The original rankings could be altered by challenge from below, so that those whose skill increased could achieve higher standing.

All qualify as beautiful objects, which paradoxically achieve aesthetic standing despite their being instruments of war.

Turmoil on the colony's sugar plantations gave him an opportunity to achieve national standing.

A brother had achieved minor historical standing during the Liberation in the mid-22nd.

In addition, the South had never achieved sufficient standing in these institutions that their numbers or importance deserved.

But many lawyers are skeptical that women will achieve equal standing by then; partnerships depend more and more on "rain making" ability.

In the same year she also became the first woman to achieve full ministerial standing recognized by a denomination (Universalist).

Today, there are perhaps 10 British composers who have achieved international standing.

It would be in Peru where he would make his fortune and would achieve significant standing.

"For the moment, the intelligence function had achieved equal standing with other staff missions."