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I remember a few years ago in the Guide, Damon Albarn saying with great self-satisfaction that he'd written a Chinese opera (4).
With great self-satisfaction wine bars would spotlight their gadgets, like the Cruvinet, which supposedly kept open bottles fresh by enveloping them in nitrogen, hence avoiding oxidation.
He added, "You can't come in smugly and with great self-satisfaction and say, 'Oh, it's torture, and therefore it's no good.' " His comments come amid a growing debate about the Bush administration's use of aggressive interrogation methods on terrorism suspects, including the widely condemned waterboarding, soon after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Hardly a day goes by when we do not receive a message from some organization proclaiming with great self-satisfaction that it is shifting to "paperless" communications.
"We have great self-satisfaction about our style where we like to be dominant over the opposition, have a slick passing game and be positive going forward," said Swansea's record-breaking goalkeeper.
When the award was announced, producer Hal B. Wallis got up to accept, only to find Jack Warner had rushed onstage "with a broad, flashing smile and a look of great self-satisfaction" to take the trophy, Wallis later recalled.
When the award for Best Picture was announced, producer Hal B. Wallis got up to accept but studio head Jack Warner rushed up to the stage "with a broad, flashing smile and a look of great self-satisfaction," Wallis later recalled.
It is in attaining this object (strictly, "state") that the individual gains the greatest self-satisfaction.
Guaranteed self satisfaction, obviously!
Self satisfaction permeates the air.
There's a great deal of self-satisfaction in Mrs. Johnstone, who feels she and Martha both did their jobs well.
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