By now, no one should be surprised at Mr. Bush's penchant for thinking big, or speaking grandly.

As they ate, Quentin spoke grandly of the Venice of medieval days.

He spoke grandly and handed her a twenty.

She brought her shoulders back, spoke grandly.

Mr. Bush also speaks grandly about returning more power to the people.

President Bush spoke grandly and about foreign policy last Thursday, borrowing from Lincoln.

Isaac spoke rather grandly, as if making up in his tone of voice for his destination.

The Communist leaders he knew even spoke grandly of a "war against melancholy."

For the longer term, they speak grandly about hammering out a free-trade agreement between Iraq and the United States.

But this night, he spoke grandly of his vision for Germany.