Word: spaciousness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...afterward, they were amazed to find that Ban Hin Taek in no way resembled a jungle village. It was a modern town with tennis courts, a soccer field and shops stocked with electric guitars and leather furniture. Officers and chemists in Khun Sa's narcotics army lived in spacious villas with manicured lawns. The warlord himself kept a hilltop aerie outfitted with a television in every room, an elaborate stereo system and a swimming pool. There were even photograph albums of family vacations in Hong Kong. The soldiers also discovered huge caches of weapons, ammunition and communications equipment...
...cramped office in the drafty lobby of the Boston College ice rink hardly seems like an appropriate house for the dean of collegiate hockey coaches. But if you ask John Snooks. Kelley about his, humble digs, he'll tell you that the B.C. athletic department once offered him a spacious executive style suite at the other end of the rink, and he turned it down flat...
...couple led a golden life, dashing between a residence in London and a spacious apartment on Fifth Avenue. They became patrons of the arts, donating at least $200,000 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and invested in Broadway plays. One hit: Deathtrap, the long-running suspense comedy about a man plotting to kill his wife...
...expect him to seek a second term. That should be a welcome consolation prize for the other candidates, especially Salim. The Tanzanian, who will be only 44 when the next vote comes up, no doubt still hopes to be the first African to enjoy the view from the spacious office on the U.N.'s 38th floor...
...different they are. Now formal, gourmet affairs, the dinners are held in a spacious, elevator-equipped Berkeley St. home that Mitchell moved into when its previous occupant, Richard Pipes, left Harvard's History Department last spring to join President Reagan's national security team. Long dresses and dark suits are de rigueur and a typical menu features artichoke hearts with baby shrimp, stuffed onions and chocolate mousse. For those who are not used to using three goblets, three forks and three spoons. Mitchell can offer practical advice: "Don't worry about waiting." Mitchell tells one dinner companion who hesitates over...