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...goal of exporting to the Sands Macao such Vegas VIP amenities as access to private jets and exclusive high-limit gaming areas is to persuade more foreigners to ante up on the Strip. These new casinos abroad are "Vegas Lite," says imagemaker Billy Vassiliadis. If anything, they "will whet the appetite. They'll get just enough of a taste to stoke their fires for coming here." The Strip is ready and waiting for the world's big spenders
...never hurts a fledgling program to have courses about which there is campus-wide buzz,” Connor said. “It can only whet your appetite...
...morally impressive few, evaluating women for their sex appeal or men for their earning capacity may not sound enticing or even whet your appetite. In truth, the success of these and other like-minded programs is an indictment on our society, reflects poorly on the supposed egalitarian values of the West and severely harms gender relations...
From the moment we step onto the red-and-blue trolley car, Ann, our guide, begins to whet our appetites. Between the required recitations of chocolate factoids, the former school-bus driver jokes with passengers in a grandmotherly fashion and regales us with descriptions of her favorite chocolate concoctions. The statistics and dates tend to slide from my mind, replaced by thoughts of Ann’s homemade chocolate ice cream and other wholesome goodies...
Even if you only stroll along the beach, Basque Country is an exceptional place to whet--and sate--your appetites. Reserve a table at Les Platanes (011-33-559-23-13-68), where one-star Michelin chef Arnaud Daguin specializes in dazzling interpretations of the classics of southwest France, based on local foie gras, duck and seafood. He also offers a collection of rare vintage Armagnacs. On another night, try the Auberge Iparla in Bidarray alainducasse.com) owned by famed French chef Alain Ducasse. Iparla features regional specialties like sauteed baby trout and duck-leg confit, along with local wines. These...