hold in respect

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Georgie guessed that Hermy was making a humourous allusion to Foljambe, who was the one person in Riseholme whom his two sisters seemed to hold in respect.

From Queen Lucia by Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic)

Jesuits recognize only one creed, Freemasons hold in respect all honest convictions.

From The Builders A Story and Study of Masonry by Newton, Joseph Fort

I know not; I only feel that here we are subdued by genius, which men still hold in respect.

From Great Violinists And Pianists by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)

Paris, the impregnable, vanquished by famine, is no longer able to hold in respect the German hordes.

From Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs) by Leighton, John

This was in order to grant them forgiveness together with the warning that in the future they should hold in respect the troops and the Fathers.

From Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 by Cook, Sherburne Friend