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To the delight of Eurosceptics, the prime minister will throw down the gauntlet to his fellow EU leaders to agree to a revision of Britain's membership terms within two and a half years of the next general election or risk triggering a British exit.
Meanwhile, collectors of recherché celebrity litigation may find much to delight them in the tale of one Charles Sarris, who is suing a stage equipment company for injuries sustained during the construction of a giant pink tongue for Miley Cyrus's current Bangerz tour.
Big Clive was the big star again, blasting 91 to delight the (let's be honest) 100% male crowd.
Handily, they also help explain the egomaniacal narcissism that is having children as well as the absurd love and delight the enterprise engenders.
Thankfully she expressed the perfect balance of regret at my leaving and delight at the opportunity that this could present for Soas in engaging their Africa-based alumni and those supporters who felt passionate about the region.
I can do this.' And when I watched her do that with such consummate ease, and saw the delight on her face when she realised what she'd done, I wanted a bit of that for myself".
British delight at having scooped the Americans was matched by the NSA's desire to get its hands on the project; an internal US guide to using the system, which became fully functional in 2011, described it as "an exciting opportunity to get direct access to enormous amounts of GCHQ's special source data".
The Tories have promoted fracking, undoubtedly to the great delight of Tory donors hoping to profit from it.
But that is the given name of the inventor of Bitcoin, the digital currency that has gone from a nerd's delight in 2009 to something taken seriously by central bankers in 2013, and whose notional value passed $1,000 a "coin" in November.
Ripper Street writer Richard Warlow says the novel funding method for the third season of the show has given producers more creative freedom: "With no restrictions on either the content or the length of each episode, we have been able to reassemble our magnificent cast and pitch them into a suite of stories, which we hope will delight the millions of fans".
So I am well back on it," he says with delight.
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The word "delight" functions as both a noun and a verb . As a noun, it represents a feeling of great pleasure or joy. As a verb, it means to please someone greatly. Ludwig AI confirms its correct usage and adaptability in various contexts.
Expression frequency: Very common
