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largess

(Generosity), noun aid, almsgiving, altruism, assistance, benefaction, beneficence, benignancy, bounteousness, bountifulness, bounty, charitableness, charity, congiarium, free giving, freehandedness, freeness, generosity, generousness, graciousness, help, helpfulness, hospitableness, hospitality, indulgence, kindliness, largitio, lavishment, lavishness, liberality, liberalness, magnanimity, magnanimousness, munificence, philanthropy, prodigality, readiness to give, thoughtfulness, unselfishness

largess

(Gift), noun alms, assistance, award, benefit, bestowment, bonus, boon, bounty, charity, dole, donation, donative, dotation, endowment, favor, grant, gratuity, handout, handsel, help, offering, presentation, presentment, vail, voluntary conveyance

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The Largess Restaurant has been designed in a unique style that one can feel himself, when entered the restaurant, as if he is in a European restaurant.

The Largess Restaurant

largess. In fact, Iraq was already "in arrearage" to the bank itself.

AGSCAM: the new world money order; the Department of Agriculture's long, dirty dance with a dictator

Largess deftly directed his horses across Kelley Square.

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First to profit from this largess was the elegant Italian-style facade, reconstructed from old photographs.

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Bereft of a good issue, the Democrats can only snipe at such largess. The dozen or so Democratic presidential hopefuls make fast work of President Bush's fiscal "irresponsibility." (Fiscal conservatism occurs naturally when you're running against tax cuts and a recovering economy.)

Political body snatchers: how can you tell the evil party from the stupid party?

I am not claiming President Bush is rewarding his own voters (an implausible claim, since the patterns of federal receipts and largess have been established for decades).

Low budget: feeling blue and seeing red over a free-spending administration. (Rant)

"Our defense really got us going and got us back into the swing of things," said Shrewsbury coach Erin Largess. "(Doherty) has some dangerous threats on offense, so we really didn't want to let them get going."

Second effort lifts Colonials; League rubber match set up for semifinal

Yet the liberal project of joining state largess to culture has hardly been a success.

In God We Trust

LEOMINSTER - Shrewsbury High coach Erin Largess challenged her super sophomore, Elizabeth Grip, to play a full, 32-minute game last night.

Shrewsbury keeps firm Grip on No. 2

Its early development was paid for with tax dollars (in much more modest sums than Gore's later largess).

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SHREWSBURY - After Shrewsbury High suffered its first loss of the season Monday night to Holy Name, Colonials coach Erin Largess was curious to see if her team could bounce back.

Colonials blitz Doherty

Indeed, the current administration is actively pursuing trade normalization with the Chinese, the very issue that drove Clinton's attack on Bush-Quayle (and apparently motivated the Chinese money launderers in their Democratic largess in Campaign '96).