Newly widowed, Precious, an upstanding Jamaican with practical ideas and a conversational relationship with Jesus, becomes a maid in a Miami mansion for a pampered dog, who soon develops over-fond feelings for her person.
"We all knew him as a decent, upstanding agent with a distinguished record," Mr. Smith's colleague said.
The Open Your Eyes campaign was launched by Birmingham and Bradford-based anti-extremism charity Upstanding Neighbourhoods with the support of the Amar Foundation.
They are upstanding citizens with outstanding debts, and when life deals them an insurmountable blow, Walt strikes back by joining the underworld.
There were about 1,000 complaints in 10 boxes, and after sorting through them, he flew around the country taking depositions from the 12 most upstanding citizens with the most exemplary driving records.
Botsford drew an extended, witty contrast between the posh publisher ("he never drove anywhere; he motored") and the gap-toothed editor, who played poker with his cronies till all hours and looked as if he cut his upstanding hair with a pair of hedge shears.
In the coastal mountains of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, there is a juxtaposition of ice moulded landforms at lower altitudes and upstanding summits with weathered surfaces bearing tors.
The problem is that a lot of the "old fashioned" folks assume that to be sexually aware and proactive (at least, or especially, if you're not married) negates the possibility of being an upstanding citizen with morals and values and integrity.
Spiky hair, with upstanding cap peaks and mixes of lace with shiny silver leather, brought a touch of the wild from Simone Rocha.
Mr Whitehead may not have gone home in the money, but he has a way with upstanding sentences.
