The suggestion was officially dismissed as "absurd," yet it has since gained new respectability.

"And as soundtrack music gains a new respectability, enhanced soundtracks could become a major attraction."

Since 1949 these art forms have gained new respectability.

Certainly the battle to give the movies a new respectability received more attention in Chicago than in any other city.

He was going to be a faithful husband and introduce a new respectability into the Court and country.

But contemporary science has given these efforts a new respectability.

A recent survey of top administrators at 994 higher-education institutions suggests online education's new respectability.

The Vice President and his allies clearly believed he had made strides toward new political respectability.

Today, a new respectability reigns in the takeover game.

Whites are also tasting the first fruits of new international respectability.