You remember the space race in the '60s was for national prestige, because we lost the first two milestones.

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Picture the downfall of your prestige!

As a result, those who possess national consciousness become committed to and defensive of the dignity of the nation measured by its standing, or prestige, vis à vis other nations. That is why competition for national prestige has been the main motive in international politics since the beginning of the twentieth century.

The conscious mind hungers for success and prestige.

With your prestige, it'll only take a minute.

It's not going to hurt our prestige any.

First accrue wealth, power, and prestige, then lose it.

Doesn't the prestige of the Bolsheviks mean anything to you?

After all, we have to uphold the prestige of Russia.

Sputnik wasn't a technical loss, but it was a prestige loss.

You see, I don't work with prestige, so always do mistakes.

We are undertaking this deal only because of the prestige involved.

He has more than what you call prestige, he has power.

Of these, the Diplomatic Career enjoys the highest responsibility, prestige and remuneration.

Your well deserved election is fitting recognition of your work and prestige.

Who is turning an innocent game into an insulting fight for prestige?

To contribute to enhancing Panama apos s prestige in sports, both nationally and internationally.

A name made illustrious by its long history, by the prestige of its bearer,

In fact, US prestige has suffered much since 2008. America s national politics is so poisoned by provincial partisanship especially among Republicans, who have hated Obama from the beginning that democracy itself looks damaged.

These positions confer prestige and are at a high level of political power and decision making.

Table 11.21 shows the inequality of opportunity with respect to jobs carrying higher prestige and power.

I do hate you! You've done all you could to lower the prestige of decent people.

The red trousers represented army pride and prestige and military traditionalists were not prepared to give it up.

Those steps had needed to be taken quickly enough to regain confidence and prestige on the international scene.

54. There have also been deliberate attacks on international organizations to gain political prestige and advantage in local arguments.

Some nations do not feel threatened by imaginary insults to national dignity for various historical reasons, they believe themselves to be superior to others. But, if their prestige is in fact at stake, the perception of a threat becomes decisive.

UNIDO's current stability and international prestige were largely due to the leadership of Mr. Magariños over the past eight years.

In an advanced modern society, such as Germany, intellectuals have no difficulty using openly nationalist language to convince a nationally conscious populace of threats to national prestige. By contrast, in a society where national consciousness is limited to the better educated (for example, the Arab Middle East), they must resort to traditional means of mobilization.

Member States are therefore rightly concerned about the decline in the Assembly's prestige and its diminishing contribution to the Organization's activities.

Security Council reform is not about any country's prestige or power, but about transforming the balance of power in the world.

If you want to safe your prestige and the good name of our magazine quickly bring photos of those young criminals.

Now, the human has a whole other way to rise to the top, and that is a prestige route, which is freely conferred.

Azerbaijan, like many other States, is concerned about the decline in the General Assembly's prestige and its diminishing profile in the Organization's activities.

Now, you had a lot of power, and you got to beat people up you got a lot of prestige, a lot of respect.

The activities undertaken have earned the President of the Court of Audit a high level of prestige in Spain and well deserved international recognition.

Perhaps a deeper rationale underlying the growth imperative in many countries stems from concerns about national prestige and national security. In his influential 1989 book The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, the historian Paul Kennedy concluded that, over the long run, a country s wealth and productive power, relative to that of its contemporaries, is the essential determinant of its global status.

His delegation was convinced that the Secretary General s proposals would help solve the Organization s endemic financial crisis and raise its prestige with international public opinion.

With his indiscretion and the uproar he caused in the press, he has denigrated and vilified the work and the very prestige of this board.

Past performance is also important the visibility and prestige of a sport increases after Olympic success, as does funding. Medals attract money failure results in cuts.

Such an action would be truly contradictory a sort of self disqualification that would seriously compromise the IAEA's prestige as a reliable and balanced multilateral body.

The Disciplinary Regulation underlines the necessity for PNTL to cultivate a sense of personal dignity and commitment to training to guarantee the professionalism and prestige of the institution.

It is frequently the case that political victory assumes a winner takes all form with respect to wealth and resources, patronage, and the prestige and prerogatives of office.

The United Nations and its institutions can regain their prestige and accountability only when they prove themselves able to adopt operational decisions for the solving of today's imminent problems.

The judiciary has lost its social and professional prestige to such an extent that, according to legal circles, judges do not want posts in the interior of the country.