| She never let any of this go to her head though and remained as selfconscious as any lower class girl would in the presence of such luxury. |
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| You uncultured rubes probably think that having a vast army of servants slavishly waiting on you hand and foot is some great luxury. |
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| It was one of the few times I've lived in the lap of luxury and felt totally comfortable. |
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| The people that we deal with for taking drugs do not live in the lap of luxury, they live in squalor and filth. |
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| I forgo the luxury of riding in the back of the ambo with him however, choosing instead to pick up some essentials for his stay. |
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| Plants that need abundant water are a luxury we can ill afford, because of the water shortages your generation will most assuredly face. |
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| On the Loose Expeditions' two luxury yurts are in a secluded corner of a 150-acre working organic farm in Vermont's Green Mountains. |
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| At first he was repelled by the air of luxury and corruption, but then enjoyed it. |
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| Vague, reproachful thoughts for all the remote and immediate luxury of his life passed through his mind. |
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| Don't take anything white or light coloured with you unless you are going on some luxury holiday somewhere. |
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| Even when the setting is warm and inviting the appeal of stripping away comfort and luxury seems dubious. |
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| I went back to the guesthouse and gave myself the luxury of a lie-down for about an hour, whilst watching some rubbish on television. |
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| It will offer the off-road ability of an SUV, the roominess of a minivan, and the interior and handling of a luxury sedan. |
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| As for jet lag, if you have the luxury, one treatment is to slowly change your awake and sleep times to fit the new time zone. |
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| It tells us something by way of typographical layout, a luxury that ancient Roman poetry didn't have. |
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| They haven't become used to the luxury of working only on huge films, where they'll reshoot every scene until it's perfect. |
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| We are often led to believe that organic vegetables, free-range meat and handmade cheeses are luxury products. |
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| The three friends are rich and leading a life of luxury after having won all that reward money in the previous film. |
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| My next exam is an AS French resit on Thursday which has the luxury of not needing any revision. |
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| Minor leaguers with questionable stuff, almost no matter how good their control is, do not have the luxury of leaning back into a relief role. |
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| One of our neighbors, good old Deacon Winship, often animadverted upon the luxury and extravagance of the times. |
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| Different people place different values on luxury, location, timeliness, leisure, and security. |
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| Delphi Mountain Resort and Spa is a luxury retreat which offers rejuvenation in a wilderness setting. |
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| From basics like fitted carpets to luxury electronic gadgetry, I believe modern life is a huge improvement on my childhood. |
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| Dominic's room was more like a hotel luxury suite complete with a living room and a private library. |
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| A woman who asked her husband to reverse her new luxury car into a parking space watched in horror as it smashed through a shop window. |
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| The children playing in the camp have never had a luxury on flicking on a light switch or running a bath. |
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| Now I have seen Ireland, it seems to me that the poorest among the Letts, the Estonians and the Finlanders lead a life of comparative luxury. |
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| Don't allow yourself the luxury of falling into depression and cynicism and despair. |
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| We do not have the luxury of the system, which can provide instant access to litigants, in terms of courtrooms, judges and jury panels. |
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| Gaius Petronius, the author of the Satyricon, was the emperor Nero's advisor in matters of luxury and extravagance. |
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| You have stepped into sheer luxury with spacious and comfortable accommodations. |
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| There was a particular emphasis on ready-to-eat luxury dishes such as game in aspic jelly and truffled pheasant, by royal appointment. |
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| The strange songs he would sing during his morning shower were a constant source of bemusement to all who had the luxury of hearing his rhapsody. |
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| Despite a luxury lifestyle, he keeps his private life private and doesn't flash his wealth around. |
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| The latest handbags feature luxury looks and bejewelled gold chains with flashes of hot colours in materials like snakeskin. |
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| The lorette carried within her persona all the connotations of urban display and luxury consumption. |
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| By 2000, Pringle had reinvented the twinset again as a sleek, modern garment, a symbol of comfort and luxury. |
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| I admit from the start that you could argue that this is not real luxury but a kind of ersatz variety, punk luxe, and maybe you would be correct. |
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| You can live like a lord in castles and elegant manor houses or stay in cozy village inns and luxury hotels in prime locations. |
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| Materials like silver kid and alligator with velvet or crushed velvet linings add luxury touches to grown up footwear. |
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| A brief survey of the royal apartment leaves nothing to the imagination for royal comfort and luxury. |
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| There were large exotic trees and open spaces around the few houses, each competing with the other, in design, elegance and luxury. |
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| But when it comes to real luxury and real comfort the newer air mattresses of today have no peers. |
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| She gazes out over a crystal-blue vista from the deck of a luxury ocean liner. |
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| Developers are lining up to convert former mills into luxury apartments or build new ones on brownfield sites. |
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| For a start it seats 14 more than the previous plane, and offers a better level of comfort and luxury. |
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| Automotive history is replete with instances where luxury brands expanded their lines downmarket. |
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| The RX400h wafts along in leather and wood-bound luxury with the kind of equipment specification you expect of a luxury car. |
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| While luxury gives us comfort, we should realize that this is not sustainable. |
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| Once back into the show cave section we moved swiftly along the walkways, exiting the cave in relative luxury. |
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| But, given the luxury of her Jag, with just 1,000 miles on the clock, she wasn't too concerned. |
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| Being pampered, of course, is one of the main reasons why people book into luxury hotels, and it would be churlish to resent it. |
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| They could write the book on luxury, whether it's stays in country houses on the shores of magical lochs or voyages through the Outer Hebrides. |
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| In the midst of luxury, abundance, and indeed waste, what can be our proper response when confronted with the poverty Kapuscinski describes? |
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| Michael claims that while in Damascus he saw three separate convoys of luxury Iraqi licensed vehicles, driving under armed escort. |
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| The atmosphere throughout is one of understated elegance and the highest standards of comfort and luxury. |
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| Pottery and dyes are rich, luscious and seductive, marks of decadence and luxury. |
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| That night we slept like logs, warm as toast in our luxury tent in a campsite we'd found on the bank of the river Vedder. |
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| I opened the door and went in, still struck by the sheer comfort and luxury of the room. |
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| Nothing fancy, just a long drop, probably leading to a cistern that served several other jakes, but it was a luxury here. |
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| Today, more than 1,000 stores nationwide carry her made-in-the-U.S.A. luxury jammies. |
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| Only the prototype for accordion garage doors, which form the entire facade on the south side, can be called a luxury item. |
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| The Choptank River, further north, boasts a fine yacht harbor and a new luxury hotel for waterborne tourists on the Bay. |
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| The masses of statues, in bronze, silver, gold, and marble, accustomed the Romans to this kind of visual display and to Hellenistic luxury. |
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| The greatest luxury of having an office in the house is the peace and quiet, and no valuable time wasted commuting. |
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| The call was made in a statement at the end of the two-day meeting in a luxury resort on Florida's Atlantic coast. |
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| A steam shower is a nice luxury feature similar to a shower, except jets emit steam instead of water. |
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| He jets to Bruce Springsteen concerts, has several luxury cars and collects fossils in prehistoric amber. |
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| And educationally many, for whom extra assistance is a necessity not a luxury, will fall by the wayside. |
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| Twice in his 32 years in business designing luxury homes for the jet set, he's had 16 people and two partners on payroll. |
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| The exchange highlights the rebato's status as a high-fashion, luxury accessory. |
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| He knew passengers desired luxury and comfort when travelling even short distances. |
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| Inside is a room of such luxury and taste, I don't know where to put myself. |
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| Last year there were reports he was buying a luxury home in Brigg, north Lincolnshire, but it is thought the press interest put him off. |
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| Small or large companies do not have the luxury of putting up their prices as councils can put up the council tax to cover costs. |
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| It enabled her to keep her family in comfort and enough luxury to feel a part of the American dream. |
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| With the luxury of time, the regard of the subject can move from confrontational and guarded to direct and open. |
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| In other words, its aim is to exploit its heritage as a global luxury brand based around its colourful, modern rainwear. |
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| Now Davis and Phelps are trying to buy a luxury box at the Staples Center so they can watch Lakers games within arm's reach of a wet bar. |
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| But it is dangerous to assume that a flashy resort with a swimming pool, wet bar and luxury dive boat also has a recompression chamber. |
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| After all, Yitro enjoyed a high position in Midyan and was living in comfort and luxury. |
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| The loos have been supplied by Paton Plant, a Hamilton-based company which supplies luxury portable toilets to celebrity events. |
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| The other important issue is the use of luxury textbooks, not only in senior and junior high schools, but also in elementary schools. |
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| Multinational hotels import luxury architecture and soil to grow lawns, bushes of hibiscus and bougainvillea, and groves of royal palms. |
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| While the luxury cars zip around the streets of the town, the wheels of economic and social justice turn a lot more slowly in Anantapur. |
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| His collection combines luxury, whimsicality and wearability, all guided by his designer's instinct. |
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| The sweepstakes offers a student and their guest a ride to and from prom in a luxury whip. |
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| I have a job that affords me the luxury of bringing my children with me to work. |
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| Discover a world of comfort and luxury, traveling in the company of women with Olivia. |
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| Last year I had the luxury of swimming a few strokes backstroke so I could get a good look at the Golden Gate Bridge. |
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| Traversing through just a few inches of snow could be a monumental feat for most luxury sedans, most of which feature rear-wheel drive. |
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| We could afford no such luxury, since it was now early afternoon and we had nearly another hour's drive ahead of us. |
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| By 1939, it had 30 British bakeries and introduced low-price tea biscuits, previously a luxury only afforded by the middle classes. |
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| In the 1960s and 1970s, a new winceyette nightie and a boxed set of pink talc and bath cubes from Woolies were the ultimate in luxury. |
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| The town is distinctly Italian in feel, with a smattering of luxury hotels and art galleries tucked away in its winding, narrow streets. |
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| On our last day, we opted to kick back and enjoy the rustic luxury of our digs at the Idaho Rocky Mountain Ranch. |
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| The luxury lavatory has even been embellished with an automatic air-freshener. |
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| It is obscene that the leaders of the rich world can wine and dine in the splendour of a luxury liner while offering only crumbs in debt relief. |
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| Pampered pets can relax to the sounds of tranquil music as they recline on miniature lounge furniture in their luxury heated rooms. |
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| Rita leaned back and reclined in the backseat of the black luxury car that was taking her to her new home, which to Rita, was really a prison. |
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| They own a Regency mansion in a 25-acre estate in Cheshire, a villa in Spain and a fleet of luxury cars. |
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| My bees were living in the very best apian luxury and they refused to come out of the hive to pollinate the flowers in my garden and make honey. |
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| And it has all the trappings of luxury including a king-size bed, luxurious bathtub in the room and a butler service. |
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| Fill your bath with hot water, and add a generous amount of bath oil or gel for that touch of luxury. |
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| His unblemished driving record began 73 years ago when cars were still something of a luxury to most people. |
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| Tampering tends to be the recourse of underdeveloped political forces or rulers that are weak or unable to afford the luxury of costly campaigns. |
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| Is it then just women of letters, and of a certain income, like Enright and Cusk, who have the luxury of such a complex reaction to motherhood? |
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| The right to appeal is a luxury all too frequently utilised on a variety of matters within football, from red cards to missed drugs tests. |
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| I did however treat myself to the luxury of some powdered milk and it has revolutionised my evening cup of tea. |
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| Developers buy old, unused, dilapidated hotels and redevelop them into brand new upscale luxury condos. |
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| The Corolla had already knocked me out with its exquisite style and luxury, its perfectly pitched sense of fun, its innovative design. |
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| He claims the Hollywood legend is trying to drive him out of the luxury townhouse in order to buy the property at a knock-down price. |
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| At the same time, many world-famous luxury brands have targeted China as a major growth market for the next decade and beyond. |
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| This seems a small price for a swindler to pay for enjoying a life of luxury at the expense of the small business community. |
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| They're building luxury apartments in Shanghai and selling them as fast as they can get them up. |
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| There are plenty of luxury cars around today, but the S-Type has that special X factor. |
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| He had previously demanded the government to reimpose the 300 percent import duty on luxury cars. |
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| Yummy mummies are still yabbering away on cellphones while jogging with luxury prams. |
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| In 1973 the Hesketh Team boarded a luxury yacht and cruised into Monaco harbour for their first F1 race. |
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| The bodyguards at the headquarters in Sofia have been laid off, and 30 luxury limousines have been sold. |
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| What truly matters is the revenue a stadium is able to generate, through such things as luxury boxes, personal seat licenses, and signage. |
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| The mountain spa is a luxury retreat which offers rejuvenation in a wilderness setting. |
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| For super snoozing luxury, you can go for a Travel Comfortable pillow cover in lambswool or possum fur. |
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| Yet wine tends to bespeak a lifestyle of luxury and relaxation, of the enjoyment and appreciation of the creation of the vintner. |
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| She was raised to be an aristocrat from birth, and had lived in luxury aloof from the world at large. |
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| Property developers, building luxury apartments for the wealthy few, have too much influence, says Steve. |
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| Little touches like the glass beaded lampshades contribute to the overall sense of restrained luxury. |
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| You'll stay in luxury Sea Ranch Cottages or bungalow-style garden suites with ceiling fans and spacious lanais or patios. |
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| Grover reconstructs, remodels and redesigns leather into a guilt-free luxury, giving the three R's an entirely new meaning. |
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| Even better, being meta-efficient in one's spending habits doesn't preclude anyone from living in the lap of luxury now and again. |
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| The flashy businessman who sold her implants, meanwhile, lived a life of luxury. |
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| He was 23 when they met, she 17, and both working at a luxury services company, Quintessentially. |
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| White people and nonblack people of color have the luxury of treating these cases as injustices. |
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| Instead the money allegedly was spent on luxury cars and a yacht club membership, among other things. |
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| Currently before the NLRB is a case concerning the right of workers at the luxury New York boutique Bergdorf Goodman to organize. |
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| Here you get to experience the many wonderful facets of the island and indeed stay in the lap of luxury and you can also join one of their excellent daily whalewatching trips. |
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| But the Buddha condemned both extreme luxury and extreme poverty as obstacles to enlightenment. |
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| I have the luxury now of being able to spend a few days doing something pleasant and then junking the result, taking my joy from the doing rather than from the product. |
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| For those who have the luxury of regular access to natural settings suitable for meditation and attunement to the Earth, this may truly be the case. |
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| Drooling over such luxury was supposed to result in a cathexis of the Ralph Lauren label. |
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| These directors seem to get away with ruining people's lives and are able to still live in the lap of luxury without their assets being frozen or sold off. |
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| He talks about the financial debacle of paying for his first luxury whip. |
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| St Tropez conjures up images of topless beaches, the super-rich and their lapdogs, luxury yachts, blondes, leathery millionaire playboys and champagne-soaked debauchery. |
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| She grew up in luxury surrounded by staff, including a dressmaker who taught Margit how to make doll clothes. |
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| It has all the joys of country living but with a touch of modern luxury. |
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| Smaller, lighter and faster, it keeps the tradition of luxury. |
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| Maserati has confirmed that right-hand drive examples of its 400 bhp 170 mph luxury Quattroporte saloon will arrive here from the spring next year. |
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| The leisure club should offer a swimming pool, hot spas, steam rooms, luxury changing rooms, fully equipped gyms, dance studios and a range of keep-fit classes. |
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| He purchased two first-class tickets on the France, a luxury liner passage to England, for his new girlfriend and himself. |
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| Demand for rentable homes by expatriates and local executives is driving the increase in rents for luxury properties on The Peak, a real estate management firm said. |
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| To him spirituous liquor is a superfluous and dangerous luxury. |
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| And carnival queens from Tiptree, Burnham, Braintree, Witham and Wickford were given the celebrity treatment, riding in style in the back of luxury stretch limos. |
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| Instead, he chafed underneath the corporate umbrella of LVMH, the massive luxury conglomerate that owned the label. |
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| It's like a cross between an amusement park and a luxury resort. |
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| Some wonder why, if the police knew of the businessman's illegal activities, he was abroad in the streets, in his luxury car or designer bar, rather than in jail. |
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| In addition to private luxury, the 1.2 square-mile-island is known for its eco-friendly operations. |
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| Organza makes a great splash along with tulle, lace, elegant luxury fabrics combined with glittering Chantilly, crushed velvet, jersey with lurex and iridescent cady. |
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| Interspersed with glamour shots of the vehicle, the host emphasizes the rugged effectiveness of the automobile with its absolute comfort and luxury. |
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| Even the basic stateroom is akin to a luxury hotel room, with its queen-sized bed, en-suite facilities, air conditioning and even piped-in music, volume-controlled. |
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| It was the goldsmiths and silversmiths, wire-drawers, beaters and coin stampers who purchased these ingots, to use in making various luxury items. |
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| One of these companies is building a luxury complex on the gorgeous Lustica Peninsula, which juts out into the pristine Adriatic. |
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| This not only has the benefit of looking elegant but frees up space so that designers are able to offer more comfort and luxury to even the smallest of cars. |
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| Book a room at a divorce hotel and get an all-in-one luxury vacation and finalized separation. |
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| Prince Harry and Cressida reportedly stayed in a luxury chalet in the mountains above the city of Almaty. |
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| The plane was overflowing with a cornucopia of luxury food and amenities, as if destined for Paris. |
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| Right off the highway, in a charmless parking lot, it gave off no hint of luxury. |
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| And Andorra is a tax haven with bargain luxury goods shopping and great ski slopes. |
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| From an aristocratic British family, she is the founder and owner of luxury site Gift-Library. |
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| We cannot afford the luxury of cooling off periods, rests or breaks. |
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| There is a lot of emphasis on comfort and luxury with the new car. |
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| The architects have woven a rich tapestry of restrained luxury into the constrained fabric of an early nineteenth century neoclassical seminary of high heritage significance. |
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| Elizabeth II would probably empathise with a British fashion industry now facing its own annus horribilis as the luxury goods market tailspins into recession. |
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| We were lucky to have the luxury of choosing from among several good options. |
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| This makes you, at turns, desirous of luxury and monkish asceticism, as you strike a balance between the two. |
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| In the new collection, men and women can also enjoy luxury fabrics such as combinations of silk and worsted, mohair, satin, lace, fur and leather. |
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| Science on the other hand normally sticks to the answerable questions, and can afford the luxury of insisting on truth and proof in its reporting. |
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| It was the one luxury they enjoyed, and no matter how desperate they might be for money, they never entertained the thought of pawning their computer. |
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| In this refulgent summer, it has been a luxury to draw the breath of life. The grass grows, the buds burst, the meadow is spotted with fire and gold in the tint of flowers. |
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| From design to completion, these luxury yachts can take four years to build. |
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| It is a myth that efficient regulation, which protects those it should protect without distorting the economy, is a luxury that only rich countries can afford. |
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| David Kaplan, a senior partner at Ares, told WWD he sees international potential in the luxury brand. |
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| Plus, Kate and William could hardly have picked a worse time for their luxury vacation to a resort in Noonu atoll. |
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| Employing a designer, meanwhile, is often perceived as an expensive luxury indulged in by ladies who lunch and those intent on keeping up with the Joneses. |
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| Today's custom homes will accommodate most luxury tubs, but floor joists may require reinforcement in older homes if the tub is oversized especially whirlpool baths. |
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| In countries with rampant poverty, disposable hygiene products are a luxury. |
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| Why would you abandon this comfort and luxury to perform on the Fringe? |
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| I looked expectantly at the speedo, thinking the sheer luxury of the vehicle was masking the sensation of speed and acceleration that must surely be happening all around it. |
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| And as the water continues to come up, the tide moves in, we can see the water getting higher and higher on all of these boats, these luxury yachts. |
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| The resorts, which range from campgrounds to luxury hotels, often welcome yachties, and several of them offer either moorings or marina accommodation, at a price. |
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| The luxury package also includes metallic paint, alloy wheels, a simple-to-operate cruise control, a trip computer and some very useful electric seats with memory. |
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| Detectives investigating the death of a wealthy Yorkshire businessman in a raid on his luxury home believe he was murdered and deliberately singled out by his attackers. |
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| Her scruffy waif look was as far as possible from the sophisticated luxury of her childhood. |
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| Do you worry that the affluent fans who buy the expensive club seats and luxury boxes will be quick to bail out if the game isn't as trendy in the future? |
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| Tilting its hat at the big-car market was this new model, long and svelte and promising much luxury and high tech, including crash avoidance systems. |
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| Who does the NFL think is buying those high-priced seats and luxury boxes? |
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| In the Middle East, a cheetah riding shotgun in the plush leather seat of a luxury sports car is the ultimate status symbol. |
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| The quintessence of luxury, based upon a range of cashmere, the main collection for this winter is an irresistible invitation to enjoy the ultimate in refined elegance. |
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| Cars have national attributes and GM wants their luxury line to grab the glitz of New York instead of the grime of Detroit. |
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| As the war clouds over India and Pakistan begin to drift away, we can perhaps afford the luxury of turning our attention to less life-threatening issues. |
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| One was a totally luxury trip on the back of an Enfield, yeehah. |
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| Dusty paths lined with flickering orange lanterns led us to our final camp, a slice of dramatic Arabian luxury. |
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| Toll Brothers, the Pennsylvania-based luxury homebuilder, Tuesday morning reported a blow-out fourth quarter. |
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| Designed in the 1970s, the Oberoi was the first of the luxury hotels to build lanais in the local vernacular, a style much copied by subsequent architects. |
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| Couture Week in Paris is a blur of highly-priced luxury, some of it luxe, some of it trashy-looking. |
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| For a while yoga and pilates classes were sought out at luxury gyms like Equinox. |
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| Huaihai Zhonglu, for example, is lined with stores whose shop windows are adorned with expensive, luxury clothing, dazzling jewellery and arty-crafty bric-a-brac, etc. |
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| This reliance on squirrel partly explains why Novgorod relinquished the northeastern sources of luxury fur to Moscow. |
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| His attempt to make money by importing luxury cars backfired horribly when fuel prices tripled. |
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| A luxury waterfront flat believed to be owned by a Hells Angels bikie in Sydney was searched by police this afternoon. |
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| Other plantation lands have become bungaloid subdivisions or luxury housing or golf courses. |
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| In 1984 Eurostyle happened in America as the bold style of international trendsetters became the sleek shape of luxury here. |
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| As a wider variety of global luxury commodities entered the European markets by sea, previous European markets for luxury goods stagnated. |
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| The new commodities also caused social change, as sugar, spices, silks and chinawares entered the luxury markets of Europe. |
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| Imported luxury art is sometimes found in rich elite graves in the later phases, and certainly had some influence on local styles. |
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| Archaeology shows that there was an increase in imported luxury goods in southeastern Britain. |
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| Though removed from power, Isabella was treated well, and lived in luxury for the next 27 years. |
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| In France and Flanders tapestry weaving of sets like The Lady and the Unicorn became a major luxury industry. |
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| Excise taxes were added on luxury imports such as automobiles, clocks and watches. |
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| Manufacturers quickly learned to build their brands' identity and personality such as youthfulness, fun or luxury. |
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| But Toyota sought out to fulfil a higher end, expensive market segment, thus they created Lexus, the luxury vehicle division of premium cars. |
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| They led a life of luxury and libertinism, and were to be found in the most voluptuous courts of Europe. |
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| High specification luxury coaches are often chartered by companies for executive or VIP transport. |
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| Organized trade covered everything from ordinary items in bulk to exotic luxury products. |
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| They are the first Africans recorded to have arrived in London at the time, and were considered luxury servants. |
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| He was held in luxury and permitted servants, but on 2 February 1101 he hosted a banquet for his captors. |
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| Fish ponds were a luxury of the lordly elite, and many were found next to castles. |
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| Pugin, still a teenager, was working for two highly visible employers, providing Gothic detailing for luxury goods. |
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| The dish at the time was cooked with venison, in this case from the Mount Edgcumbe estate, as the pasty was then considered a luxury meal. |
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| Both are expensively dressed, show signs of lives of luxury and flirtatiousness and show a lack of spiritual depth. |
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| In 1986, Honda introduced the successful Acura brand to the American market in an attempt to gain ground in the luxury vehicle market. |
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| In the Middle Ages the main exports were textiles such as wool and linen while the main imports were luxury items. |
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| Bentley in 1919 in Cricklewood, North London, and, like Rolls Royce, is regarded as a British luxury automobile icon. |
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| From the late 1980s onwards, the Merchant City has been rejuvenated with luxury city centre flats and warehouse conversions. |
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| On Desert Island Discs in 2014 she chose a subscription to Vogue as her luxury item. |
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| The country is free from taxes, however, authorities have announced plans to levy taxes on junk food and luxury items in the coming years. |
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| Some variants of airliners have been developed for carrying freight or for luxury corporate use. |
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| The practice of parking assets in luxury real estate has been frequently cited as fueling skyrocketing housing prices in Miami. |
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| Both Gaspar Sanctus and he tax Antiochus for his mulierosity and excess in luxury. |
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| By the 1990s, most homes had these amenities together with central heating, which was a luxury just two decades before. |
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| In the same way, luxury hardstone carvings such as dagger hilts and cups may be formed as animals, especially in Mughal art. |
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| During the Middle Ages, commerce developed in Europe by trading luxury goods at trade fairs. |
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| Decorative arts for luxury consumers included fine pottery, silver and bronze vessels and implements, and glassware. |
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| A highly educated wife was an asset for the socially ambitious household, but one that Martial regards as an unnecessary luxury. |
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| Through the seclusion era, Japanese goods remained a sought after luxury by European monarchs. |
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| Ancient empires valued luxury goods in contrast to staple foods, leading to famine. |
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| Early long distance trade was limited almost exclusively to luxury goods like spices, textiles and precious metals. |
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| The school itself closed in bankruptcy in 1994 and the house was converted into luxury flats. |
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| There was room for up to 600 passengers, with luxury accommodation in the first class. |
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| In its place were luxury flats encircling the Old Brewery Quarter, where new shops, bars and restaurants were erected. |
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| Executing it all well, with the feel, look and operation of a real luxury car, is a whole nother ball of wax. |
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| The castle was rebuilt in the 19th century as a country house, and is now a luxury hotel, the Ruthin Castle Hotel. |
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| The castles incorporated luxury apartments and gardens, with the intention of supporting large royal courts in splendour. |
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| After closure in the 1990s, its buildings and grounds were redeveloped as a luxury housing development comprising houses as well as apartments. |
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| Within ten years, grand touring cars found success penetrating the new American personal luxury car market. |
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| Specializing in luxury hotels and casinos Groupe Lucien Barriere own 15 hotels and over 35 Casinos throughout France. |
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| Molluscs have, for centuries, also been the source of important luxury goods, notably pearls, mother of pearl, Tyrian purple dye, and sea silk. |
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| No Man's Land Fort, formerly part of the coast defences and now a luxury residence, is visible in the Solent one mile from Seaview. |
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| The city is served by a large number of luxury hotels and is the fifth most starred in the world by Michelin Guide. |
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| The Columbian Exchange saw the rise of luxury goods which necessitated cheap or free labor to produce the largest potential profit. |
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| Tobacco was one of the luxury goods which was spread as a direct result of the Columbian Exchange. |
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| It found a new niche in luxury items like ceramics, glassware, lace and silk as well an experiencing a temporary rebirth in the woolen industry. |
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| Because of its texture and lustre, silk rapidly became a popular luxury fabric in the many areas accessible to Chinese merchants. |
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| The Roman Empire knew of and traded in silk, and Chinese silk was the most highly priced luxury good imported by them. |
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| Chinese wealth grew as they delivered silk and other luxury goods to the Roman Empire, whose wealthy Roman women admired their beauty. |
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| Opium smoking began as a privilege of the elite and remained a great luxury into the early 19th century. |
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| British luxury fashion house Burberry created a collection around Ghanaian styles. |
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| It remains an area of accelerated growth, attracting some of the richer sectors of the population as well as luxury companies. |
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| The Inca empire as a whole had an economy based on exchange and taxation of luxury goods and labour. |
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| Foreign trade brought Ayutthaya not only luxury items but also new arms and weapons. |
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| Macau is a resort city in Southern China, known for its casinos and luxury hotels. |
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| Dominant capitals exacted tribute in the form of luxury items from subjugated population centres. |
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| Long distance trade of both luxury and utilitarian goods was probably controlled by the royal family. |
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| Another upscale district is Miraflores, which has luxury hotels, shops and restaurants. |
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| Guinness Book of World Records has awarded world records to various classes such as luxury liners, sail boats, and rowing boats. |
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| To acquire luxury items he could not produce, Garcia, like most coastal rancheros, traded hides, tallow, and produce to smugglers. |
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| She lived a life of luxury in the grand cabin while the crew were fed on meagre rotting rations. |
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| The SS President Coolidge was a converted luxury liner that hit a mine during the war. |
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| Instead of exporting Byzantine and Arab luxury goods to Scandinavia, it exported fur via Hanseatic merchants to western Europe. |
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| Western demand for squirrel declined and Moscow controlled the sources of luxury fur east of the White Sea. |
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| From around 1500 there were increasing overland exports of luxury fur to Western Europe. |
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| Merchants began to trade in sugar from India, which was considered a luxury and an expensive spice. |
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| As Patrick Manning has pointed out, the vast majority of items traded for slaves were common rather than luxury goods. |
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| Classic luxury goods include haute couture clothing, accessories, and luggage. |
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| The three dominant trends in the global luxury goods market are globalization, consolidation, and diversification. |
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| Globalization is a result of the increased availability of these goods, additional luxury brands, and an increase in tourism. |
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| Consolidation involves the growth of big companies and ownership of brands across many segments of luxury products. |
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| Examples include LVMH, Richemont, and Kering, which dominate the market in areas ranging from luxury drinks to fashion and cosmetics. |
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| The largest sector in this category was luxury drinks, including premium whisky, Champagne, Cognac. |
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| Secular luxury manuscripts were commissioned by the very wealthy and differed in the same ways from cheaper books. |
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| Because luxury has now diffused into the masses, defining the word has become more difficult. |
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| As such, these luxury goods may retain or improve the basic functionality for which all items of a given category are originally designed. |
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| A luxury brand or prestige brand is a brand for which a majority of its products are luxury goods. |
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| Fashion brands within the luxury goods market tend to be concentrated in exclusive or affluent districts of cities around the world. |
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| That brings around a quarter of the US into the market for luxury goods, with sales set to grow in coming years. |
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| To replace it, he sought to create a utopian America, cleansed of luxury and ostentation and the champion of freedom. |
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| The colonists associated it with luxury, and especially with inherited aristocracy, which they condemned. |
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| They shunned the more luxurious ways of their class, holding few formal dinner parties and avoiding the luxury hotels when they traveled. |
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| The sometimes-wealthy Cotton could afford such luxury, because the problem with a reelless rod and long line was in landing the fish. |
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| Gas lighting is also seeing a resurgence in the luxury home market for those in search of historical authenticity. |
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