At a recent somewhat sumptuous dinner with friends, someone remarked that all worries about excess calories being consumed should be set aside.

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Hence, scrap the non-compete agreements and gardening leaves, but only on the condition that they are moving far away, and promise them a sumptuous dinner and lavish drinking budget if they come back to visit their old friends at your firm.

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"I will ask that papers be brought up to my bedroom so I can work on them" A sumptuous buffet dinner with Estrada, his wife and son and some of their friends brings the day to a close.

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Sandwiched in between those parties was a sumptuous "Millennium Dinner, " replete with Beluga Caviar, oysters, lobster and foie gras appetizers, and a rack of lamb entree.

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He and his wife, Eliza, threw lavish dinner parties in their sumptuous apartments in Great Marlborough Street.

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On the other hand, people who are prepared to fork out hundreds of dollars for lunch or dinner expect their surroundings to be at least as sumptuous as their food.

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