Sentence examples for affluent patrons from inspiring English sources

Especially in Manhattan, where social events compete with shopping for affluent patrons' attention, retailers are compelled to impress their public with a dollop of high culture.

(Mr Hirst had previously made a £250,000 gift to the Wallace for the refurbishment of the three galleries where his show was held, though Mr Vogtherr insists there was no quid pro quo).As an institution, the Wallace has lasting appeal among affluent patrons and trusts.

Affluent patrons can been seen sipping Johnnie Walker at the bar, and the stadium has become a hot place for young adults to socialize on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Because of the concourse that surrounded the inside of the Forum, the affluent patrons would rub elbows with the regular folks, whether it was getting a hot dog or looking for a souvenir.

Recently, Whole Foods CEO and Loose Cannon John Mackey exposed the contradictions between the "progressive," health-oriented values of the Whole Foods brand and the underlying realities of its own health-care costs in an incendiary Wall Street Journal opinion piece that aroused the ire of the affluent patrons of his stores.

In his book Wealth and the Demand for Art in Italy, 1300-1600, economic historian Richard Goldthwaite concluded that for affluent patrons in Italy, commissions "expressed their sense of what constituted noble status". It is fortunate for us today that the wealthy chose art and architecture for their conspicuous consumption.

Other athletes solicit wealthy patrons.

And with New York publicists at work, Mr. Morris is seeking that money from outside Los Angeles and beyond the tight cluster of affluent local patrons who have kept the festival going for 60 years.

There will always be the affluent art patron who has cultivated valuable relationships with gallery experts and who prefers to see the work in-person before spending thousands or even millions on an original piece.

Most incongruous of all is that though the theater is opulent and its patrons affluent, the children are from the slums.

More recently, Mr. Fischl has come under fire from critics who have seen his portraits of affluent friends and patrons as out of touch with the protests of the past year that highlighted global disparities in wealth.