Sentences with phrase «cosseted in»

You will enjoy superb food and drink and be cosseted in a private compartment with a sliding door, a lie - flat seat with mattress, a vanity, a personal minibar and flat - screen television set, and a luxury bathroom down the aisle where you can take a shower.»

Each course includes three separate dishes on three separate plates, like foie gras — and - fig terrine, studded with Sauternes - soaked apricots and cosseted in speck; rhubarb - and - eggplant mousse; and a salad of pickled chanterelles, pickled onions, and mâche, drizzled in beet syrup.

Seated close to anatomical perfection driver and passengers found themselves cosseted in an environment as expected on a Bentley motor car.

Actually, while I may mock, the 208 XY really is an attractive proposition for those who want to be cosseted in style.

The giant rev counter and its 6,800 - rpm redline sits center stage, and I feel cosseted in the high - backed, leather - edged, rally seats that feature a red tartan cloth insert, a nice touch for our Scottish adventure.

He was cosseted in a nice office, given plenty of room to travel and such other pleasures that deaden any sense of danger.

Helmut Kohl's father and elder brother had died in France in the world wars, and he was suspicious of Germany's aptitude for self - government if not cosseted in a close alliance with responsible countries.

Multi-trick pony It's astoundingly clever (and, to have worked yourself into a position to afford it, most people will assume you are, too) and it will do all of that while cossetting you in a gorgeous interior.

This GMC is also for those who want to move their families and possibly tow a trailer while being cossetted in leather and quiet luxury.

Not exact matches

Having seen the interior of the new X-Class, it's one that's definitely geared more toward surviving wear and tear than the cosseting leather - lined cocoons we are used to seeing in Mercedes» passenger cars.

Cosseted by his grandmother, coached by his mother, Jimmy Connors bestrode the world of tennis in 1974.

Not all 19/20 years old are the same — not all need bedding in and cosseting for their early years and «burn - out» is not an inevitability for all.

Tough's tour of institutions that seek to inject character range from the Knowledge is Power Programme (Kipp) and junior high in the South Bronx to the well - heeled New York suburban Riverdale campus, where many parents hamper their child's character growth with too much cosseting.

While everyone is cosseting you with the best possible comfort and care, a man, i.e. your spouse can be confused with husband role in pregnancy.

Fassbinder films life in the cosseted class as a masque of glass and mirrors, replete with alluring deceptions and suave surfaces that belie volcanic passions.

Where the movie falters is in the portrayal of Elio's bathetic and tiresome parents — played by Amira Casar and Michael Stuhlbarg — who cosset him and flatter him in a way that feels not only untrue to life but a means of stifling the movie's anarchy.

Jasmine lived in a gleaming, cosseted bubble in New York, her every material whim provided instantly by her fawning husband Hal (Alec Baldwin), a financial wheeler - dealer who has been brought low.

In Leigh Jason's dizzying The Mad Miss Manton (1938), she's the Park Avenue heiress of the title, suing newspaper editor Peter Ames (Henry Fonda) for libel and leading a septet of cosseted Junior Leaguers on a chase to find a killer.

With decades of experience building people - friendly vans in Europe, Renault says the Master minibus cossets the driver, which in turn reduces fatigue during a long day behind the wheel, enhancing safety.

There's no doubting that for the committed petrolhead there is a great deal of street cred to the humble 200SX, but slide from its shiny leatherette chair and into the cosseting Recaro in the Golf and you can't help but feel smug.

The graceful, cosseting CLS400 and CLS550 reminded us why swells around the world have bought 120,000 CLS models just since its 2010 redesign: The pontoon - style rear fenders, odd at first, resolve the rear end in a way the boat - tailed original never managed.

The GT tips this comfort - grip balance even further in the direction of the former attribute, so if you like a really cossetting ride, go for the hatchback model.

Still, if you like to drive fast and terrify three cossetted passengers and also need to telegraph your status, the Maybach is the only game in town.

Best of all, it has a very supple, cosseting ride the like of which you won't find even in today's most luxurious saloons.

On the other hand, the M550i is a cosseting mile muncher that would be one of the best picks in this field to drive across the country or for any road trip.

Any trade - off in agility is made up for by the cosseting ride.

Yes, the interior is resplendent in wood, chrome, and leather, but it's neither as glamorous nor as cosseting as the GL - Class.

The Elan's wedgy styling as long been an acquired taste but there's some visual interest here with the British Racing Green paint scheme and an oh - so - Lotus yellow stripe down the centreline of the car, while the cabin is more modern than those early MX - 5s and far more cossetting than that of the Elise that replaced the Elan in 1996.

«Creamy, quiet, and cosseting might not be the enthusiast's favorite combination of virtues, but it's not hard to see their appeal in a sedan like this,» we wrote of our 2014 Cadenza.

Once underway, the 2015 Nissan Murano goes down the road in a smooth, refined manner that does little to interrupt the hushed, cosseting interior atmosphere.

That it's capable of making a pretty good first of being a sports car while cosseting you like you're sitting in your favourite armchair at a gentleman's club while smoking a Montecristo No. 2 after a jolly fine lunch is a stroke of genius.

While the E-Class Coupe splits the difference in terms of price and exclusivity, engineers aimed higher than its station, bringing the long, muscular coupe closer to its S - Class sibling as it cossets its occupants and charges across continental divides.

Aston offers aggressive yet cosseting one - piece carbon - fiber sports seat in the DBS in Europe but they aren't available in the USA due to the lack of side airbags.

But after I've spent a few hundred miles in the newest Jaguar XJ, plus some additional time at various auto shows soaking in its luxurious interior — at once old - world cosseting and gloriously modern — it seems clear in retrospect that Ford's tenure, which officially ended in 2008 when Jaguar was sold along with Land Rover to Indian industrialist Ratan Tata, was more benign than not.

The trade - off of this handling prowess is that the XF is not as cossetting as others in the class, making this the dynamic benchmark of the class, but definitely not the most rounded.

During its 19,000 miles in our (less than cosseting) care, our Four Seasons 2014 Ford Fiesta ST has seen plenty of abuse, from track days to ice racing to rallying.

Of course, my affection for the offbeat European numbers with cosseting chassis and steering au naturel didn't send me to a papal dungeon like the Italian astronomer, forced to renounce my findings in exchange for freedom.

Ride and handling > Definitely living up to the GT bit in its name, the DB9 is no track car, but still entertains on the road while not compromising on its cosseting nature.

It's blessed with a cabin that manages to be spacious and easy to see out of, yet also incredibly cosseting and special in feel.

Remaining in his cossetted ownership until January 2014 a substantial bundle of service documentation exists despite the low miles covered.

Set to make its first public appearance at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January, the new SLC (which is replacing the SLK) won't be going on sale until April, but for those that like ferocious power, wind - in - the - hair motoring but no compromises when it comes to inner - city manoeuvrability or everyday cosseting, it will be worth the wait.

Stiffer springs, a small drop in ride height and tweaked anti-roll bars are among several changes designed to improve the handling, without — Bentley claims — spoiling the ride comfort or refinement that make it such a cosseting grand tourer.

There's a large glovebox, cubbies in the centre console and deep door bins, and while the dashboard feels a little sportier and cosseting that other big limos, it's still feels very spacious up front.

Still, once settled in the nicely contoured back seats it is mighty cosseting if you're not too tall.

Brimming with power, passion and performance, the 2018 Kia Stinger is a sport sedan dedicated to the thrill of driving while cossetting occupants in luxury.

Those in the back of the E 350e will find an extremely comfortable set of chairs, ones that will support you while cornering, but then cosset you when the car's only trying to head in one direction at a time.

In Sport Mode, that means more aggressive driving dynamics, while Comfort Mode should be more cosseting than the old Panamera with its dual air chambers.

This does translate into hints of body roll in some instances, but it's generally very apt at keeping its occupants cosseted.

To this end, the steering isn't the most responsive, while there's some body lean in tight corners, but the S90 always remains composed and cosseting.

This wouldn't be an issue if the car delivered a cosseting ride, but the Compass's composure is too easily shaken by imperfections in the road surface - particularly sharp bridge expansion joints and shallow potholes.