All of this fixation with prestige I suppose is fine and dandy, but the problem is that prestige is emphatically not the equivalent of quality.
The Yankees are an iconic brand that not only provides ancillary revenue streams for ball players of profound distinction upon retirement, but it is also synonymous with prestige and prominence.
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"Firms are very obsessed with prestige, " he says.
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You interviewed with the prestige employers when they came to campus and said the right things in your interview.
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If Mr Arias's American-backed mission to mediate succeeds, Barack Obama's administration may yet emerge from its first big test in Latin America with its prestige enhanced.
Nor is there an army such as in Egypt, with the prestige and unity to intervene, restore calm and (we all hope) set the country on a better path.
Not according to sports media consultant Lee Berke, who points to the conference networks and multiple platforms put in place by the Big 10 and Pac 12 in recent years as they try to compete with the prestige and cash of SEC.
It meant a comfortable gig with good pay, prestige, the opportunity to mix with the great and good of business, politics and academia and, perhaps best of all, the kind of job security enjoyed now only by popes.
In a non-competitive situation, subjects chose a leader with lots of prestige, who gave the most chips to the group.
But despite the prestige associated with Ascot, its prize money still lags behind the rest of the world.
Increase the prestige associated with teaching and make teaching programs competitive and rigorous.
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Rayner is aware of the prestige associated with progress in the competition.
The top rated schools sell prestige along with their education and there are still enough Americans and foreigners who can afford to pay the full going rate and are not price sensitive.
The summer heat had broken and construction seemed to be under way everywhere, as old villages were being converted into enclaves of villas and cul-de-sacs with names like the Prestige and Sky Blue and Full Silver Garden.
While the tournament doesn't carry with it the same prestige as a World Cup, it is essentially a trial run of the main event for the host nation, and for the lower-ranked countries involved it offers invaluable experience playing against the world's best.
And bankers are vying for the prestige that comes with advising on landmark dim-sum deals.
The top four will qualify for the Champions League and all the money and prestige that comes with it.
Critics say this leads to spending on prestige projects popular with politicians, like the towers, which were slow to fill up, and Putrajaya, Malaysia's flashy new capital.
That said, there is more than just prestige that comes with being at the top of the list: The lists generate attention for books, thus boosting sales further.
For Chinese companies there is a certain prestige that comes with listing on a U.S. exchange, and Wall Street certainly has the incentive to keep serving up as much product as they can with investors clamoring for a piece of the well-documented emerging market growth story.
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Ignatius, the order's founder, "didn't want Jesuits to be bishops because he didn't want prestige and power associated with it, " said Father Fessio.
They carry the prestige of draft position with them.
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Nova Southeastern may not match up with Harvard or Yale when it comes to history and prestige, but the law school is trying to make up for its lack of pedigree with a technology focus.
There was no prestige or social value associated with staying up all night.
The Al Bu Risha tribe's alliance with the Americans has brought them power and prestige and money through contracts.
However, in terms of design complexity, brand prestige, and price, working with Audemars Piguet is a step up for the Formula 1 legend.
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The manner in which human beings tussle with one another over power, property and prestige is not much different in adulthood than it is in middle school and the process steps are the same even when the dispute is on an entirely different scale.
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This city of seven million people living in various high rise towers at the base of sea-surrounded mountains is gleaming with shiny new buildings, expensive cars, and prestige-brand shopping malls.
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