Dagenham & Redbridge assistant manager Terry Harris says the disappointment of losing to Luton is a sign of the club's growing stature.

US President-elect Barack Obama vows to rebuild his country's "moral stature" in his first TV interview since the election.

Sheffield United striker Danny Webber says the club is lucky to have a goalkeeper of Paddy Kenny's stature.

A support group for people with restricted height is the first of its kind in Scotland.

Despite more than 40 years in exile, the Dalai Lama has grown in stature to become a world-recognised figure.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's visit to the US this week comes at an awkward time for American-British relations but does offer some opportunity for him to regain stature as a financial leader, says the BBC's Paul Reynolds.

Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon tells BBC Sport that Alex McLeish's men are growing in stature ahead of the crucial Group B qualifier against Georgia in Tbilisi.

Northern Ireland's Ivan Sproule says that Lawrie Sanchez's appointment as Fulham manager reflects his growing stature.

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor nearly lost his job as Archbishop of Westminster, but has grown in stature since.

Actor and signer Howard Keel - who has died at 85 - lent his stature to a string of musicals before reviving his career in Dallas.

Martin O'Neill hails Celtic's growing European stature despite defeat in the Uefa Cup quarter-finals.

While the president's delivery and stature score points with media commentators, few notice any new ideas in his state of the union address.

A man tells an industrial tribunal in Suffolk he was ridiculed at his supermarket job because of his short stature.

Ronaldinho says he chose Barca over Man Utd because of the club's history and stature.

BBC Sport's Jonathan Legard says Michael Schumacher grew as a competitor of remarkable stature at Imola.

United have overturned big deficits in Europe before - against clubs of Real Madrid's stature.

It has been a good year for Ireland's rugby squad as their stature rises and provinces continue to point the way.

Selected images from the Ryder Cup archives as the event gradually grows in stature.

From a low-key start in 1970, the Glastonbury Festival has grown in scale and stature to become a legendary event.

Short children are being given synthetic growth hormones when there is no licensed reason, experts have said.