A more polished lawyer from a big firm named Allison Crowe appears and says she'll do the case for free, and of course, they accept.
The new Grill feels darker and more polished: polished wood, polished silver, polished people.
At Goldman, Mr. Kiernan — a rugged Irish Catholic with a firm handshake and a polished demeanor straight out of Wall Street central casting — was better known for his philanthropy than his politics.
The Greencards' work on Movin' On had a looser, jam-based feeling to it, which they later firmed into a more polished sound after relocating to Nashville from Austin for Weather and Water.
But Ms. Wallen's vital rhythms and inventive melodies keep her work lively, and the players — Alicia Choi and Heidi Schaul-Yoder, violinists; Eva Gerard, violist; Mimi Yu, cellist; and Hsiang John Tu, pianist — gave her work, like the others, a firm, warm-spirited and finely polished performance.
The lobby is to have a gas-burning fireplace and honey-colored wood floors surrounded by polished charcoal concrete and furniture designed by the firm.
With polished concrete floors; cove-lighting by the same firm that does lighting for Ian Schrager Hotels; and a walnut-and-white, L.A.-cool cafe, the store's interiors are more than a cut above average.
Clearly, in this case, disbanding is a personal rather than a musical decision: the Vermeer's characteristically rich, warm sound, with its firm bass and velvety top, remains as polished and seductive as ever.
From the firm beds to the slick bathrooms (with walls clad in polished stone), these are the sort of warm, simple, supremely comfortable bedrooms (one-click Wi-Fi, idiot-proof TV) you can just sink into.
Some firms have started to look for potential rather than polished new hires, and to sponsor the education of the most promising.
