| Besides, the Opera House's grandness certainly provides the perfect backdrop for Hegarty's otherworldly tales of sorrow. |
| The chandeliers, the pianist playing Cole Porter numbers, and just the grandness of the room all add to the feeling that somehow you have been transported into a bygone age. |
| Venture off the beaten track, though, and you'll find some interesting attractions that might lack the grandness of the big chateaux, but have a real character all their own. |
| Yet another cartoon hero has made his way from the relative anonymity of comic book pages to the grandness and splendour of the big screen. |
| A minor project for the master architect, perhaps, but with a grandness indicating that he didn't just dash it off. |
| Piety tinged with pride created dozens of magnificent churches across the island as devout villagers strove to outdo one another in the grandness of their places of worship. |
