Sentence examples for splendid base from inspiring English sources

In late November through early May, with snow blanketing the Wasatch Mountains, which are so close they seem to be part of the skyline, Salt Lake City is a splendid base for a day or weekend excursion to ski resorts within an hour's drive, like ALTA, SNOWBIRD, PARK CITY, DEER VALLEY, SNOWBASIN, the CANYONS, POWDER MOUNTAIN and SUNDANCE.

We have a splendid research base in Brazil, at our universities and Embrapa [a national agricultural-research institute].

As for the hotel, it's a splendid island base and brims with easy style - airy interiors, stripped floors, fires, and friendly staff.

But the paradox of that is that Rodriguez looked splendid at third base in the division series.

They based splendid achievements upon it, a notable example being the theory of waves on deep water (see below).

There is a memorable line at the end of "Call Northside 777," a splendid 1948 film based on a true story.

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, based in Columbus, Ohio, has earned a national reputation thanks to quality and uncommon flavors, a Web site that offers mail order, an expanding distribution network and a cookbook.

In Carthago Nova he gained stores and supplies, Spanish hostages, the local silver mines, a splendid harbour, and a base for an advance farther south.

Ms. Netrebko, in her vocal prime, with regal bearing and affecting vulnerability, is splendid in the role, based on the historic Anne Boleyn, especially in the climactic "Mad Scene".

And the fare at those bases is splendid, ranging from Omaha-cut steaks to deep-dish pizza to a respectable chicken Kiev.

At Regensburg the splendid house style was based largely on one grand Carolingian book, the golden Gospels of Charles the Bald, in the possession of the Abbey of St. Emmeram.