"Teflon man," said one of his four-star brethren, admiringly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Colin Powell: Behind The Myth] Reference

The four-star general retired in a Pentagon ceremony July 23.    From Wordnik.com.  [Michael Hastings, Reporter Whose Rolling Stone Article Felled McChrystal, Denied Afghan Embed] Reference

Yes, Daniel Boulud, four-star restaurateur, was drinking boxed wine.    From Wordnik.com.  [9/11: A Special Slide Show] Reference

U. S military and NATO forces in Europe are jointly led by a four-star commander.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pentagon push to phase out top brass causing much consternation] Reference

The four-star recalls replying, "It's going to fail, it's absolutely going to fail.".    From Wordnik.com.  [So Now What, Mr. President?] Reference

McCain admired the accomplishments of his four-star forebears -- usually from a distance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brothers in Arms] Reference

TOKYO'S SNIPPY, WHITE-gloved cabbies already act like maitre d's at four-star restaurants.    From Wordnik.com.  [Star Power] Reference

Polls can't describe the popularity of a four-star general with a 93 percent "favorable" rating.    From Wordnik.com.  [Schwarzkopf For President?] Reference

You were only 29 when you got your first four-star review, and you're still going steady at the same restaurant.    From Wordnik.com.  [Flying High on Four Stars] Reference

He tells of 22-year-olds being lavished with four-star dinners and late-night trips to the happening dance clubs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Year Of The Employee] Reference

Beijing has already embarked on a "Toilet Revolution," a plan to build 64 "four-star toilet facilities" in the city.    From Wordnik.com.  [Party' S Over, Time To Get To Work] Reference

He said he recently helped a customer book a last-minute hotel reservation at a four-star hotel for a two-star price.    From Wordnik.com.  [Deals Cut the Price of Visiting Greece] Reference

Having a four-star general in the race helps Democrats reverse the lingering perception that they are weak on defense.    From Wordnik.com.  [Capitol Letter: Falling, Can He Get Up?] Reference

A good launching pad for thrifty travelers: the four-star Crowne Plaza (9 euros 5 for a double, via hoteldiscount. com).    From Wordnik.com.  [Culture On The Cheap] Reference

He could pick a former four-star Army general with diplomatic experience brokering peace in the Balkans — Wesley Clark.    From Wordnik.com.  [How No. 1s Pick No. 2s] Reference

"That way, when they go to the West and stay in four-star hotels, there won't be too much dissonance," says FIDE's Selivanov.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Chess Goddess] Reference

Last fall he went to China with a delegation of recently retired four-star officers to meet with senior Chinese military leaders.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New Billionaire To See] Reference

"In places like Aureole," Tihany says, "design is a gestalt, conveying symbolically a lifetime of achievement by a four-star chef.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Performance Cuisine] Reference

The former four-star general has devoted his career to exercising caution, and especially keeping America out of no-win situations.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Short Straw] Reference

The first test event, the U.S. rowing championships at a new course on Lake Lanier, 60 miles north of Atlanta, won four-star reviews.    From Wordnik.com.  [Atlanta Is Right On Schedule] Reference

A four-star Hilton is going up, and plans for a business park have tripled in size to accommodate demand from high-tech manufacturers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The World's New Culture Meccas] Reference

What was different this Monday evening was the number of military officers in attendance, including some four-star generals in uniform.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Human Cost] Reference

A retired four-star general, Clark was the first commander to lead NATO in war, a successful campaign against the Serbs in Kosovo in 1999.    From Wordnik.com.  [The General On The Edge] Reference

The plans start with Hobbit House, a four-star guesthouse with pink walls, lace curtains, stained-glass windows and lots of garden goblins.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tolkien For Tourists] Reference

Only one plan merited a four-star rating in this category, which was weighted twice as heavily as the previous two: HMO Blue of Massachusetts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Does Your Hmo Stack Up?] Reference

Nizar al-Khazraji, for instance, has impressive credentials: a four-star general, he was the top commander of the Iraqi Army from 1980 until 1991.    From Wordnik.com.  [IRAQ IN THE BALANCE] Reference

Last summer the four-star marine general was invited to a closed-door conference at the Aspen Institute, a plush think tank nestled in the Rocky Mountains.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Rebel In The Ranks] Reference

Yet few of his critics understand what it means to sit on the brink of battle as well as the former four-star general who served two tours of duty in Vietnam.    From Wordnik.com.  [Washington: Powell In The Bunker] Reference

The Health Plan Report Card (NCQA. org) looks at everything from the quality of care to how healthy a plan's members are, so you can choose the four-star treatment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Plain Talk On Plans] Reference

Whether you're backpacking through the Amazon or staying in four-star hotels in Europe, a multimonth journey will be hard on your back, so take as little as possible.    From Wordnik.com.  [Travel: A Never-Ending Vacation] Reference

President Yudhoyono, a retired four-star general, spearheaded peace talks as Security minister in late 2002 that brought a brief respite before the process collapsed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mission Creep] Reference

But before he spoke to the National Guard convention in Las Vegas, Kerry sought the advice of yet another sounding board on his plane: former four-star general Wes Clark.    From Wordnik.com.  [KERRY'S NEW CALL TO ARMS] Reference