And yet, he noted: "American global political standing is at its nadir.

Chase hopes the deal, the fourth huge financial merger recently, will enhance its global standing as a provider of financing to major corporations.

An Oxford spokesman said the remuneration deal reflected the university's global standing, research output and large turnover.

He said he planned to use the same ingredients in a drive to enhance Sony's global standing.

Both acquisitions further strengthened Jabil's global standing within the medical, communications, industrial, mobile phone technology and aerospace industries.

Several of the nation's leading technologists expressed the view that the technology downturn was an immediate threat to the nation's global industrial standing.

But unless he gets this point across, China may be tempted into other acts that will undermine its global standing and possibly lead to serious conflict.

The global standing of the United States could be diminished.

We can restore our security, our economy and our global standing.

Data from QS compares course costs with universities' global standing.