Sweetening

"Sweetening" was a process to which our forefathers were compelled by their want of drains, and consisted in leaving a house entirely empty for a time, to have the windows opened, the rushes renewed, and to adroit of a general purification.

Mistress Margery Emily Sarah Holt 1864

Sweetening the terms may not happen for awhile and is more likely as a July shareholder vote approaches, Mr. Niederauer said in Tuesday's interview.

NYSE CEO Says Deal Terms Could Improve Aaron Lucchetti 2011

Sweetening the pot for Apollo, Credit Suisse is providing debt financing for the deal, magnifying Apollo's return on its equity.

Apollo Swoops In on Bank's Fire Sale Anton Troianovski 2010

Sweetening the pot, those who vote with the president may get more help from him in the future: Party officials said that in determining how to allocate Mr. Obama's time for campaign stops or other events, a vote on something like health care would be a consideration.

Democrats Scramble to Secure Health-Bill Votes 2010

Sweetening the deal further, the city is in the top quartile for its population of never-married citizens between 20 and 35.

Best Cities For Young Professionals 2008

Sweetening the pot, many electric utilities have "net-metering" programs under which houses equipped with photovoltaic systems, which convert sun into electricity, can sell excess power back to the grid.

Let the Sunshine In 2008

Hold Yahoo for Sweetening Now it's the battle of the titans:

Here's a Play: Buy Google, 2008

Sweetening processes either remove the obnoxious sulfur compounds or convert them to odorless disulfides, as in the case of mercaptans.

Hydrocarbon chemistry 2007

Sweetening things with a live minnow helped, though, and I soon had another one.

John Merwin on Catching Winter Pre-Spawn Crappies 2005

Sweetening the pot is an hour-long documentary focusing on Bava as a special effects master, which offers generous footage from Bava's only two known television interviews with an English subtitles option.

Archive 2006-12-17 2006