And it was no surprise, either, that my mother nursed him through that time, kept him at home, where, instead of becoming tender and appreciative, he called her foul names, the syllables thickened by his misfortune but always decipherable to her, and to him, it seemed, quite gratifying.
They create monetary savings that users can cash in on if they transact with ModoPayments instead of another tender.
Instead, it's a bowl of tender Bhutanese red rice topped with Dungeness crab, rich lamb bacon and a fried egg ($18).
In fact, he was more often lyrical and tender: instead of scraggy crows, soft-footed cats.America, however, quickly became a succession of masks and intense experimentation.
He has declared that the government should award contracts by open tender, instead of doling them out in secret to favoured businessmen but has not yet devised an official policy to that effect.
Done well, however, a doner is a fine thing, neither as unhealthy nor as inelegant as we tend to think – decent, supple, warm bread instead of cardboard pitta; chunky, tender meat instead of greyish, anonymous mince; a handful of fresh, perky salad and a squirt or two of sauce, it is as good a dinner as you can ask for.
The project has been controversial because it was awarded to Pacific Century, which is now the city's largest phone company, through a private tender instead of through the land auction system on which Hong Kong usually relies.
Instead of buying in regular tenders, like SIA, Emirates is taking a more flexible approach, updating its list more frequently — a policy that allows it to offer vintages that are available only in small quantities.
Lorna Donatone, the Sodexo official who worked with the White House on the obesity initiative, said her company was already trying to substitute healthier school lunch choices low-fat cheese on pizza, baked chicken tenders instead of fried but faces resistance from school districts who view such moves as too costly.
Apollo's deal was also structured as a tender offer instead of a merger.
