Word: lavishness
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...apostle Peter the first pope almost two thousand years ago." Revered by whom? The countless millions of Muslims, Jews and Protestants slaughtered by and in the name of the Catholic Church? Or the pious Catholics who were bullied into donating huge sums to the church to fund the lavish lifestyles of the clergy? While these were not the Pope's personal doings, his failure to stop them did not earn him the reverence of the sufferers...
...offense, though, has been as come and go as Ross Perot this season. Against Lafayette, the Crimson attack may have revived itself. Quarterback Mike Giardi did the magical things that earned him lavish praise last year, and the receivers and backs made the key plays. Harvard piled up 29 points, the most it has scored all season. OK, Lafayette's defense is one of the worst in the Patriot League. Yes, the Crimson's hands still look like they're dripping 10W-40. And, sure enough, Harvard did, lose to Lafayette...
Compared with the rest of the world, industrial nations enjoy a lavish standard of living. The affluence generated by industrialism looks even more impressive when compared with living standards that prevailed throughout most of the millennium now drawing to a close. Goods that would once have been considered luxuries have become staples of everyday consumption. Medicine has reduced infant mortality and conquered many of the diseases that formerly struck down people in their prime. A vast increase in life expectancy dramatizes the contrast between our world and that of our ancestors in the distant past...
...Huntington has pulled out all the stops on this production. The lavish scenery and expensive costumes would give any Broadway production a run for its money, and the cast features some top-notch Broadway performers...
Allen, by all accounts, radiated a fatherly devotion toward Satchel and the two children he adopted with Farrow: Dylan and 14-year-old Moses. Says an old friend, TV personality Dick Cavett: "He completely rearranged his man- killingly busy life so that he could lavish time and money and attention on the children, probably more than many orthodox parents do. He'd get up at 5 and religiously make it over there seven days a week." And Farrow was devoted to his devotion. But after Satchel's birth, the romance began to wane. Their partnership has been platonic for four...