These oral exams happened during walks in the woods and over glasses of wine after the suppers he cooked.

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Balls, cotillions, suppers and collations were all great opportunities to strut one's epaulets.

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Though it was easier just to defrost frozen suppers in the microwave and eat in front of the TV.

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Fat, happy pigs, on the other hand, take part in a series of Last Suppers that are an important part of the rearing process.

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Host towns roll out the red carpet with live music, church suppers and a number of food and merchandise booths, often clustered around the town square.

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He rarely drinks alcohol, even though he regularly schmoozes at wine-soaked business suppers, because after midnight is when he powers through e-mails before collapsing at 3 a.m.

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Nonetheless she is very kind to them, and leaves them on the floor overnight when necessary, and lets them off paying for their suppers until the book gets sold, and gradually she adds Tom Wolfe and Gay Talese and Kurt Vonnegut to the list of favoured ones.

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Instead many sail or swim or kayak, eat barbequed suppers on the beach, hit the nearby north shore hiking trails, listen to buskers on waterfront terraces, or simply lounge with a beer or two - fully clothed or otherwise - and watch the sun slip quietly into the sea.

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