Sentence examples for special affair from inspiring English sources

Now the couple are stepping down from their roles, and the last concert under their aegis was a special affair, with most of the great and good of British new music in attendance.

She comes across as both laidback and nervous, erring on the side of self-deprecation more than one would expect given the lyrical frankness and confidence displayed on tracks such as Get Away, Partners in Crime and Special Affair.

And while he insists that he has not gone out of his way to make his last festival a special affair, he admits that others, including donors and some of the artists with whom he has been most closely associated, such as the renowned German theatre director Peter Stein and Spanish director Calixto Bieito, want to see him leave with a flourish.

Daniel Johnnes, an importer and wine director of the Myriad Restaurant Group, which owns Montrachet, a Burgundy-oriented restaurant in TriBeCa, persuaded some of Burgundy's best winemakers to come to New York to show their wines and help him recreate this special affair.

Parmesan is one of those ingredients that's often overlooked, but can quickly elevate a meal from an afterthought to a special affair (that's why it's so dang expensive).

He also served as minister for special affairs, then minister for economic co-operation under Brandt's successor, Helmut Schmidt.

Why? "Well, he lives here in Westchester County, and the Bank of New York is active in civic affairs," Julia Morey, manager of special affairs, said.

Mr. McCall left the Senate in 1979 to be alternative representative for special affairs at the United States Mission to the United Nations.

Commander Labastida survived an assassination attempt in 2003, when he was the director of special affairs for the Federal Investigation Agency, or A.F.I.

Mr. Lee named Lee Jae-oh, a power broker for the governing Grand National Party and one of his closest allies, as "minister for special affairs," a post that deals with political affairs and can carry out special assignments related to North Korea.

Ex-members of the church – such as Mike Rinder, its former spokesman and head of the office of special affairs, who had "defected" to Panorama – gave specific evidence of that abuse, backed up by several other senior ex-Scientologists.