high standing

Nancy is a dealer with high standing in a drug empire, if not the one running the show a good chunk of the time.

Among those who took Grandison by the hand was a certain Mr. Sedley, a professional man of high standing.

He has not the shadow of suspicion; and Dr. C—— is no quack; he is a cultivated, observing man of high standing.

My husband saw him in Moscow where Boris is at present in high standing with the Soviet authorities.

Membership in this association is a certificate of high standing and of comprehensive advantages.

I was employed by a firm of merchants of very high standing, who only did business with large houses.