Word: lavishing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...roof under which he builds the rest of the play. His construction is laborious and often times forces him to the 'cut and fill' method of work that he may make his material last till he joins the roof and the body of the building. He finally succeeds by lavish employment of mortar in the form of numerous clever lines and a number of proverb-like utterances that expand the whole into a very presentable structure...
...With a lavish hand, nature has moulded throughout our land the most magnificent and awe-inspiring scenery ... In the name of the Government I invite you to be its guest"-thus did Secretary of the Interior Work announce the Spring opening of the National Parks five months ago. The public heard. The public came. On twelve days this season the number of people entering Yellowstone National Park exceeded 2,000, although the greatest daily record for 1922 was 1,983. Three parks, Yellowstone (Wyo.), Platt (Okla.), Yosemite (Calif.), had received more than 100,000 visitors by Aug. 15. Hot Springs...
...chandeliers are decorated with ladies of the chorus pinch-hitting for the usual crystal ornaments-a section of the French Revolution-a flash of dear old Fujiyama -and others-dozens of others-too many to count or describe. In fact about everything spectacular that can be done with costumes, lavish scenic effects and a well trained chorus is done, except the Last Judgment. Presumably that is reserved for the Passing Show...
...development of New York City and its water-system?a highly melodramatic plot to sugar-coat the pill?and, as usual with Mr. Hughes, the pace of the narrative carries the reader along. The Great American Novel still remains un-written?but Within These Walls will undoubtedly make a lavish and spectacular film...
...With a lavish hand, nature has moulded throughout our land the most magnificent and awe inspiring scenery, surpassing in beauty and grandeur that offered by any foreign country. ... In the name of the Government I invite you to be its guest...