Sentences with phrase «german aristocrat»

The Old Age Security can be linked to 19th century Germany, where a German aristocrat (Otto von Bismarck) wanted to create a pension plan that was 100 % publicly funded in 1889.
Portugal was another hotbed of espionage, although Abwehr operations were less efficient under the command of a dissolute German aristocrat named Ludovico von Karsthoff.
From the beginning, there were doubts that a proud German aristocrat and a scrappy American commoner could find happiness together.

Not exact matches

We see Penelope Cruz as a glum missionary, Michelle Pfeiffer as a boozy American, Judi Dench as an imperious aristocrat, Willem Dafoe as an arrogant German professor (or is he?)
But when long - term commitments are made, most buyers in the luxury - performance market opt for a gleaming German hausfrau (BMW, Mercedes - Benz, Porsche), a stylish British aristocrat (Aston Martin, Bentley, Jaguar), or an even hotter Italian trophy wife (Ferrari, Lamborghini).
On the one hand you have the German master in comfort with a performance twist, on the other the refined British sporty aristocrat and, finally, the sports car turned sedan just for the sake of it.
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