Or were they flaunting their wealth in the face of those less fortunate?" Put simply, did lavish displays of wealth foster socialism?
And though it's not my thing (nor were the other two), it is well done – lavish, performed with gusto (Norris's matron stands out), obviously well researched, and historically fascinating.
I suspect it takes, by and large, a certain level of prosperity in the general population before sports becomes a priority for people as a whole (governments are a different matter: China's clearly does lavish a lot of money on games).
Edwards and other Augustinians thus hold that the damned differ from the saved in one respect only: God has freely chosen not to lavish his grace upon them in the same way that he does lavish it, in their view, on the elect.
But what if prizefighters did lavish the same kind of praise on their opponents before a battle?
More to the point, does lavish praise really boost kids' self-esteem and help them do well in school -- and in life?
Though his point is now moot, "Miniver" does lavish us with glorious set pieces, like Garson's kitchen confrontation with a downed German paratrooper, and Henry Wilcoxon's patriotic speech from a church pulpit, all of it is gorgeously photographed by another Oscar winner, Joseph Ruttenberg.
Keep everything really inexpensive and don't make lavish requests for plasma TVs.
Do they lavish praise on every piece or barely glance up from the iPhone?
Let's hope they don't lavish too much time on chasing up leads.
