DfID has committed to spending 30% of its budget in fragile states, splashing out£3.4bn on state-building, health and education in 28 countries that have been affected by conflict and humanitarian disasters, including Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Somalia, from 2014-15.
But spilt blood and guts are what the Greek and Jacobean theatre were all about, with offstage violence and neutralising masks in the former and buckets of red stuff splashing all over the groundlings in the latter.
By no means is high-end always better than high street, especially if you're under 30, but aesthetic and ethical considerations often go hand in (bespoke) glove, and for important purchases such as suit, shoes, winter coat – investments, you might call them – it's worth splashing out (£500 minimum for a suit, around the same for a coat).
It is hard to outgun Mitt Romney when it comes to splashing the cash and Huntsman has barely tried.
It had been good while it lasted but it couldn't last long; even when they were splashing €60m in a single summer they had insisted that they weren't making "mad signings" but hindsight suggested otherwise: they were creating an enormous deficit and when the external investment from the owner dried up, they faced a crisis.
Azerbaijan used its hosting of the Eurovision in 2012 as an opportunity to show off its oil wealth, splashing out an estimated $76m £45mm) on the event.
A time for celebration, the Campbell Newman state government splashing a whole load of money about to light up the city in different colours, and – in a stroke of near-genius – to promote Brisbane as a City of Culture.
Tunes coming over the fence from next door with the sound of splashing in the pool.
Incredulous, I listen to the thunder in the hills and the splashing and crashing of rain.
Analysts say firms like Subway and Greggs, which both offer £3 lunch deals, are weathering the storm because they appeal to hard-pressed consumers who are seeking out affordable treats, like burgers and crème brûlée macchiatos, rather than splashing out on new outfits and video games.
