I was living thousands of miles away at that point, so it was a time of air travel, hefty long-distance bills, and great, poetic use of email.
The event has changed the shape of Christmas sales for retailers pulling forward sales of big electrical goods and leading shoppers to expect hefty discounts at a time of year when businesses traditionally sell at full price and make a vast proportion of their profits.
At a time of painfully surging food prices, that would be a hefty boon for the needy.
At a time of rising house prices, council tenants were encouraged to buy the homes they had been renting and were given a hefty discount to boot.
As for the base, its a disgrace that these figures are so high but perhaps in times of hefty cuts to their resources and significant military duties their focus has been understandably elsewhere.
At the same time its BarCap division issued a series of hefty notes on the banking sector, although BarCap's analysts steered clear of commenting on their own parent company and made HSBC, up 10.5p at 737p, their top pick in the sector.
Buy Now {6} Zara Home Lily and Ginger: £10, Zara Home You might think that a floral candle would be a bit insipid for this time of year, but a hefty dose of rich ginger makes this anything but.
He explained that dishes were served one at a time, and while not the hefty platters of Italian family-style places, they were nevertheless meant to be shared.
Taking over a lease has many benefits, including the ability to commit for a shorter period of time and avoid hefty down payments.
These appeared to give Mr Brown ample leeway to meet his golden rule even when the public finances first started to deteriorate.However, by the time of this year's budget, hefty current-budget deficits in the past two financial years had eaten into the reserve of earlier surpluses.
