Sentence examples for on cold comforts from inspiring English sources

(Europeans are less hung up on cold comforts like ice in their drinks and air-conditioning).

In 1966 she wrote an essay for Punch, "Genesis of a Novel", in which she mused on the detrimental effect of Cold Comfort Farm on her long term career.

The $366.5 million sale of the Hyatt Century Plaza sent a wave of cold comfort through the hotel investment market when it was announced on June 2.

Schubert: Cold comforts Rupert Christiansen | Literary Review | 3 December 2014.

Labour's Michael Dugher was quick to point out that Labour had increased its share of the vote, and the narrowness of the result came from the collapse in Conservative and Lib Dem support – but the increase was less than one per cent and cold comfort on a night when Labour was vividly reminded that Ukip is now corroding the vote in its northern strongholds.

His film credits were extensive, but particularly notable were his work on John Schlesinger's Cold Comfort Farm (1995), and his long association with the director Terence Davies, for whom he worked as musical director on the films Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988), The Long Day Closes (1992) and The Neon Bible (1995).

Russia's ambassador to Britain offered the energy company cold comfort on Friday.

Mary Creagh, the shadow transport secretary, said the new cap on fares would be "cold comfort for commuters".

Cold comfort on steroids: These Vegas drinks come with hand-carved ice chunks (Don't call them cubes!).

Supporting parts and forgettable guests spots on "Law & Order" were cold comfort as he watched, at home in pajamas, as former classmates like Sigourney Weaver and Mercedes Ruehl walked Hollywood red carpets.

Some pen lines on a cocktail napkin are cold comfort.