Word: boastful
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...animation here doesn't boast the meticulously rendered character expressions of the early Disney features. Nor does it go for the slam-bang effects of Shrek and the other canny computerized cartoons that have dominated the box office. Instead, Miyazaki goes for--and gets--the big picture, the grand emotion, one spectacular set piece stacked on another in brilliant colors and design. There's not a more impressive sequence in recent movies than the arrival at the bathhouse of a huge, amorphous river-god, encased in centuries' worth of stink and sludge, whom Chihiro has the daunting task of giving...
Industry experts have grouped chains like Pret into a new category they call "fast casual" or "quick casual." These combine the convenience of a fast-food joint with the more sophisticated fare, atmosphere and price of a sit-down restaurant. The market leaders boast about the freshness of their ingredients and the diversity of their menus. Panera Bread, with headquarters in St. Louis, Mo., offers 14 kinds of bread--including Asiago Cheese and Olive Sourdough--freshly baked on its premises and sells loaves as well as sandwiches. Fazoli's, with restaurants in 32 states, serves pasta and Italian subs. Rubio...
...Although the Crimson is now able to boast victories over the Minutewomen (0-8, 0-0) in consecutive years, it was only Harvard’s second win over UMass since...
Game experience is one factor UConn had in its favor from the start. Though the Huskies’ record is nothing to boast about, UConn’s opponents are. Three of the Huskies’ five losses came to top ten teams in Michigan, No. 7 Penn State and No. 8 Iowa...
Those Bushes--they love serial schmoozing. Twelve years ago, after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, the family's first President used to boast about the number of world leaders he'd managed to telephone in an afternoon. Now his son has caught the bug. Six days before he was due to give a speech at the United Nations, President Bush spoke about Iraq to his opposite numbers in France, China and Russia. The next day Bush was host to British Prime Minister Tony Blair at Camp David before preparing to meet Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien on Sept...