From this perspective, he was not "in the wilderness" in the 1930s; he was plain finished.
The pictures and boatloads of cards and letters were not burned as I felt that would be an act of resentment and I wasn't resentful, just plain finished.
Any of these metals are further categorized into matte finish or plain finish.
Cedar - a common, reddish soft wood often used in acoustic guitars, has a plain finish and provides a very warm sound, evenly distributed amongst the strings.
Plain, smooth finishes are accomplished by floating and troweling the concrete, and by and large, this is the most common method of concrete finishing.
A field of 1,205 competed in the 13.1-mile race, which started in White Plains and finished at Iona College in New Rochelle.
The five-inch-square tiles could hold their own in a stainless steel kitchen or in more subdued surroundings (in a checkerboard pattern on a plain or matte-finish wall or used as a backsplash).
That's not to say it's completely devoid of nice touches, though: The back plate features a pattern of concentric circles that break up the monotony of an otherwise plain soft-touch finish and seems to help with grip.
This history, of Anglophile imperatives or imperial delusion, depending on your point of view, culminated in the semi-tragic figure of Ignatieff's uncle George Grant*, who, in the mid-nineteen-sixties, when it became plain that Britain was finished and America would lead, wrote a book called "Lament for a Nation," marking the cultural death of Canada at American hands.
Makes 8-10 shelled pistachios 45g ground almonds 30g butter 125g icing sugar 50g lemon thyme leaves 1 tbsp plain flour 75g To finish dried rose petals 2 tsp roughly chopped pistachios 2 tbsp Grind the pistachios coarsely – they should not be quite as fine as ready-ground almonds – then mix them with the almonds.
Yes, a big floral print makes a bold statement, but when framed in an easy-going, familiar shape such as a sweatshirt, bomber jacket or simple T-shirt it is made less challenging, especially when presented with plain contrast sleeves or finishing.
