Where she needed translucent glass, she specified that it be etched, rather than sandblasted.
She's a member of Tom's fan club -- "the official one," she specifies.
"Bra and panties on," she specifies primly - a proviso which the gangstas accept with remarkable gallantry.
My mother got it wrong because she specified her wishes in an advance directive.
Learning the Queen's English (from the quality broadsheets only, she specifies) has a more obvious relevance.
The prevailing color is purple -- "eggplant purple," she specifies -- and it covers walls, floors and upholstered chairs.
In her will she specified that it be sold to benefit her charitable foundation for medical research.
She specified size, and made an appointment for the man to come at one o'clock the next Saturday.
These days, she generally has no such problem, especially if she specifies in advance that she wants an accessible room with roll-in showers and hand-held showerheads.
In response to a question, the only group she specified as being one that Mr. Hevesi might have had in mind was clerical employees.
