| My skin looked gratifyingly perky and youthful, my rings felt loose and my trousers were distinctly droopy. |
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| My sincerest wishes for a salubriously beneficial and gratifyingly pleasurable period between sunset and dawn. |
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| As a gratifyingly sheepish look passed over my hairdresser's face, I basked in my brief moment of triumph. |
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| At three percent the fluctuation rate in the year under review was gratifyingly low. |
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| With little else to do she picked her feet up, one after the other, and trudged towards the sound that grew gratifyingly louder as she came closer to its source. |
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| But the hundreds who work for Kitco know it only as a gratifyingly human experience. |
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| Almond corncake, although a little dry and grainy, comes with a gratifyingly oozy blueberry compote and a creamy corn flan. |
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| Our growth in 2008 again gratifyingly exceeded the world pharmaceutical market in all three regions. |
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| Our institutional relations gratifyingly increased over the last twelve months. |
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| Instead, many of Europe's weaker economies failed to reform and Germany accumulated gratifyingly large current-account surpluses. |
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| At around 41°C, the heat emission of the radiation sources used is gratifyingly low, so that even heat-sensitive surfaces can be disinfected reliably and safely. |
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| And, gratifyingly, the group also saw last year that not only is Swiss Exhibition itself committed to Basel as a location but the population similarly has a high commitment to Swiss Exhibition too. |
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| The capital increase necessary for this transaction was successfully concluded in June 2004 thanks to the gratifyingly high participation of our existing shareholders. |
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| I just told Richard that, and his eyes widened gratifyingly, I thought. |
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| Highly economical: An investment in a digital locking system is offset by low subsequent costs, minimal administration and servicing work, and a gratifyingly long service life. |
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| On the commissioning side, invitations to senior scientists and experts to contribute to the Report have invariably met with positive replies and the calibre of authors has therefore been gratifyingly high. |
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| Fortunately for me, and more importantly for parliament, public service expert Bert Laframboise issued a thoughtful report in 1964 that was gratifyingly supportive. |
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| When it is plotted on to the starburst, ZR59 sits gratifyingly close to the middle, near to the common ancestor of strains B, D and F. But it is not quite at the point of origin. |
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| If In the Land of No Right Angles occasionally loses focus, it can also be gratifyingly oblique, allowing for mystery. |
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| The results are gratifyingly clear, though, and must give hope to those who are affected by this distressing disorder. |
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| Her stage-stalking, head-churning, drumstick-chucking, whistle-blowing antics are most gratifyingly mesmerising. |
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| These upstart standards are usually gratifyingly high, often helping to nudge visiting artists sideways into an unfamiliar aspect of their own repertoire. |
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| The 500-bedroom hotel, which was busy but gratifyingly quiet, has a health club and spa, but we opted to lounge about in our lovely rooms until dinner. |
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| Strangely and gratifyingly, Willis gave the couple his seal of approval by attending the wedding and the kids see Kutcher in a very positive light. |
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| Gratifyingly for its maker, it sold for pounds 800 on the opening night of the exhibition in London. |
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| Gratifyingly, Young had the last laugh as customers revolted against keg beer and demanded a return to traditionally-styled pubs. |
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