B2B exchanges will succeed only if traders have as much confidence that online deals will be honoured as they do in their established offline supply-chain.

ECONOMIST: E-commerce

He suggested reform of the Lords and Commons were "two prongs of the same agreement and I expect the first to be honoured and I expect the second to be honoured as well".

BBC: UK Politics

Traditionalists in Swaziland believe that any girl should feel honoured to be picked as the 34-year-old King Mswati III's latest wife (he already has nine).

ECONOMIST: Yes

Organisers said the Oscar-winner would be honoured for her 40-year career as an actress, director and film producer.

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Veteran British actress Dame Judi Dench is to be honoured by the Karlovy Vary film festival as the annual event gets underway in the Czech Republic.

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If the Member States decide to offer me a second term as Secretary-General, I shall be deeply honoured to accept.

UN: TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN AT HEADQUARTERS, 22 MARCH 2001

But Dubai had led investors to expect that publicly traded instruments, such as sukuk, or Islamic bonds, would be honoured.

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Orders placed from outside Europe would be honoured, she said, though there would be a delay as the order is processed.

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All 5ft 3ins of Brian Flynn will be bursting with pride at being honoured with the Wales' caretaker managerial role as he is given the opportunity of building international success on the foundations he created.

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"Anyone who wouldn't be pleased would be mad - I'm honoured and delighted, " said the star of such films as Trouble in Store (1953), Just My Luck (1957) and The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968).

BBC: Norman Wisdom