As governor of Isfahan, he had all the Safavid palaces destroyed, leaving only their splendid mosques. |
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This monticule was known as the site where the splendid temple had been built centuries ago. |
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However, from all accounts, our Juvenile athletes appear to be in splendid form. |
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His ceremonial dress included a splendid tabard, bearing the royal coat of arms, along with a sword, black leggings and buckled shoes. |
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The wash is equally splendid with a middleweight body of fruit, plum and blackcurrant notes and a gentle waft of cedar rather than oak. |
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A drive down Highway 1 takes you to the capital, Wellington, a splendid city, though one that is prone to earth tremors. |
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It also offers some splendid finds for Birders, such as water ouzels and belted kingfishers. |
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It is not a water tower it is accommodation giving splendid views across the Wharfe Valley. |
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Ducking, spinning, banking and weaving, they were putting up a splendid bulletless dogfight. |
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I have had the privilege of meeting Brendan, and he is a really nice chap, a splendid fellow. |
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The town of Belmullet looks splendid and bright with the addition of new lights. |
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This, admittedly, gives one a splendid insight into the more mysterious workings of the human mind. |
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I was recently advised of a splendid plan to unloose some sparrow hawks in Glasgow's parks and squares. |
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Apart from being a splendid read, Finola O'Kane's study may prove a useful corrective to that. |
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A problem does not exist in splendid isolation as a concrete fact in the real world. |
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Many pieces of wood, soaked with kerosene made a splendid fire in the barbecue pit. |
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Dolly's coat is back to almost normal, her tail is bushy and splendid once more, proud and prominent and waving in the air. |
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Men with splendid handlebar moustaches sport glorious orange or red turbans. |
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Tall, handsome, unscrupulous, with splendid curling black cavalry whiskers, Flashman is also a compulsive womaniser. |
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The Scots baronial style is evident in other exterior detail, and more so in the splendid woodwork of the interior. |
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He knows how to work a crowd, he gives a good sermon and produces a splendid pulpit sweat. |
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However, all stayed splendid and telling music, allowedly they studied to be composers. |
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As these methods had yielded such splendid results from nature, they must have something to say about human societies. |
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She made such a splendid lather with the soap that she felt like she was practically wading in it. |
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Jon and I have been watching this show every week with splendid abandon, laughing ourselves silly at a safe distance. |
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Daisy anemones provided welcome splashes of colour, but the splendid gorgonian corals ruled the fauna. |
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The first two weeks of the Academy were spent in splendid isolation, with the group based in a country retreat in Wiltshire. |
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He had offered her her choice of splendid apartments downtown, but he had also suggested the country, as a retreat. |
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This is the very first time I've seen knitting patterns published under a CC license, and I think it's splendid! |
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Derek rode a splendid race, coming to challenge on the back straight and staying on powerfully to win by two lengths. |
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Almost all the actors and actresses in this splendid show are ringers for the historical persons they portray. |
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In comparison to Volta's splendid riot, the quiet sculptures seem meditative and spare, almost passive. |
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Glancing from the window in the early evening, a splendid apparition met his gaze. |
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Within the city, notable monuments include a splendid arch and a screen of gods of late second or early third century date. |
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Take the sight that greeted visitors to the seaside town of Largs last weekend, of the official Scotland team bus in all its splendid livery. |
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After eight hours, we had gone solo and had splendid dog fights over the moors, huge fun, especially after two pints of rough cider! |
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The city has a splendid system of water works, furnishing an abundance of pure, refreshing, artesian water. |
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One of the nicest gifts I ever received was a splendid loaf of bread the student had baked. |
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Some are grown for their architectural qualities such as the splendid royal fern, which can reach 1.2m in height in boggy conditions. |
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The Saltburn trainer saddles The Granby in the Minnow Novices' Chase and Richard Guest's mount has a splendid chance of victory. |
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Meanwhile, out on the patio, the sole survivor of the six lupins we planted last year has produced a splendid spear of pale pink blossom. |
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Over the years there have been splendid displays of flowers which really make the island attractive. |
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The Greeks seem to have been fascinated by the splendid costumes of the Persians and the bodies they concealed. |
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Many such autoloaders have disappeared from the market, though the models in question remain splendid firearms. |
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This version is splendid in its magnificence, and gives the film its proper due. |
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The Crusaders destroyed the splendid library of Tripoli and reduced to ashes many of the glorious centres of Saracenic art and culture. |
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If our starters were a splendid beginning to our meal, the main courses were even better. |
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The splendid scagliola columns are repaired and polished to their eighteenth-century condition. |
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There was a large collection of tools and other bits and bobs to look at, including the splendid generators. |
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Here, the beaches are splendid and unspoilt, providing excellent sites for diving and snorkelling. |
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However, Walton is most remembered for his splendid scores for films starring Laurence Olivier. |
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Those who attended were greeted with a splendid display of colour with helium balloons, banners and flags festooning the walls of the Glenside. |
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Following a splendid banquet there were formal addresses and exchange of gifts by officials. |
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A circular whirlpool tub takes spotlight in the splendid master bathroom, facing the huge walk-in shower. |
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She began by replacing the small seaward window with a bigger one to better enjoy the splendid view of the Golfo di Salerno. |
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Skaters were also having a splendid time in Victoria Park, which had been flooded, and was covered with a sheet of ice in grand condition. |
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This splendid music is a fine vindication of Bach's teaching, with its emphasis on thorough bass and chorales. |
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The singing here is splendid,with the man continuing to impress with both his rich bass voice and fine sense for drama. |
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His splendid voice spans the low C of a true bass and the middle C of most tenors. |
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For example, at the moment, the giant planets Jupiter and Saturn are well on view, and they're splendid sights. |
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In contrast, the dances of Asia stand out for their splendid colour and costumes and melodious instrumental music and drum beats. |
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So in my childhood there were so many splendid and memorisable moments that I can tell about them all the time. |
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After lunch, have a splendid ice-cream or semifreddo, made from the best dark chocolate. |
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A very nice riverside pub offering tremendously high-quality food and a splendid beer garden. |
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The English translation, as expected, is splendid in its attempt at tracking the most befitting word and word order. |
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The bank is splendid, open, flat on top and with ace views from each slope. |
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It was a belter and only a splendid save from Zbigniew Malkowski kept the match at stalemate. |
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But even within the memory of this splendid Olympics there still hangs the huge shadow of the use of performance enhancing substances. |
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In the middle of the period are the splendid voluntaries, written by Henry Heron, John Keeble and William Russell. |
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Each book does a splendid job of tracing the origins and development of a religious doctrine and its impact on the mundane world. |
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And when she opened it, she found garments beset with gold and with jewels, more splendid than those of any king's daughter. |
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This makes it a splendid tracklement for cheddar cheese, cold meats, pies and game as well as haslet or brawn. |
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There are signposted vantage points on the way which give splendid views showing how the Ice Ages carved and shaped the landscape. |
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Admire the splendid view and head to the underground tram station to have authentic old west food and shop at a real trading post! |
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These portrait coins were minted from 814 to 818, and it was probably during this period that Louis also struck a splendid gold coinage. |
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As written, the king miraculously entered into the splendid sphere of phenomena. |
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The editing is splendid except for an inordinate number of misprints, especially in proper names and in foreign words. |
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Their lush certain music I doubt is wholly ascribable to this trimetrical device, however, which explains only their splendid cadence. |
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The first is his splendid and rigorous Trinitarianism, with its unique mutual correction and correlation of Eastern and Western traditions. |
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It also has a splendid harbour full of boats offering fishing trips, pleasure cruises and diving excursions. |
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Put a little hole in the gourd and they can also be used for bird houses and when the seeds are inside, they made splendid children's rattles. |
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He officially switched on the lights, and on a bitterly frosty night, the ballpark was looking splendid. |
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Other important historical contexts for lavish works of this kind were the splendid funerary shrouds placed in royal burials. |
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A splendid white monochrome, Number 94, consists mainly of the paper-cast shells of objects. |
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The Medicis were responsible for building or renovating a number of splendid Tuscan villas and palaces and their remarkably innovative gardens. |
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It has a walled rose garden, chintzy rooms and splendid food, courtesy of its owners, Monsieur and Madame Nourrisson. |
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You may not have been monumentally surprised to learn this report concluded that the army did a splendid job. |
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People call this very warlike tribe the Ubiquitarians, who think it a disgrace to expire in bed, but right splendid to die in arms. |
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One work from 2002-03 is a fairly large construction of blond wood with a splendid floating quality. |
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So in some splendid still lifes you will find blowflies sitting on a pear or the odd maggot creeping out of a peach. |
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The beautiful coral reefs made the undersea world even more splendid and fantastic. |
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It was splendid, served on a bed of crisp endive garnished with pink peppercorns and a hot, sweet mustardy dressing. |
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But the splendid Arctic goose is popular in waterfowl collections. |
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It's splendid decor evokes images of a mysterious Turkish palace. |
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Either way it's a splendid three hours of walking, so long as you're happy negotiating some mildly slippery slopes with the aid of a couple of stalwart ropeways. |
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And his batman was a splendid chap and produced tea, you see, with a lovely silver teapot out of the house, and every thing else, in the middle of the battle. |
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For main course I had calves liver, nice and pink, on haggis mash with caramelised shallots and boudin blanc with a beef jus, a splendid medley of complementary flavours. |
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There was possibly a sense that in comparison to the magnificent new transepts and nave the choir itself, once so widely acclaimed, was no longer splendid enough. |
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The assorted textures, the vibrant colours, and the splendid designs of home furnishings at the store merge to create a unique shopping experience. |
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Finally the Grand Dukes of Russia, through a successive line of splendid leaders and rulers of Rurik descent, had gradually defeated, conquered and subjugated. |
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Alice Burke, sacristan, had the church looking splendid and was further enhanced by the floral arrangements prepared by her daughter Veronica Troy, Lismore. |
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He was a splendid worker but influence was brought to bear on him, which eventually made him decide to resign from the mission and enter the mining business. |
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It would not be evident to everybody that they rode every day in a splendid carriage, and that all the servants were ready to run at their bidding. |
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She has taken 6,000 small cubes of Turkish delight in different colours, and pinched them with short sticks on a styrofoam board, that way creating a splendid mosaic. |
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A little man with splendid white hair imitated a cur baying at the moon. |
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This tea caddy is rather splendid Much of the pottery is gilded in 22 carat gold leaf. |
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My good friend has taken a rather splendid opportunity at work. |
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Outside, the once splendid Nevski Prospekt is in need of a lick of paint and seems to be trying desperately to become European, but its people are grey and wan. |
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His oxblood cardigan, in lacquered wool, is splendid, and so are his waxed-suede pants. |
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That splendid, rambling rectory with its quirks, quorns and corbel tables, beyond the graveyard, had gone, and so, for that matter, had the graveyard itself. |
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About 1340 Sir John de Pulteney, a London merchant and financier and four times mayor of London, constructed a splendid house of Wealden sandstone. |
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To the west, full-height sliding glass panels provide splendid views and scents of the landscape, magnificently expanding the compressed living spaces. |
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The scene serves as the coda to The Last of the Unjust, and it ranks as one of the most splendid closing sequences in cinema. |
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The steep asphalt path at the west end of the ruins of St Mary's Abbey made a splendid toboggan slide, and the invigorating pastime was thoroughly enjoyed. |
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I also took the opportunity to stock up on some splendid olives, bread, saucissons and cheese, the last of which I'll have to make sure is gone before the weekend. |
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The tank, filled with water, gave a splendid ambience and wonderful sight to the walkers who breathed a whiff of fresh air during the last winter. |
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Smith went through his ration of nine overs in one go for 2-29, his second success being with the assistance of a splendid low catch on the boundary by Dave Ellis. |
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The splendid choir stalls with well-carved misereres are of this dating. |
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It was opposite a splendid portrait of the King holding a pair of scales and sword, presumably showing him as the source of Justice in his Kingdom. |
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In any case, culling a manageable array from the totality of splendid volumes has with each year become more difficult. |
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But Daniel Day-Lewis is splendid as Lincoln, and Sally Field almost as good as the cunning, half-mad Mary. |
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Unmistakable, each was dressed in splendid sooty-black breeding plumage complete with prominent white spotting on the mantle and scapulars and white eye-ring. |
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But the takeaway for the average reader is a splendid detective story that constantly wavers between success and tragedy. |
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You could hardly find a vestige of the splendid railroad depots, warehouses, etc. |
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The show has been designed in such a way as to take audience down the memory lane to a time when the Kilimanoor Palace was at its splendid and regal best. |
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Each drawer pulled or cabinet opened was an adventure as Roy's gaze swept across the objects and alighted on one or another splendid or quirky piece. |
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The restaurant is a building she hadn't noticed before, however, situated on a splendid Regency terrace within sight of the city's two cathedrals. |
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The settings are splendid, sparkling, stunning and scintillating. |
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In their splendid robes and richly ornamented yataghans, the gentlemen of the party lent unusual picturesqueness to the commonplace surroundings of a railway platform. |
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Meanwhile, back at the car park, we were treated to some splendid entertainment courtesy of the lads and lassies from the three competing nations. |
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This gifted threesome combines chic glamour with splendid musicianship. |
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After a stroll through the attractive gardens, members visited the baroque church with its splendid reredos from Venice and Italian wall paintings. |
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Now we have a swimming pool, a marvellous garden and a splendid folly. |
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There is an intricate Victorian tiled entrance hall with a splendid banister and staircase leading to the upper floor and which is well lit by a large skylight. |
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In most people's eyes, Shanghai was an extremely glamorous city during that period, with a splendid variety of entertainment venues for revelries. |
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The inside of the restaurant is splendid and elegant, decorated with green crystal glass screens dividing it into different dining areas with dazzling dragon wall sculptures. |
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Hamlet, like Richard II, meant to be by temperament a lyrical poet, a splendid commentator and rhapsodist, is forced to plunge into a series of frenetic occasions. |
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It seems that Frank had a West Indian touch to him, to the way he batted and the way he lived, to his splendid unconcern for the record books and his fondness for rum. |
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A drapery scarf is sometimes added to this dress, of white barege, with the ends in stripes of gold across, and finished by a splendid and gossamer-like fringe of white silk. |
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From here, he had a splendid view of the township from First to Twenty-second Avenues, and, further beyond, the Jukskei River. |
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This morning it was a splendid show of nerines planted in a small bed of their own. |
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The icing on the cake was made from manna, which was gathered under the manna gums. Manna mixed with milk made a splendid icing. |
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It was such a splendid opportunity, anyhow, for breaking contracts, cutting salaries, and taming the stars. |
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Southward and in the very center of the plain is La Mesa, hidden in the mesquite and with splendid, typically dug, wells. |
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Of the temporal grandees of the realm, and of their wives and daughters, the muster was great and splendid. |
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Well, I think better a splendid fake than those little-bitty, itsy-poo nothing burger gold dinkies you wear only because they're real. |
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Open spaces made visible the approach to almost every one of them, or else a splendid mass of foliage stood out before it like an oriflamme. |
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Mr. Prideaux Selby delights and excels in the glowing and splendid pencilwork of nature. |
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Russia boasted a large and powerful army, a very large and complex internal bureaucracy, and a splendid court that rivaled Paris and London. |
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Next morning was so splendid that as he walked through the policies towards the mansion house despair itself was lulled. |
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At the time of the arrival of the foreign merchants, it afforded a more splendid and agreeable scene than any city in the East. |
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Stretching his legs has been good for him, and this Pitt-street pozzy near the GPO is a splendid spot for a sandwich and a good book. |
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Cortes' men were in awe at the sight of the splendid city and many wondered if they were dreaming. |
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I realise that for many of you, my splendid gingerness is one of the few things you can count on in an ever-changing world. |
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The font cover in Durham Cathedral is a splendid example of this, as are the displays in the churches at Sedgefield and elsewhere. |
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War has been made splendid in all its red-handedness chiefly because it trains to teamwork and develops devotion to the group. |
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Nearly every home maintains a splendid flower garden, most dating to colonial times. |
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To the south of High Street is the long valley of Kentmere, blessed with fine ridges on either flank to make a splendid horseshoe walk. |
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And he wore a Sherlock Holmesy kind of cap with a swarm of salmon flies upon it, that to my boyish fancy was more splendid than a crown. |
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A splendid tent was erected on the brae north of the town, and round that the countless congregation assembled. |
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They proceeded along Coalpit Gate heading towards New Biggin, enjoying more splendid views across the valley, eventually returning to Brockholes. |
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It has been a splendid year in the rib-tickling department with Matt Le Blanc making a welcome return to polished situation comedies. |
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Leaving aside the inclusion of Staite Murray's splendid pots, in a way the ghost at the feast in this exhibition is Alfred Wallis. |
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Popular video jockey and actor Rannvijay Singha's upcoming wedding rituals are set to be a splendid one with the presence of his large fan base. |
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The 30 acre estate is home to magnificent gardens, vegetable patches and orchards, with splendid views across the Southern Alps. |
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But since last week's raid the reclusive singer has forced them to use the codeword Batman before getting into the splendid grounds. |
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What happened to the formerly addictive, splendid, elegant costume drama? |
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We had a splendid time, thanks in part to our French waiter who provided that je ne sais quoi. |
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And Prince Harry was a splendid mix of military dash and tousled ease. |
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Although this results in the splendid photographs being reproduced at a grand scale, it does mean that the reader needs a lecturn. |
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Doubtless there are many coigns of vantage from which splendid views of the sky can be had, subject to limitations of some sort. |
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We have a splendid opportunity to do something really useful. |
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We all had on tuxedos and the women were in their dresses and serious patrician shoes and splendid earwear. |
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The rosette for the best succulent went to Mrs. H. Guirl for her Gibbaeum heathii, a splendid plant with some 20 heads. |
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At night there is no light in this building, but searchlights from distant points illume the splendid dome and the colonnades. |
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And he had built within the city walls splendid buildings the like of which were not seen in all countries. |
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We thought this splendid singer-songwriter was a long shot, even though she's been nominated before and has an ardent following among music wonks. |
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Take the scenic route and relax in comfort as you ride the rails and enjoy splendid winter scenery across the Sierra to Reno aboard Amtrak's famous California Zephyr. |
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The splendid new surroundings were matched only by a magnificent meal, which included guinea fowl with toasted grains, cep puree, carrots, grapes and verjus. |
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One would hope this was just one of those ofays in the kitchen for it seems such a waste that the food doesn't match this splendid Warwickshire setting. |
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Highlights are the Saint Bavo Cathedral with the Ghent Altarpiece, the belfry, the Gravensteen castle, and the splendid architecture along the old Graslei harbour. |
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Philip Vingboons designed splendid merchants' houses throughout the city. |
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Buller's the best anesthetizer in the state and a splendid fellow besides. |
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If you'd prefer a smoochier evening, nearby Beauvilliers is often voted Paris's most romantic restaurant and couples flock to dine under the splendid chandeliers. |
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The earliest painting that can be attributed to his reign is of a plump, rosy-cheeked adolescent wearing a splendid conical turban and a huge emerald necklace. |
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His subsequent services and splendid financial help should here be recorded and his name held in remembrance by all who appreciate this great public possession. |
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Two of us had some difficulty about ramming the Peacemaker through his carriage door into the train, he also being splendid in a multilined trench coat. |
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Procter had a handsome half-breed girl with him and two splendid elk heads and meat on his packhorses that he was taking to Fort Lincoln for sale. |
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The university also acquired a number of historic buildings in the surrounding area, including the splendid former Deptford Town Hall and Laurie Grove Baths buildings. |
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All the colours of poetry, however splendid, can never paint natural objects in such a manner as to make the description be taken for a real landskip. |
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Indeed, Ravel never seemed far from Philippe Jordan's mind's ear in his dancingly prismatic account of the score, executed with precision and power by the splendid orchestra. |
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Although there were splendid performances of Salome, Der Rosenkavalier and Daphne, this production of Capriccio was for me the highlight of the festival. |
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We began with the controlled rumbustiousness of Vaughan Williams' 'Wasps' Overture, with eloquent horn and violin solos and a splendid unison viola melody. |
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The scene is 1908 Germany, with the Second Reich at the peak of its power, ruled by a Kaiser who is almost always decked out in a splendid military uniform. |
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And I know the location of a treasure so splendid that just breathing its name in your ear will bring tears of joy to your eyes and a definite bulge in the trouser department. |
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