It reminds you of standards: standards of elegance, of feeling, of seriousness, of sarcasm, or whatever.
Mr. Solomon did little to the exterior but inside displayed "new standards of elegance and beauty".
"These are the standards of elegance, dignity, originality and, most underrated, cleanliness," she continued.
The problem is, I became a fan in the spring of '76; just in time for them to lose in the finals to the Montreal Canadiens, standard-bearers of elegance and decency sur glace.
The exhibition also evokes the tears that some Americans choke back when they see photographs and films of President Kennedy delivering his inaugural speech, or of Mrs. Kennedy, a standard-bearer of elegance, emerging from the French presidential palace during a visit.
On the discarded sculptural elements from Penn Station: "Tossed into the Secaucus graveyard are about 25 centuries of classical culture and the standards of style, elegance and grandeur that it gave to the dreams and constructions of Western man.
Although grander in scope, the Palms hews to the same standards of intimate elegance and meticulous service that make the Hermosa a gem.
You will set the standard for elegance in your year.
Sailing was mostly for pleasure and reached its apogee in George Crowinshield's Cleopatra's Barge (1815), which cruised on the Mediterranean Sea and set a standard of luxury and elegance for the later yachts in those waters from the late 19th century.
Their Champagnes, based on consistent house styles, have set standards for elegance and grace.
