Example sentences of "of respect " in BNC.
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| 1 | Critics can also be invested with a degree of respect deriving partly from their academic connections . |
| 2 | Let no one ever be sincere with me — it is a failure of respect , and respect is a thing one can never get enough of . |
| 3 | And the only kind of respect worth having is the insincere kind . ’ |
| 4 | This total reverence to the group binds ideas of silence , loyalty , and reticence together to create a positive category for belief and action and , in turn , links silence to other concepts of respect for the order of the institution . |
| 5 | It goes almost without saying that karate competitions must be held in an atmosphere of respect , for the self , for the opponent and for the members of the refereeing panel . |
| 6 | So you wish to mark their passing with some action of respect to their memory . |
| 7 | Despite the protective embrace of professionalism and the general mutuality of respect and acceptance that pertains between disciplines , the academic teacher of literature is in a peculiar position in relation to his colleagues elsewhere , in ways that have been remarked on by John Bayley and Raymond Williams , and no doubt by others ; in certain respects English does remain an essentially different subject . |
| 8 | We find him in a disgusting attitude of respect towards predecessors whose intellect is vastly inferior to his own . |
| 9 | It consists of making categorical and systematic certain distinctions made , and preferences expressed , by Eliot in his essays ; and then dismissing Pound merely because he writes with a measure of respect of certain writers ( Swinburne is one example ) on whom Eliot , the arbiter of taste , is supposed to have conclusively turned down his thumbs . |
| 10 | In a further nod of respect to the great helmsman , his portrait on the Forbidden City has been given a new look . |
| 11 | Perhaps still smarting from his lowly position and lack of respect in Yenan 30 years before , he publicly condemned Deng as arrogant and dangerously ambitious : ‘ To discuss with Deng Xiaoping as equals is more difficult than to put a ladder against heaven . ’ |
| 12 | Notions of ritual celebration can also be invoked to override the effect of a person 's lack of respect towards the police . |
| 13 | South Korea has a Confucian-style society which has a tradition of respect for hierarchical authority , but also one of egalitaranism and an expectation that rulers have a duty to treat their people fairly . |
| 14 | And for budding young adventurers he says the most important thing is to have a sense of respect for the countries you visit and leave things as they are . |
| 15 | Wearing a Dupatta over one 's head is also a sign of respect for elders ( and for God : a Sikh woman entering a Gurdwara ( Sikh temple ) always covers her head with a Dupatta ) . |
| 16 | For a long time I never realised how badly paid and overworked I was , but what made me feel bad in those days was the rudeness and lack of respect with which I and other Asian women were treated by the supervisors . |
| 17 | She was glad to see the back of them with their interfering ways and their lack of respect . |
| 18 | Despite the assurances of the Director of his Department that he was favourably looked upon , and despite the fact that there was no doubt that at his office he was being treated with a subtle air of respect , nothing formal or official about his promotion had been announced ; and as he knew very well , a change of Directorship , a shift in Government economic policy , even a chill wind in international relations , could mean the end of his hopes . |
| 19 | Originally it was a term of respect denoting a godparent — as Queen Elizabeth I was the gossip at the baptism of her godson James VI , or indicating friends with a common spiritual bond . |
| 20 | Mme Mitterrand 's support of the girls , in the name of respect of religious cultures within the bounds of secularity , brought an angry reaction from French feminists . |
| 21 | She had not pressed for a statement at Westminster out of respect to his family . |
| 22 | But given the ‘ exceptional circumstances ’ and ‘ out of respect ’ for the Ombudsman , substantial tax-free payments would be made . |
| 23 | In different forms it could provide marriage market ( 21st birthday party or coming-out-ball ) , gynaecological information service ( women withdrew from male company at some point during the evening ) , a seasonal celebration of community spirit ( harvest home , yuletide ) or a mark of respect to a human life ( funeral , wake ) . |
| 24 | But all those changes could be justified out of respect for the principle of freedom of choice in sexual matters , particularly where the enquiry is so straightforward . |
| 25 | But we must not confuse any of that with a static universalist understanding of the personality , nor — out of respect for the women of our past as well as out of respect for the truth — simply write over their self-identity . |
| 26 | But we must not confuse any of that with a static universalist understanding of the personality , nor — out of respect for the women of our past as well as out of respect for the truth — simply write over their self-identity . |
| 27 | Is it possible that ‘ secular ’ Protestants have a good deal of respect for evangelical beliefs and values even though they do not share them ? |
| 28 | By the 1920s , in the twilight of the aristocracy , instead of respect switching to industrialists , deference was accorded to the professions . |
| 29 | More than that , it would have constituted a breach of rules of respect for elders , a denial of social hierarchy inculcated throughout infancy , boyhood , schooldays . |
| 30 | People indeed talked privately about the waste of government money , the lack of respect for public property , and it is possible that government might have regarded a discussion of that issue alone as constructive criticism : Kufrans were not sure . |