Lord Jim

noun

1. a novel (1900) by Joseph Conrad.

Example Sentences

"Scotland badly needs to change direction," said the Scottish Liberal Democrats' campaign chairman Lord Jim Wallace, a former deputy first minister.

From BBC

The Beyond Ofsted inquiry, chaired by former schools minister Lord Jim Knight and funded by the National Education Union, called for a "transformational" alteration to school inspections.

From BBC

In their letter to Mr Harper, the vice chairs of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, Mr Maier, and crossbench peer Lord Jim O'Neill, said the situation was already "wreaking havoc on the northern economy".

From BBC

As Sentro beds down on the slow boat to nowhere, a copy of “Lord Jim,” Joseph Conrad’s classic seafaring tale, on her nightstand, one might assume “Water Memory” and its aged, impaired protagonist have taken a sharp detour into geezer noir.

From Los Angeles Times

Perhaps it could use government-funded research to take on the scourge of antibiotic resistance, as economist Lord Jim O'Neill suggested a nationalized pharmaceutical industry could do in the U.K.

From Salon