For now I am sitting in the warmth of Pret a Manger and a little reluctant to leave.
Then there is inventiveness (a bale of hay for Jesus's manger) and a touch of politics (a white Cain kills a black Abel).
Donna Brazile, Mr. Gore's 2000 campaign manger and a sometimes-critic of the Kerry camp, said: "At previous conventions, when you walk around the floor, people are throwing arrows at you.
Not just any stable, either, "a little Bethlehem, nestled in the South Downs close to Brighton", complete with donkeys, a manger and a bed of soft, fresh straw, all mine for a meagre £12, every penny of which would go to charity.
There was a bleeding heart, in tufts of paper lace; there were the three kings, gorgeously apparelled, and the ox and the ass and the shepherds; there was the Baby in the manger, and a group of angels, singing; there were camels and leopards, held by the black slaves of the three kings.
Each cage was equipped by a manger and a trough.
In the Miracle Manager, we get clear on the difference between a manger and a leader, and then spend a lot of time defining those special skills and talents of a great coach, manager, or "manacoach". As a top salesperson, I was not a strong manager (to say the least) because I didn't have some critical traits required to be a manacoach.
No church Nativity scene would be allowed if only the manger and a baby alone were present.
In summary, then, we went to Pret A Manger and had a nice sandwich, a pleasant salad and a toothsome brownie.
One of the problems that Pret a Manger and all the fast-casual and fast-food eateries contend with entails controlling their supply chains.
