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  • Feted by the townsfolk, he boasts of his "huge balls" and his authorship of Madame Bovary and The Marriage of Figaro and at one point climbs on to the mantelpiece to pose alongside the portrait of Tsar Nicholas.

    Government Inspector – review 2011

  • Feted by the townsfolk, he boasts of his "huge balls" and his authorship of Madame Bovary and The Marriage of Figaro and at one point climbs on to the mantelpiece to pose alongside the portrait of Tsar Nicholas.

    Government Inspector – review 2011

  • Feted after last November's victory over Australia, he lasted 35 minutes on Saturday, replaced by Danny Care after serving 10 minutes in the sin-bin for preventing Ireland from taking a quick lineout by throwing the ball into the crowd.

    Six Nations 2011: The great orator Paul O'Connell leads Ireland to win 2011

  • Feted, beloved, and at times “progressive” as it may be, Pixar is not immune to similarly “bloggy” issues regarding political correctness; a debate over the absence of female lead characters in their films began earlier this year and remains a valid and popular talking point.

    Essay: Is Kevin, the Tropical Bird in Pixar’s UP, a Nod to the LGBT Movement? | /Film 2009

  • The Times phrases its headline (“Official Cited for Violation to Be Feted”) as if there is some contradiction here.

    Balloon Juice » 2007 » June 2007

  • Feted at first as one of the “decadents”, his employability and commissions stopped as a result of the hostile moralistic outcry that followed the arrest and trial of Oscar Wilde in early 1895.

    St Rose of Lima and the Queenship of Mary 2009

  • Feted for its shrewd handling of the money-market crisis that engulfed the euro zone in the summer of 2007, the European Central Bank is in danger of damaging that hard-won credibility by wrecking the region's growth prospects.

    The ECB on the Hop 2008

  • Feted by Cameron as the first project he visited as leader - closely followed by United Estates of Wythenshawe - and employed by Boris Johnson on the say so of Nick Boles.

    It's Official: Iain Dale Doesn't Know His Onions 2008

  • Feted as a celebrity, she regaled students with jaw-dropping tales of galactic adventure.

    Rapid Descent 2007

  • MORE CLUES: Feted in certain East End circles, hence this booking perhaps, but famous under a "professional name" and virtually unknown by this one.

    Archive 2007-08-26 2007

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