And, as elsewhere, an Indian election may look splendid from a distance, but up close can be ugly.
Goode converted with a splendid kick to give his side a deserved 7-6 interval lead beforte missing with a third penalty attempt two minutes after the restart.
Wearing a splendid pair of high heels and a black wrap dress with cuts and slashes entwined with what looked to an untutored eye to be medical bandages, Dame Vivienne found the large, soft-looking armchair too hard and uncomfortable.
So are two Cambodian investments by Raffles's present owners: Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh and Grand Hotel Angkor in Siem Reap, a splendid colonial relic which will have a new life as a luxury hotel for visitors to the sublime temples of Angkor Wat.
The Offense : You're in a splendid message volley with an angel, a gorgeous brunette with clever jokes and exceptionally good spelling and grammar skills.
On the back cover, a high-ranking Japanese samurai looks splendid sitting on a trunk in full battle dress.
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After all, France is a country seemingly typified by a splendid, 700-room Baroque palace built by a decadent king, the site where the royal family fled in the 18th century when the populace grew discontented with the wealthy. (Sense a pattern?) And my, the country still boosts a great deal of wealth today.
Midfielder Jorge Hernandez has a splendid range of passes, busy Cesar Villaluz is always a threat operating behind the front two, the opportunistic Carlos Vela was the tournament top scorer and Ever Guzman, who scored some terrific goals in four consecutive matches, was a wonderful option to have on the bench.
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He wore a splendid silver hat, like an upturned jelly mould, and carried a shotgun over his shoulder.
Fortunately, when I eventually suffered my stroke, I was rushed to the local hospital, then helicoptered to a second hospital, where I received splendid care and began a regimen of physical therapy.
The sheer arrogance of that view that the markets think Greece is doing a splendid job.
At the same time the Internet offers a splendid new medium through which to transact business.
Christopher Oram's set is a splendid Moorish Seville palace, but his costumes are vintage flower power.
Noimai's exploit was rewarded with a splendid trophy for the best performance of the night.
Victor Hugo (1802-85) was a splendid draftsman, particularly when it came to eerie and fantastic subjects.
It is splendid, in a way, to behold the witnesses' exhaustive testimony on the House website.
Derek Riordan scored the opening goal four minutes before half-time with a splendid curling strike.
This is a splendid story, vividly told, but still not enough for Mr Wilson.
Last year, investors, especially leveraged ones, piled into emerging-market bonds as a splendid way to pick up yield.
Somerset's total was down in part to a splendid 127 not out from all-rounder Ian Blackwell off 167 balls.
With its low gravity and lack of atmosphere, the moon would be a splendid place for an astronomical observatory.
Last week the photos were offered to the British press, which, in a splendid impulse of virtue, declined the offer.
The 29-year-old Oosthuizen carded 69 to reach 15 under as Casey emerged as his nearest challenger with a splendid 67.
The untended fields and the warm and dry summer have combined to provide a splendid breeding-ground for the swarms of locusts.
If he rises to the occasion, Russia, with her great resources and educated population, will be a splendid place to invest.
But that is a splendid source of money-making opportunity, especially with Linux.
What a, what a splendid punch line, thank you very much indeed.
In the north-east both Middlesbrough and Sunderland have built impressive new stadiums, which stand in splendid isolation amidst a lot of empty ground.
His spell in Brazil has been an important stage in the career of a player who looks set to have a splendid World Cup.
But by now, the Dutch were up with the required rate and a splendid innings from De Grooth reduced the hosts to quivering wrecks.
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