Word: fancier
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...symbol of the sun which is not available in any standard font. “Nice sketch” next to the Illustrator graphic of a sketch of the equipment setup. “Good!” again next to the PostScript-generated graph that is far fancier than anything Excel could make. “Well laid out!” as a general comment at the end of the report, right next to the big fat number telling me that I got full credit on this...
...with 33 types of cereal and 34 toppings, from dried blueberries to Pop Rocks. Cereality customers pay $4 a bowl, then choose and pour their milk--soy, flavored, skim or whole. At the Tempe, Ariz., flagship, "Cereologists"--pajama-clad servers--serve up plain old corn flakes as well as fancier combos. Among their popular concoctions: Devil Made Me Do It, combining Cocoa Puffs and Lucky Charms with chocolate milk and malt balls. On Nov. 29, a 1,500-sq.-ft. Philadelphia outpost is set to open. The chain's slogan? "95% of people like cereal; 57% like sex. We have...
...Greek gods and the deadening effects of civilization that in the wrong hands could sound like overwrought, long-winded clichés. Cozzens makes the most of these moments, endowing Dysart with a slightly hostile glare and energetic hands, imbuing his rambling with all the energy of a repressed fancier of a dead society, with a frigid wife and a job whose benefit he begins to doubt. As Alan, Fishburn is a worthy foil, with a mournful stare and an affect that switches like a light between cold disengagement and eager emotion. In their scenes together, Dysart?...
...bunch?at least they weren't until the surprise September election of political agitator Leung (Long Hair) Kwok-hung. Sworn in last week before a chamber filled with startled colleagues (whom he labeled "insane"), Leung shouted, "Long live democracy!" and assailed the council President for suggesting he wear something fancier than his ubiquitous Che Guevara T shirt...
Members old and new seem to appreciate the fancier fare. On a recent Friday, Elise Samuelson, 35, of Anchorage, finished her 40-min. lunch-break workout and then sat down for a lean buffalo burger before heading back to her accounting office. "I like that I can go right in, all sweaty, and eat a nice lunch, not just a salad," says Samuelson. Similarly, Tad Thornton, 26, has made eating at the Lakeshore Athletic Club in Broomfield, Colo., part of his routine. After his swimming and spinning workouts, he ducks into the club's new restaurant for meals like pesto...