Tranquil and reserved, he spoke little and coveted neither fame nor fortune.
"I, daughter, am Père Silas; that unworthy son of Holy Church whom you once honoured with a noble and touching confidence, showing me the core of a heart, and the inner shrine of a mind whereof, in solemn truth, I coveted the direction, in behalf of the only true faith.
The fancy became rooted in my own mind more stubbornly than ever, that she was only coquetting to goad him, and that, at heart, she coveted every one of his words and looks.
Very slight matters were enough to gall him in his sensitive mood, and the sight of Dorothea driving past him while he felt himself plodding along as a poor devil seeking a position in a world which in his present temper offered him little that he coveted, made his conduct seem a mere matter of necessity, and took away the sustainment of resolve.
In a few weeks the authorities received his resignation of the coveted position on the staff.
The Montreal bagel is one of Canada's most iconic and coveted snacks.
At successive corners other ladies climbed aboard, and soon three or four of them were standing over the man, clinging to straps and glaring meaningly at the man who occupied the coveted seat.
To that lady, in raptures at having penetrated thus far toward the coveted inner circle, the result came as a crushing disappointment.
Tom presently wondered to find that his coveted vacation was beginning to hang a little heavily on his hands.
The picture previously won multiple coveted awards including the Golden Lion at the 2020 Venice International Film Festival.
The coronavirus pandemic has led to the closures of movie theaters across the US and the delay of coveted 2020 blockbusters like Disney and Marvel Studios' "Black Widow" and MGM's James Bond film "No Time To Die.
3) have a decent lead on earning those coveted top-three spots and an equal chance at Williamson, per BPI.
Airplane seats beside the window are often the most coveted.
Experts say that before the war, only 2 to 4 percent of girl calves would be born without their coveted front teeth, which are smaller than those of their male counterparts.
In rapid succession, he was asked to become an integral part of a contending NBA lineup, became a father before his 20th birthday and now has to live up to the sophomore NBA hype that has landed him coveted endorsements that include Gatorade, NBA2K, Fanatics and Beats.
In the past few years, the anti-affirmative action cause has been joined by Asian-Americans who argue that they are being held to a higher standard, losing out on coveted slots at places like Harvard as African-Americans, Latinos and other groups get a boost.
Technology giant Tencent has retained the coveted title of China's most valuable brand for the fourth consecutive year, achieving a brand value of $132.
The Financial Times secured the UK's top journalism prize on Tuesday night, winning the coveted newspaper of the year trophy at the annual Society of Editors National British Press Awards.
A vast majority of ivory ends up in China, where a rapidly growing middle class has coveted it for bracelets, combs, statuettes and other status symbols.
Kobe Bryant's "Dear Basketball" was in the top ten and therefore could be one of the five nominees to be in the running for the coveted award.
