Word: sumptuous
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...Historian Werner Schade shows how and why their likenesses of Luther and other leading reformers remain the prevailing images today. Much of their work was designed to glorify the new money as well as the new faith. So, without ideological prejudice, did the East German printers of this sumptuous book, who were surely mindful that many of the finest Cranachs still hang in their country...
...Grad School who got a hold of a program and did his best impersonation of a cheerleader to urge the Crimson on to victory...And now, for those of you who were left breathless with suspense after Saturday's missing persons report on the harriers--after a less than sumptuous post-race meal from host Princeton the voracious squad forced their bus driver off the road at every HoJos along the way. And rumor has it that some are still back there waiting for the Wednesday all-you-can-eat-specials...
While Mugabe received little beyond good will from the President, the Prime Minister remained in high spirits at a sumptuous gathering in the East Room. He thanked Carter for supporting the establishment of Zimbabwe and even endorsed the President for reelection. Earlier, Mugabe had explained his presidential preference with a wry anecdote from his boyhood. He had wanted to exchange his hunting dog for one that might bring in more game, but his grandfather asked him: "How do you know that the dog you want to buy will be as dependable as the dog you already know?" Recalled Mugabe: "Well...
...much more too at sumptuous small hotels...
...palaces was not only aesthetically but also economically senseless. With the remarkable growth of the performing arts across the U.S., there has been a desperate scramble to raise funds for new theaters. Yet here were existing facilities with magnificent spaces, often excellent acoustics, huge stages and sumptuous interiors. Thus in one city after another, people have joined in crusades to save and refurbish the pleasuredomes of movieland...