That was a splendid morning for England – what a great word that is: splendid – but a draw still seems pretty, pretty, pretty inevitable.
Writing for children is splendid, but they will eventually grow up; things will, and should, move on.
When, for example, the South African government allows black-owned firms to charge more and still win contracts to build houses or lay water-pipes for the poor, this is splendid for blacks who own construction firms, but leaves the poor, who are mainly black, with less shelter or clean water.
It is suited to any recipe that calls for flounder, and is splendid with summer's ripe tomatoes.
As the French Institute Alliance Française's festival Crossing the Line was winding down — which is bittersweet, for it has been splendid — it presented four singular artists on film and in person.
There were some good performances tonight - Duff, Cox, Dunne and Andrews stood out for Ireland while Pizelli, Mkhitaryan and Movsisyan were splendid for the visitors, whose defending let hem down badly.
"Women were praised for being 'splendid' or 'plucky', not just brave.
Although more leverage is splendid for shareholders (and, of course, for bosses with lots of stock options) it is not so for creditors: firms that pile on debt are less likely to be able to repay it.
Apart from being a great course, St George's is splendid for spectators.
He is splendid for a scene and then it all goes to pieces….
It's splendid for shells and - better yet - it's pyrophoric.
