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venerable English

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venerable

impressive by reason of age a venerable sage with white hair and beard (= revered) profoundly honored revered holy men

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I even persuaded him to replace the venerable garment that had become another Brookfield tradition.
Thank You, venerable matron.
I wish you bon appetit, venerable father.
This venerable old lady is Mr Vogler's grandmother.
To paraphrase the venerable adage. we shall kill 2 birds with one pillow.
Let the spirit of our ancient and venerable family inspire all of you with peace and harmony. And link your hearts in all true faith, hope and charity.
If it is not our venerable colleague!
A venerable old gentleman.
Release me, venerable brother Commander.
My venerable predecessor.
At home, venerable sir.
My father was an American, venerable sir.
Do you see, most venerable king?
His holiness, the most venerable priest of Poseidon, king of the ten kings, will hear his council.
To the firm of Dillard and Sons, a venerable institution a financial colossus with branches in New York Boston, London and Paris.
Venerable old man, this isn't your first blackmail job?
I'm with a venerable old man, a friend of yours.
Priests, elders, scribes and venerable members of the High Council.
I've called this meeting today to say how pleased I am with the way all of you have worked together put shoulder to shoulder and succeeded in turning this venerable family publication into the filthy rag it is today.
Venerable Herhor, the road is blocked by a canal!
In name of the venerable Herhor, I forbid you to talk about that tribute!
The venerable Mefres and Mentesufis want to see you.
If a venerable dame, Then shall 'mother' be your name.
My lord, your holiness, most venerable priest of.
Most venerable, I have seen him!
I shall present to you his holiness, the most venerable, Lord Master.
We welcome you, Rabbi Jacob, venerable teacher, well of knowledge, celestial luminary.
I, the Baron Harkonnen have decided that the great seal of our venerable house that confused and ugly Chimera, the griffin no longer adequately represents the ambition of our appetites.
Yes venerable senora. What is today's America like?
Venerable Elder, beloved brethren!
You've been assigned the Venerable Kovat as public conservator.
You're the most venerable here.
Where do you think someone lives who's reached such a venerable age and who doesn't have to pinch his pennies.
Yonder, where the forest ends, And the sluice-gate forms a gap. Venerable willows stand Each with a snowy cap.

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Insurance, on the other hand, is a reliable and venerable institution, its modern form dating back to the seventeenth century.
I can think of no better way to restore confidence in these two venerable institutions than to finally open up the way their presidents are selected.
This view reflects a venerable tradition that goes back to Adam Smith and continues a proud existence in today's economics textbooks.
The sad fate of our porcine population will not be frowned upon as primitive and anti-European, but will be condoned as a venerable national tradition, preserved in accordance with the best European standards.
But there is another answer, which takes the form of the old and venerable tradition of Confucianism, which is being revived by government officials, critical intellectuals, and ordinary citizens.
On the other hand, most of us are woefully inadequate to practice the venerable and vital art of baloney detection (or, more politely, critical thinking), which is so necessary in modern society.
Even the venerable Congress party - which led India's struggle for independence - manipulates religious, communal and caste rivalries so as to boost its chances of forming government.
Don't venerable capitalist principles imply that anyone who believed in the real estate bubble and who invested in Fannie and Freddie must accept their losses?
In the 1990s, a single Singapore-based trader brought down the venerable Barings Bank.

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