"From her television program and appearances, as well as her performances on Broadway and in film, Carol Burnett has entertained generations of fans with her vibrant wit and hilarious characters, " he said in announcing the prize.

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My mother is in her eighties, vibrant, highly intelligent, and still traveling the world.

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Among her aims are to promote a "vibrant church" that will be "life-giving" for the whole community and to reach out to all age groups and all backgrounds.

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Really, that's her personality today, a strong, vibrant little girl.

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Unlike more abstract forms of criticism, which seem to place the work of art in a vacuum, Ms Showalter's is grounded in the lived lives of her subjects, for whom she provides vibrant biographical sketches.

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Put plainly, buggy manufacturers to some degree had to go out of business so that carmakers could replace them, but with governments not disciplined by profit and loss, the taxpayer is first burned through spending on his or her dime, and is burdened yet again with a less vibrant economy thanks to governmental waste of always limited capital.

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In a statement released by her family, Mrs Howard was also described as "warm, vibrant and beautiful".

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Friends and family of Ms. Johnson gathered Sunday at the Mount Vernon home of her mother, Rhonda Johnson, recalling a fun-loving and vibrant young woman.

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As Blanche, mezzo Isabel Leonard sounded vibrant, even if she didn't always capture the vulnerability of the young postulant who struggles with her fear of death.

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