Word: chauffeured
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Except for an instant when his breath came short, the householder did not feel afraid. Or angry. Instead, he even found himself glancing toward the curb where a chauffeur dozed, or maddeningly seemed to doze, at the wheel of a parked limousine. There was still nobody else on the street. He was aware that whatever it was in the thief s pocket might not be a knife. Very likely wasn't. It occurred to him to demand to see the weapon, then dodge toward the hotel. At the same time he felt constrained, in some peculiarly inappropriate way, like...
There was one small but telling sign last week that Mexico's new President intends to take that promise seriously. When De la Madrid set off from his home for the inauguration ceremony, he instructed his chauffeur to heed all the stop signs...
...clock. Exactly two minutes after the hour a white Bentley wheels around the corner of an elegant block of town houses in London's Chelsea district. The two men inside wave encouragement at the reporter vainly ringing the bell at the first house in the row. While his chauffeur is unlocking the door, the passenger, who is also the owner of the house, murmurs apologies. "My dear fellow, I'm so sorry. Were you waiting long? I was having lunch with my agent, and I had a drink, which I'm not supposed to do." An elderly...
...Vallely walked off his job, went to the campaign headquarters of anti-war congressional candidate Robert Drinan and asked to be put to work doing "anything." As a type of political handyman for Drinan, he performed every job from poster-hanger to chauffeur, gaining valuable experience in the process...
...Cincinnati. He took daily walks downtown and often chatted with people around Fountain Square. Motorists waiting at red lights were were often often surprised to see the cleric also waiting patiently for the green behind the wheel of his 1981 Oldsmobile. Bernardin not only shunned the services of a chauffeur but also sold off the archbishop's mansion and moved into a three-room rectory apartment. He also wrote a regular column on church and social issues for the diocesan weekly, then published letters disputing his views. A highly skilled administrator, Bernardin established a pastoral council to furnish...