1.   At this time, the earl, must have been nearing the end of his distinguished career.

2.   Col. Sutherland is a Special Forces veteran who enjoyed a distinguished career.

3.   He quit his job at Cornell, ending a distinguished academic career.

4.   Joseph Thomas, engineer, was born in Roche and came to Looe to retire after a distinguished career.

5.   Many have previous distinguished careers on fast jets in the Royal Air Force or in international long-haul operations.

6.   She retired last year after a distinguished career as a barrister.

7.   He has had a very distinguished career and by dint of old-fashioned virtues and a marvellously warm personality has held the Party together on many occasions.

8.   Sqd Ldr Jimmy Malley had a distinguished career with bomber command and flew in the legendary Wellington F for Freddie, featured in the film Target For Tonight.

9.   He was born in India, the son of a father with a distinguished military career in the Gurkhas, and was brought up in what was Rhodesia.

10.   Making a comeback in the amateur ranks after a distinguished career in the professional game was Ian Potter, the former Warrington, Wigan and Leigh forward.