Nonetheless, he said, it was gratifying to return home feeling like a hero instead of a beggar and to bring wads of cash to struggling parents who had worried for months.
In an age when it has become the purest cliche to point out that modern political reality outstrips the efforts of the satirist at every turn, it's gratifying to return to the greatest of all satires in English, Gulliver's Travels – a book that owes its longevity, among other things, to its generic ambiguities.
Steve Del Guercio said he was "delighted and gratified" voters returned him to office.
Minchin told BBC News that it is "incredibly gratifying" to be returning to Perth, where he once was an understudy for the an amateur version of the stage show.
The courage not to be manipulated by studio executives, actors or directors who might view the nonprofit museum as a tool for boosting box-office returns, gratifying egos or controlling artistic and historical interpretations that are supposed to be up to the curators.
Now, in a year when he has been dancing the lead role in a number of ballets by Balanchine and Robbins, it's gratifying to see him return to this first role again.
He is gratified by the return of beards.
Returning to the report, another gratifying aspect is the fact that the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection has adopted the motion tabled by the Committee on International Trade regarding the availability of stiffer penalties in the event of repeated infringements.
For the men, who return with deep pockets and high spirits, the holiday welcome is gratifying.
For those still making their way back, it's gratifying to know that home is still here when it's time to return.
Also, most authors include a return address and people write them back, a lot, which is incredibly gratifying".
