In the past, something seemed to be holding Mr. Finn's abundant gifts in check.

So the merchants departed recounting his praises and his abundant gifts in all quarters by land and by sea.

The legend probably originated when the European survivors of a shipwreck were given abundant gifts of silver by the native peoples.

"Greater New York" gladly services this giddy scene - with its abundant gifts but, on the whole, its short-lived prospects.

As catchy new songs like "Days of Wild" and "Acknowledge Me" stretched out, the star's self-indulgence came through as clearly as his abundant musical gifts.

A new paradigm will emerge in which sexualove is an abundant and renewable gift of grace.

This motto reflects the ideal for all its members to master their abundant God-given gifts to serve their neighbors, society and the world.

Ms. Wasserstein's abundant gift for comedy and her plays' popularity disguised the more serious ambitions underpinning her writing.

The pianist, after all, grew up in Vienna, and judging from her abundant gifts in this repertory, the city's spell has clearly lingered.

Her abundant gift for friendship may have deflected the attentions of the Inquisition, which the reforms she introduced in her contemplative religious foundations might have attracted.