close of the First World War the Foreign Legion's prestige was at a high, the Foreign Legion itself had suffered greatly in the trenches of the First World War.

Years later, Blair mordantly recalled his prep school in the essay " Such, Such Were the Joys ", claiming among other things that he " was made to study like a dog " to earn a scholarship, which he alleged was solely to enhance the school's prestige with parents.

Washington had the prestige, military experience, charisma and military bearing of a military leader and was known as a strong patriot.

Gold as a sign of wealth and prestige was ridiculed by Thomas More in his treatise Utopia.

Indeed, as a reformer his prestige was so strong that the reform wing of the Republican Party, called " Mugwumps ", largely bolted the GOP ticket and swung to his support in 1884.

The headmaster or " dominie " was often university educated and enjoyed high local prestige.

This was a severe blow to Fabius ’ s prestige and soon after this his period of dictatorial power ended.

Some professional activities in fields such as ones that are commonly associated with celebrity prestige are careers within the sports, and entertainment sphere.

As they progress, players advance in level, gaining power, prestige, spells, and abilities through actions such as defeating capable opponents, looting the remains of defeated enemies and completing quests ( tasks and adventures given by non-player characters ( NPCs ).

The idea of a feudal state or period, in the sense of either a regime or a period dominated by lords who possess financial or social power and prestige, became widely held in middle of the 18th century, thanks to works such as Montesquieu's De L ' Esprit des Lois ( 1748 ; published in English as The Spirit of the Laws ), and Henri de Boulainvilliers ’ s Histoire des anciens Parlements de France ( 1737 ; published in English as An Historical Account of the Antient Parliaments of France or States-General of the Kingdom, 1739 ).

The division into conventional periods is, as with all such periodisations, relatively arbitrary, especially since at all periods, Ancient Greek has enjoyed high prestige, and the literate borrowed heavily from it.

Goebbels insisted that German high culture must be allowed to carry on, both for reasons of international prestige and to win the loyalty of the upper middle classes, who valued art forms such as opera and the symphony.

He further emphasized the importance of dialect studies where appropriate, and noted the significance of sociological factors such as prestige, and the impact of meaning.

In the context of the politics of nations and nationalism, a political leader may adopt an international treaty not out of a benevolent stance but in the believe that such a treaty will either benefit their nation or will increase the prestige of their nation.

The claim of such a lineage and of possession of the Ark has been an important source of legitimacy and prestige for the Ethiopian monarchy throughout the many centuries of its existence, and had important and lasting effects on Ethiopian culture as a whole.

The reforming movement within the church, which advocated greater autonomy from royal authority for the clergy, had continued to grow, while new voices such as the Cistercians had gained additional prestige within the monastic orders, eclipsing older orders such as the Cluniacs.

Producing such a work was a highly expensive prestige project, requiring several years work by highly skilled scribes and miniature painters, and it clearly testifies to the increasing wealth and pride of Zurich citizens in this period.

Taken literally, such usage would suggest a strong affinity of early Frankish rulers for the prestige of Roman culture, which they may have embraced as allies and federates of the Empire during the previous century.

Although humans have established many types of societies throughout history, anthropologists tend to classify different societies according to the degree to which different groups within a society have unequal access to advantages such as resources, prestige, or power.

Like many ancient societies, the Etruscans conducted campaigns during summer months, raiding neighboring areas, attempting to gain territory and combating piracy as a means of acquiring valuable resources such as land, prestige, goods, and slaves.

Several colleges host annual independent competitions, many of which hold varying degrees of prestige, such as the Contest of Champions at Middle Tennessee State University, which is the longest running high school band contest in the United States.

He first campaigned in the north against non-Greek peoples such as the Illyrians, securing his northern border and gaining much prestige as a warrior.

Yet he led Britain into war for three main reasons: because he believed the British government had an obligation to British South Africans ; because he thought that the Transvaal, the Orange Free State, and the Cape Boers aspired to a Dutch South Africa, and that the achievement of such a state would damage Britain's imperial prestige around the world ; and because of the Boers ' treatment of black South Africans.

Each year, well-known business publications such as Business Week, The Economist, U. S. News & World Report, Fortune, Financial Times, and The Wall Street Journal publish rankings of selected MBA programs that, while controversial in their methodology, nevertheless can directly influence the prestige of schools that achieve high scores.

The prestige that lent him led immediately to The Loved One, during which he worked with established stars such as John Gielgud, Rod Steiger and Robert Morse working in Hollywood both on location and on the sound stage.

At the same time, in early November of each year and to commemorate Bob Hoffman ’ s birthday, a prestige lifting contest was always held as part of “ Bob Hoffman ’ s Birthday Party .” In 1971, it was decided to make this event the “ World Weightlifting Championships .” There was no such thing as ‘ teams ’ and thus was predominantly a whole bunch of American lifters, plus four from Great Britain and one from the West Indies.

He also embarked on a major program of naval construction, enforcing ship money to build such prestige vessels as HMS Sovereign of the Seas.

The Air Force leadership, however, felt that such a promotion would lessen the prestige of this rank, which was seen as a wartime rank to be held only in times of extreme national emergency.

These schools developed such prestige for the accuracy and error-control of their copying techniques that their texts established an authority beyond all others.

However, there were cases in Medieval Europe where a city which grew to prominence and transferred to its cathedral the remains of a famous saint who had lived and was buried elsewhere, and made him or her the city's patron saint – such a practice conferring considerable prestige on the city concerned.

Although there are some question marks regarding his biography, such as his exact date of birth, it is known that he was a person of some prestige from a cultural point of view, as he had contact with the greatest figures of his time such as Saint Augustine of Hippo and Saint Jerome.