The showpiece is a tantalising five-storey-high chocolate waterfall. From Wordnik.com. [Hawke's Bay Today] Reference
Taylor isn't as well known as the showpiece players on Pittsburgh's defense -- Troy Polamalu. From Wordnik.com. [ThePittsburghChannel.com - Local News] Reference
I don't remember what all cars they had from the movie but the showpiece was the Jeep by the character played by Tom Cruise. From Wordnik.com. [All we need is Blog?] Reference
However, England plans to take a team of 560 for the October 3-14 showpiece, which is set to be the biggest multiple-sport event staged in India since the 1982 Asian Games. From Wordnik.com. [The Age News Headlines] Reference
Here's the first "showpiece," courtesy of my partner's camera. From Wordnik.com. [Chocolate (but not the edible kind)] Reference
Ordinarily, Mother Mastiff would not have considered parting with it, for it was the kind of showpiece that brought passers-by into the stall. From Wordnik.com. [For Love of Mother-Not]
But the less said about this "showpiece" the better. From Wordnik.com. [The Roar - Your Sports Opinion] Reference
Meanwhile, the "showpiece" buildings, such as Daniel. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
For the pros, this is the 'showpiece' event - the massive buy-in attracts a stellar field and juicy payouts. From Wordnik.com. [Gambling911.com RSS News Feed] Reference
MSI introduced last week what they are calling this year's "showpiece" in the netbook world, the Wind12 U230. From Wordnik.com. [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference
Of course, the more relevant question is, why does the domestic cricket "showpiece" clash with a Test match at all?. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Here's the sugar showpiece, which isn't half bad. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-10-01] Reference
This is a great virtuoso showpiece for the violin. From Wordnik.com. [Making Music with Tuneful 'Leftovers'] Reference
Too bad; she could have made some farmer a marvelous showpiece. From Wordnik.com. [A Spell For Chameleon]
The house's showpiece is a bathroom with a floor to ceiling window. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 10, 2007] Reference
Rarely, there's an Alexander McQueen showpiece hanging on the rack. From Wordnik.com. [Majorcan Designer Miguel Adrover Wows W.W.D. by Mocking Big Labels] Reference
His answer is to call for a showpiece White House jobs summit next month. From Wordnik.com. [Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Four Obama Mistakes That Could Turn His Cheers into Jeers] Reference
I think it works well that we're all coming together in one final showpiece. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 2, 2009] Reference
The exposure they had at the Under-17 showpiece has been a fantastic springboard. From Wordnik.com. [Switzerland put faith in youthful blend] Reference
Now, some are sprucing it up, transforming it from perennial eye-sore to showpiece. From Wordnik.com. [Gardening's Final Frontier: the 'Hellstrip'] Reference
The unit has garnered a lot of prestige, not as a fighting force, but as a showpiece for film. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 10, 2002] Reference
But we purged St. Andrews, and today it is the foremost seat of the Reformed Kirk: our showpiece. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles]
The Transkei, which is being advertised as the government showpiece, has very poor railway facilities. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa: The Peasants Revolt] Reference
The lighthouse and attached keeper's house were planned as the showpiece of the U.S. Lighthouse Bureau. From Wordnik.com. [Fact Sheet On Fy 2000 Historic Preservation Fund Grants] Reference
One floor up and across, and I would be in my favourite gallery beside my least favourite museum showpiece. From Wordnik.com. [The Vatican Rip]
AMANPOUR: This uranium conversion facility at Esfahan is not the current showpiece in Iran's nuclear program. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 5, 2007] Reference
AMANPOUR: This uranium conversion facility, at Isfahan, is not the current showpiece in Iran's nuclear program. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 5, 2007] Reference
Roslynn was left with the impression of a home, not a showpiece, though the latter term could certainly be applied. From Wordnik.com. [Tender Rebel]
The apartment was not an Architectural Digest showpiece (though it had a dramatic view of the United Nations building). From Wordnik.com. [At Portfolio, Prehistory Was Prologue] Reference
My complaint is not a new one, but it is especially acute in the case of a sophisticated dramatic showpiece like this one. From Wordnik.com. [Something "Bugs" Me about TNT's The Company] Reference
He had hoped to make an appearance at the showpiece meeting, but agent Tony Hind confirmed the jockey needs more recovery time. From Wordnik.com. [Talking Horses] Reference
The showpiece is La Celestine (1970), a single sheet of paper featuring 66 separate images printed from as many etching plates. From Wordnik.com. [I Was Touched! Frisky Cubist Flashes Chelsea] Reference
Atwater, architect of a 1988 presidential campaign that critics say played to white racial fears, saw the effort as a showpiece. From Wordnik.com. [Young, Black And Republican] Reference
Instead, like most visitors, I've been taken to showpiece events and kept far away from the reality beyond the political theater. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 11, 2003] Reference
And the steward, who has been there just as long, has everything shipshape — he even has the park looking like a damned showpiece. From Wordnik.com. [Irresistible]
"It is just a showpiece legislation," said Arvind Kejriwal, head of Parivartan, a New Delhi-based group that campaigns for transparency. From Wordnik.com. [Violence against whistleblowers in India prompts calls for laws to protect them] Reference
Of course, conservatives and the media rarely discuss the costs, in time, money and lost opportunities, of maintaining a showpiece home. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Rettig: Your Best New Year's Resolution: Do Less Housework!] Reference
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