Splendid prizes, the most exalted patronage and reduced fares for the oarsmen have been the baits held out to tempt competitors from every country.
Looking eastwards, the kings of East Anglia, whose gold and ships were buried in the great mounds of Sutton Hoo, claimed the overlordship of both Essex and London – garnering for the East Anglians the splendid prizes of Chelmsford, The Oval and Lord's.
The New Yorker, May 14 , 1932P. 9 Winner of a splendid roadster offered as prize in big charity raffle was one Tony, who now parks it in front of his speakeasy.
By G. Britt and Richard Lockridge The New Yorker, May 14 , 1932P. 9 Winner of a splendid roadster offered as prize in big charity raffle was one Tony, who now parks it in front of his speakeasy.
Sean Penn takes the prize for his splendid turn as the assassinated gay activist Harvey Milk in the Gus van Sant biopic.
The winners of the first prize are a splendid example of this – five individuals across two continents who have completely transformed the way we communicate, do business and share knowledge.
There is the risk his smarmy sister, on her faraway Karoo sheep farm (a splendid cameo, this) may beat him to the prize.
Paul Vincent is to be commended for his splendid translation and Pushkin Press for bringing us this plus Mortier's prize-winning fiction.
The book's intended readers may not realize they are reading about anything unusually prized, but they will recognize they're on to something quite splendid.
Prizes for the hundred winners of the competition, called "Be a Splendid Beijinger and Welcome APEC — Civilized, Polite Passengers," included subway passes and certificates of honor, according to the Wall Street Journal.
