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• n  high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement
  a man of great stature
• n  (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot

• But the extent of his influence across jazz, across American music and around the world has such continuing stature that he is one of the few who can easily be mentioned with .
• Yet biographical trauma, even when packed with celebrities, cannot account for Marilyn's enduring stature as a goddess and postage stamp.
• What was the stature of the man Jesus? How tall was He? How sturdy or frail? Painters and sculptors have clouded over their ignorance by emphasizing His face, putting therein .

• height

News & Articles

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• Obama and the Callous Kanye Culture
  Egotistical musicians often exaggerate their political influence, none more than the nattering, narcissistic rapper Kanye West. He has compared himself in global stature to Apple founder Steve Jobs and has titled his latest album "Yeesus."
  June 14, 2013 - Brent Bozell III via Yahoo! News
• Madrid cannot afford to go trophy-less, admits Modric
  The Croatia international has stressed that a team of Los Blancos' stature should do better, but he has nothing but praise for former manager Jose Mourinho.
  June 14, 2013 - Goal.com via Yahoo! Sports
• Ireland Baldwin the spitting image of mom Kim Basinger at amfAR inspiration gala
  Ireland Baldwin has inherited her mom’s stature as well as her glamorous looks. The 6’2” swimsuit model – whose dad is Alec Baldwin – was...
  June 14, 2013 - New York Post

Quotes

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• George Steinbrenner in New York Daily News
  And [the new US Middle East envoy] George Mitchell is somebody of enormous stature. He is one of the few people who have international experience brokering peace deals. And so what I told him is start by listening, because all too often the United... Barack Obama http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHQ0yfPaaXFGqLKymRgcres0I2nuA RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.rferl.org/Content/Obama_Tells_Muslims_That_Americans_Are_Not_Your_Enemy/1375281.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNE7-4Voy6r0_Ek67RIAWYmAaUgwhg Jan 27, 2009 94322 125365 stature I guess heaven must have needed a shortstop," owner George Steinbrenner said in a statement. "While Scooter may have been smaller in size than some, he was among the tallest in his stature as a Yankee."
• David Millar in San Francisco Chronicle
  With a guy of his stature and class, in cycling's current situation, we might as well pack our bags and go home,said British rider David Millar, who came back from a two-year doping ban in the Tour last year.