Preposition: from

• proprietor: However, the business of a sole trader is not distinguished from the proprietor 's personal affairs.

• glasswort: It is easily distinguished from Glasswort because its conventional leaves have a silvery sheen.

Preposition: in

• humanity: The modern University is equally distinguished in the humanities, education, social sciences and law.

Modifies a noun

• scholar: Visits by distinguished Scholars are also supported by these funds.

• career: Sir Rupert, your distinguished career began upon leaving school at the age of fifteen in 1952.

• historian: Four distinguished historians rate our celluloid Chief Executives.. .

• guest: At the end of Marcie's magical ride, she meets Rosa Parks herself at a birthday party with several distinguished guests.

• professor: Attempts to attract, reward, and retain distinguished Professors and Senior Lecturers are of course much to be welcomed.

• predecessor: My distinguished predecessor, Frank Haynes, was a Bevin boy.

Modifying Another Word

• internationally: Four out of five units of assessment were rated internationally distinguished, with two rated internationally outstanding.

• easily: It is an early austerity loco, and is easily distinguished by its handrails on the tank.

• clearly: For him this is because Judah has a complete set of boundaries and a clearly distinguished town list.

• highly: During the course of a highly distinguished career he became one of the leaders of the Gothic Revival.

• equally: Where do you think a good dancer has proved an equally distinguished director?

• extremely: Both new members have had extremely distinguished careers, both commercially and in the field of charity work.

Used with adjective complement

• become: It was then, too, that Moslems became distinguished by the obscenity of their language.

• look: He had a thick mane of hair, going silver at the sides, looking very distinguished.

• attract: Research Environment The weekly meetings of the UEA Philosophical Society attract distinguished visiting speakers, as well as UEA faculty and graduate students.