Sentence examples for luxury served from inspiring English sources

New England was soon settled by English Puritans whose aversion to idleness and luxury served admirably the need of fledgling communities where the work to be done was so prodigious and the hands so few.

The fins are used for shark fin soup (a luxury dish sometimes served at Chinese weddings and banquets).

It will be complemented by luxury hotels served by European-style circular intersections, a golf course, cycling trails, restaurants and shopping centers.

If the harvest was poor, they sacrificed their own needs to give rice to the taxman.That meant that rice was a luxury good, served in the elegant rice bowls of the warlords and samurai at the cost of back-breaking work in the fields.

In fairness, Enkido has the luxury of serving only a handful of customers, allowing it to use less proven systems.

Of humble birth, Hudson was suddenly transformed into a favorite who lived in luxury while serving the queen for 25 years.

Yet the "crisis presidents" to whom Mr. Obama is most appropriately compared don't have the luxury of serving bite-size initiatives.

Or one might contend it is irrelevant because Bell Labs (unlike today's technology companies) had the luxury of serving a parent organization that had a large and dependable income ensured by its monopoly status.

Marilyn Hall, chairwoman of the parks and recreation advisory board in Pleasantville, makes the reality clear: "We are short of fields, and there is just no question that we don't have the luxury of serving groups from the outside".

With its high visibility, high prices and general air of luxury, San Domenico has served as a flagship for serious Italian cuisine since it opened in 1988.

Burberry's chairman, Sir John Peace, pointed to Gobbetti's track record at the helm of luxury brands, having served as chief executive of Moschino and Givenchy before taking charge at Céline.