1. The prestige and respect gained from having social capital can open doors that large amounts of money cannot.

2. The loss could further dent the prestige of the UAW, whose membership has plummeted 75 percent since 1979 and now stands at just under 400,000.

3. A job with the Russian intelligence agencies does not command the prestige it did in the Soviet era.

4. The prestige and influence of the post go far beyond its formal description.

5. The army of the Turkish Republic has not lost so much prestige so as to take its orders from you.

6. In Libya, our consulate the symbol of American prestige around the globe was brought down in flames.

7. The prestige and power of advisers and aides wax and wane.