But anything which seemed to offer a challenge to what they regarded as their rightful status was certain to cause resentment.

One he recognised, the tall Alda, eyes ablaze with hatred and jealousy for the mortal who had stolen not only his rightful status but also his soul.

It was only in 1966, when the political tide began to turn against Sukarno that the MPRS regained its rightful constitutional status.

Italy had to wait until after World War II to regain its rightful status as a primary fashion source.

To the Editor: Times Square has indeed recouped its rightful status as the crossroads of the world.

Lawton Chiles may have done more than any other Florida governor to help restore the Everglades to its rightful status as one of the world's great ecosystems.

Instead of giving the principle of food sovereignty its rightful status in the discussions, we have instead given absolute priority to the principle of total free trade.

"Today, therefore, your convening marks the first major development towards the restoration of Iraq's rightful status as a fully sovereign state."

Gypsies, with their distinct culture and language, urgently needed to gain their rightful status as a national minority in many nations, he said.

The historian Joseph J. Ellis's chief accomplishment to date is restoring John Adams to his rightful status as America's most human founding father.