We come to the not very spectacular conclusion that the civil service costs as much now (in real terms) as it did in the 1970s although the number of staff has dropped by over 40 per cent. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
The 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party offered a spectacular conclusion to the biggest night in Hollywood. (qunel.com)
Three weeks on, and it still reins at the top of the box office with initial sales of $ 21.9 million in the first weekend, and while it may not be quite the end for fans still enjoying the spectacular conclusion, the cast and crew made their bittersweet farewells some time ago; farewell to each other, farewell to their magnificent film sets and farewell to the stunningly sprawling landscape of New Zealand and its «friendly» inhabitants. (contactmusic.com)