“Upriver loomed the rocky eminence of Nephin Mountain.”

“And when eventually he realised the nature of the complaint, his defence fell back on the eminence of the good Sir Richard.”

“The Unitarian community acknowledged his eminence as scholar and divine by electing him.”

“Is it your grace and goodness, or eminency in religion, that you are proud of?”

“He that hath not eminency of parentage and birth, if he have pride will make himself a gentleman by a lie.”

“More over, the patriarch emeritus, his eminency Cardinal Ignace Moussa Daoud preside the congregation for eastern churches.”

“It was here that Mao rose to preeminence in the party.”

“It is my duty to fix your attention on the virtues of his heart, rather than on the preeminence of his talents.”

“All, it was said, could submit to his preeminence without humiliation. No one could object to a leader of so exalted rank and inconspicuous intellect.”

“So it's entirely plausible that Martin was isolated out of the real, real loop by the grey eminences close to the prime minister.”

“These were serious times, with the governing taste set by eminences from abroad.”

“Their path was soon beset by swarms of Aztecs, who rolled down rocks from the eminences, and grievously annoyed them with missiles.”