Thrillingly imagined and beautifully executed, "Bitterblue" stands as a splendid contribution in a long literary tradition.
In our view, however, City Opera would make a splendid contribution to a revitalized downtown.
Such nitpickery notwithstanding, American Genesis is a splendid contribution overall.
To accompany his melodramatic apocalypse fantasy, Mr. Whitacre concocted an eclectic mix of whooshing synthesizers and thumping techno beats, accented by two taiko drummers and rich, melancholy contributions from a splendid cellist, Fang Fang Xu.
Lord Crickhowell, who as Nicholas Edwards was Welsh Secretary in two Thatcher governments, told the BBC News website: "He was a splendid Welshman and made great contributions to the Welsh language, apart from anything else.
The monument calls Huggins "A splendid character who made priceless contributions to baseball".
But the lasting contribution of this splendid book is to remind us that fascism, if it returns, will do so not simply because of a rousing leader, but because of his timid accomplices.
Re "Partisan Words to Remember Them By" (Coping, by Anemona Hartocollis, Feb. 1), about people who used death notices to solicit contributions to defeat President Bush: What a splendid idea!
The Rashtrakuta contributions to art and architecture are reflected in the splendid rock-cut cave temples at Ellora and Elephanta, areas also occupied by Jain monks, located in present day Maharashtra.
