10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWANKINESS»
Discover the use of
swankiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
swankiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The West of England Miscellany
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an unusually long jaw and tail, and general swankiness, denote a trace of ...
2
Ricochet - Movie Tie-In: A Novel
cochere of the high-rise and remarked on its swankiness. Duncan agreed. He
paid the man and walked into the marble lobby, which embraced him with
refrigerated air, the scent of lilies, and soft music. The reception desk was
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4
Shooting simplified: a concise treatise on the art of shooting
There are other points varying in different stocks—such as deep flews; and some
good breeds have not the fine tail usually desired as a proof of good blood—but
an unusually long jaw and tail, and general swankiness, denote a trace of ...
James Dalziel DOUGALL, 1865
5
The Enchanters Vs. Sprawlburg Springs
... a reminder that this place used to be called the "Jazz and Blues Club" before it
had pretensions of self-conscious swankiness. Neon blue martini glasses with
little neon green olives hung around here there and everywhere in case you
forgot ...
6
The Postcolonial Careers of Santha Rama Rau
They are sensitive for others as well as for themselves, they are considerate
without being fussy; their pluck is not swankiness but the power to endure, and
they can take a joke. —E. M. Forster, Two Cheers for Democracy When David
Lean's ...
There are other points varying in different stocks — such as deep flews; and
some good breeds have not the fine tail usually desired as a proof of good blood
— but an unusually long jaw and tail, and general swankiness, denote a trace of
...
James Dalziel Dougall, 1865
8
Frank Capra: Interviews
And their pluck is not swankiness, but the courage to endure, to stand up and say
, "No. I won't go along to get along." Thousands and thousands of them die in
obscurity. No headlines, no television. I'd say that we need films that remind us
that ...
9
Freedom Is, Freedom Ain't: Jazz and the Making of the Sixties
... the fair winds.16 “No Hipsters but a Healthy Group of Youngsters” The Newport
Jazz Festival hoped to provide both new kinds of leisure and new sources of
revenue—high-proale swankiness along with high-volume sales in package
stores, ...
10
D.H. Lawrence's Non-fiction: Art, Thought, and Genre
I hated her swankiness, she seemed made for commercial travellers with cash. ...
I hated the waiters and the cheap elegance, the common de luxe. I disliked the
people who all turned their worst, cash-greasy sides outwards on this ship.
David Ellis, Howard Mills, 1988
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWANKINESS»
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swankiness is used in the context of the following news items.
Live at the Marquee: Cork gets lucky as Chic fans hop on board a …
There was a swankiness about Chic's Nile Rodgers in Cork for the festival of music which winds up on Tuesday next. God knows the man epitomises everything ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
Nash Grier, Tyler Oakley—oh, and Obama—will be the real powers …
The annual show of swankiness may be the one night a year when the usual pecking order of politicos yields to the pull of Hollywood and the power of social ... «Quartz, Apr 15»
Grey's Diner Bar brings 1920s back
The Grey is an eclectic mix of Italian, seafood, Southern comfort and style food all mixed with an atmosphere of absolute swankiness. The Grey opened its doors ... «District, Jan 15»
Montreal's Top 5 Most Expensive Condos In The City
We're equating size with swankiness here, which we think is fair, 'cuz its not like an over 6, 000 square foot condo in the Ritz Carlton is going to be run down like ... «MTL Blog, Oct 14»
Top 5 Italian Horror Films By Stolen Babies' Rani Sharone
More often than not i've found the music to be best part of the films, but i do appreciate the editing, camera work, twisted plots, and the usual swankiness found in ... «Bloody Disgusting, May 14»
Most Londoners are now won over by the Shard
The Shard has received its fair share of criticisms over use and perceived swankiness, but that doesn't seem to have put off the general public - it's viewing ... «CITY A.M., Apr 14»
Allerton Hotel's Long Closed Tip Top Tap Lounge To Be Revived?
With Chicago's hotel boom well underway, reviving the old swanky lounge could ... Bring back that "Chicago swankiness" that I moved here for in the first place. «Curbed Chicago, Mar 14»
CD: Lisa Stansfield - Seven
... descending to a nadir of over-polished, over-mannered Eighties winebar swankiness with her last album, the 2004 Trevor Horn-produced The Moment. «The Arts Desk, Feb 14»
Loteria Downtown, Seventy7 North, Bar Jackalope, and More New …
Founded by the group behind Rocco's Italian Kitchen and 901 Bar, the space offers all the same sexy swankiness as the original, from the dark leather booths ... «LA Magazine, Jan 14»
This Spanish Manse Needs its Own Bouncer and VIP Lounge
... combines the sleek modernity of a James Bond hideaway, the square-footage of a small village, and the unfettered swankiness of an EDM-thumping nightclub ... «Curbed National, Jan 14»
