The 18 pieces come from the vast pan-cultural array of art amassed by the Belgian financier Adolphe Stoclet (1871-1949).
The vast pan-Asian menu includes foie gras with tuna sauce, rack of lamb in coffee sauce, wasabi prawns and a long, pricey wine selection.
The immediate focus on Russia was contained in a more grandiose long-term package calling for the integration of European power grids and energy markets; the incorporation of North Sea wind farms and Mediterranean solar energy hubs in a nascent European "supergrid"; the development of vast pan-European infrastructure projects; and an energy efficiency revolution.
On the other side of the kitchen, piles of pineapples and melons are being chopped and threaded on to wooden skewers; tray upon tray of chicken and portobello mushroom pies are browning in the ovens and vast pans of corn on the cob with ginger butter are bubbling on the stoves.
There were actually two schools of thought about Dior's fiesta: some complained while others were seduced by Michael Howells's décor, John Galliano's flamenco dancing, the D.J. Jeremy Healy's music, the vast pans of paella and the chance to rub shoulders with Linda Evangelista, Helena Christensen and all the other supermom models.
Now best known for their fashion choices and tabloid appearances, the former Full House stars reign over vast pan-media company Dualstar, whose clothing and accessories lines cater to the lucrative preteen demographic.
What had been pristine swampland teeming with birdlife and water buffalos had become the vast baked pan of an empty desert.
For instance, the road from Baghdad to Basra reveals that the agricultural land in between has become one vast salt pan.
— We were inside Restricted Area R-505 of the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, rolling in a minivan across the vast salt pan of an extinct Pleistocene lake on our way to see a renowned collection of ancient rock art.
A 22,750sqkm wildlife sanctuary in the country's north, it encompasses a vast, shallow pan that attracts thousands of flamingos after heavy rains.
In spite of its dryness, there are signs everywhere of water flow spanning epic time and distance: The vast salt pans are the residue of ancient evaporated lakes.
