Word: grand
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...cathedral's completion could help to spur the finishing of two grand Episcopal churches in the U.S.-Washington's National Cathedral, begun in 1907, and now stalled for lack of funds, and New York's St. John the Divine. A massive drive is planned to collect funds to complete New York's cathedral, which has been under construction since 1892. But New Yorkers will not get off as cheaply as Liverpudlians have. The estimate just for finishing St. John's: $20 million...
...Bostonian tonight and I couldn't be prouder of this city. The results show the people of this city trusted us when we told them the truth," he said to more than 500 vocal supporters in the grand ballroom of the hotel...
After learning of the indictments from the Charlotte County grand jury, Michaelides wrote County Prosecutor Edwin Baker a five-page letter denying any guilt. "When this tragic event took place, I was thoroughly examined," he wrote, "and exonerated of any blame." Michaelides tried to discredit the Bruce family in the letter and blamed them for his own legal problems. He claimed his wife "was a criminally mistreated and unhappy person." He accused her mother of "vicious and dehumanizing" verbal assaults and said her opposition to the marriage demoralized Alexandra. He threatened: "If a more equitable approach to my case...
...first several episodes launch this redheaded terror on an unsuspecting world. Louisa learns to cook at a grand London house and attracts the attention of the Prince of Wales. Naturally, she must marry someone else immediately. "The prince would never seek to compromise a single lady," explains the royal equerry. Louisa rails at this "conspeyeracy" but bows to sovereign fate and marries Mr. Trotter, the butler (played by Donald Burton with just the right hint of smarminess). The prince sets them up in a London house designed for discreet visits. In quick succession, Victoria dies, the new King finds that...
What follows at this not-so-grand hotel covers most of the seven deadly sins. Despite its emphasis on tight plotting and revolving guests, the series does not scrimp on atmosphere or the incidental grace notes that so enriched Upstairs, Downstairs. The supply of gifted British character actors seems as inexhaustible as ever. John Rapley does several small but exquisitely understated turns as Louisa's fond, henpecked father; his face looks like a suet pudding garnished with two cocktail onions and a stray mustache. The sets are lavish collages of deep textures and polished surfaces, and the outdoor locations seem...