Word: preciouses
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...three women, it is not just the food that appeals; it is the shared meal, the meaningful conversation, the good wine. Perhaps at times they sound a bit precious or snobbish, these women with their negligees and aperitifs, but Fisher, Child, and Waters have all promoted everyday eating as sensuous and delightful, as a necessary celebration...
...signified by objects such as musical instruments and bottles. None of the women stare out at the viewer. Even Amedeo Modigliani's Portrait of a Girl, which is the only complete frontal portrait in the show, has eyes covered with aquamarine paint, making her eyeslits seem like precious stones. As girlish as she looks, she seems on the verge of womanhood. Picasso's Woman in a Turkish Costume dissects the sitter and renders her face with the same ostentation as her costume...
Arrayed along the pipelines of Enron Oil & Gas in the American Southwest is a series of boxy monitors that transmit data about the flow of the company's precious fossil fuels. The telecommunications devices draw their power not from the fuels they monitor but from shiny panels that capture the energy of the sun. Are these solar-powered invaders of the oil patch the technological portents of a coming era? Or are they merely emblematic of the bit part solar has played thus far in the world's energy equation? No one knows for sure, but corporate investors, who have...
Even with his job at great risk this year, Foley initially seemed reluctant to face the rigors of the campaign. While other lawmakers were rushing for the ! first flight home after the close of the congressional session, the Speaker lingered around Washington for five precious days. A prominent Democrat was startled to encounter Foley enjoying a leisurely workout at the exclusive, oak-paneled University Club in downtown Washington...
...fellowship will provide female junior faculty with, in Wilson's words, "the precious gift of time and a room...