rector
Example Sentences
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Her father was the rector of two parishes and ran a small boys’ school to supplement the family’s meager income.
From Los Angeles Times
At Holy Trinity in Guildford the rector, Simon Butler, is pushing ahead with his stand-alone blessings out of frustration with the bishops' recent announcement.
From BBC
One involves Isaac Poobalan, rector of St Andrew's Cathedral in Aberdeen, who said he felt like "a dead man walking" because he believes Bishop Dyer tried to drive him out.
From BBC
"After political parties, media and NGOs, universities must be put under pressure," says Nina Doborjginidze, rector of Ilia State University.
From BBC
Veselina Goranova, vice rector for Education, says their students' home countries include Greece, Turkey, Italy, Germany, Canada, the US – but added the biggest group by far, "about 40% come from the UK".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.