Then he offered a dollop of advice.
But he also offered a dollop of praise for the governor and lawmakers for their handling of the state's budget gap last winter, suggesting that Mr. Cuomo's fiscal stewardship would help encourage businesses to invest here.
Or perhaps he will remind Mr. Bush of another encounter, at a White House reception in January 2005 when, according to Mr. Obama's book, the affable president offered a dollop of hand sanitizer — "Not wanting to seem unhygienic," Mr. Obama wrote, "I took a squirt" — and then pulled him aside for some unsolicited political advice.
WITH the Western way of doing things under siege, India's rise offers a dollop of reassurance to anyone who believes in the combination of democracy and capitalism.
Perhaps parliamentary backing could come from the 21 national MPs controlled by Mayawati, the dalit (untouchable) leader from Uttar Pradesh.More likely the current ruler of Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party of Mulayam Singh Yadav, with 22 national MPs, might be persuaded to join if offered a big enough dollop of development funds for the state.
As far as prescription goes, the Times' David Leonhardt offers a whopping dollop of government: universal preschool and state-mandated paid parental leave.
For lovers of 20th-century Russian music in New York, the still-young season has offered a veritable banquet: great dollops of Shostakovich and savory side dishes of Stravinsky and Rachmaninoff.
If history buffs on bikes can offer the young a dollop of aspiration and some sage advice, wish them luck.
Thanks to large dollops of public and private money, the co-op offers a wide range of services intended to ease and enhance life for its aging population.
Root 1 Carmenère, Colchagua, Chile 2013 (£8.99, Morrisons) In the 20 years since it was rediscovered in vineyards across the country, Chilean winemakers such as Viña Ventiquesero have really got to grips with the carmenère variety, which, blended here with a dollop of syrah, offers sumptuous, bright cassis fruit with a freshening leafy-herbal streak for red meat.
Bill Deedes, who was one of several prototypes for Boot (certainly contributing the vast amount of luggage with which he travelled), blamed the publisher for wanting a dollop of sex, but offers no evidence to support his claim.
