Word: relished
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Students are disgruntled for their own reasons. Very few relish the idea of being affiliated with Eliot and living 500 yards away. No one wants to have a kitchen that entitles them to spend money over and above their usual board costs. And no one enjoys agreeing to live in a building they haven't seen finished...
...artist he was timorously apolitical. The figures of his Blue Period -- especially the consumptive-looking girls whose traits he got from visits to the Saint-Lazare prison for "fallen women" in Paris -- were not meant as symbols of social inequality; they have much more to do with Picasso's relish for victims...
...rest of the meeting was no more productive, though the atmosphere was calm and professional. There was no shouting, no pounding on the table. Aziz politely asked if he could light a cigar, and Baker, a former smoker, just as politely said he would relish the aroma. But neither side had anything new to say. Neither of the men budged a jot from their mutually exclusive positions. Baker said Iraq must quit Kuwait without conditions or face war. Aziz insisted the gulf conflict must be solved in conjunction with all Middle East problems...
Readers who relish a good history book and wish to see one of the most active minds in modern cartooning at work should definitely get this book. It's a great substitute for terribly long histories, and if you are interested in learning more, Gonick even offers an illustrated bibliography...
Though the acting in Chicago is as helter-skelter as the rest of the production, it is one of the production's stronger aspects. The cast members clearly relish their roles, and they bring a contagious energy to this play. Standouts include Roemer, who impresses both vocally and dramatically in her solo, "I Know a Girl," and Tombar, who gives a performance reminiscent of Louis Armstrong in High Society. His plea for sympathy, "Mr. Cellophane," is the show's outstanding musical moment...