Local bigwig Jim Rennie, a used-car salesman and councilman, looks to use the dome to seize control of the town. |
He heard me out, looked at my deceased poppies, and arranged a conference with a bigwig from the State Department. |
The Assistant Secretary is here to discuss the hot-dog concession with a local bigwig. |
He is a bigwig and has many contacts, as I discovered when I tried to get a lawyer later to contest his dismissal. |
Even the fact that the heroine is an ex-actor and the Washington bigwig she befriends a thwarted thesp gives the whole affair a cosy patina of showbusiness. |
A larky contest with a local bigwig who wants her removed from the street ends with neighbourliness all round. |