Her mother, Martha, a friend of Franz Kafka, was a culturally sophisticated woman.

While not as culturally sophisticated as the Garsins, they knew how to invest in and develop thriving business endeavors.

The city's Web site immodestly states that "residents are highly educated, politically aware and culturally sophisticated."

Aleppo seems a more culturally sophisticated city than Damascus and may be enjoyed independently of its historic remains.

Theater is the only form of art or entertainment that people who consider themselves culturally sophisticated aren't embarrassed to boast about ignoring.

Surprisingly cosmopolitan for a Middle European city, it has plenty of smart hotels, culturally sophisticated attractions and football atmosphere.

Of all the venues in Germany, Mr. Klein selects Cologne as his choice because of its "smart hotels" and "culturally sophisticated attractions."

It appears Washington will go to considerable lengths to prove it has become culturally sophisticated city.

"But there are many good individuals - technically qualified and culturally sophisticated," he added.

The first group-the urbane and culturally sophisticated left, the "beautiful people," so to speak-would have been irrelevant, were it not for the fame of Melina Mercouri.