The "Downton" characters bear witness to many innovations of the day: the telephone, women's suffrage, the cocktail party, the toaster and the idea that one can choose one's own path in life, regardless of birth.
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The cocktail party and dinner were in support of the Princess Charlene Foundation (founded by Princess Charlene of Monaco) and the Monegasque Association against Muscular Dystrophy (founded by Prince Albert II of Monaco).
As the photo display in the magazine shows (a bit of it is online here), we captured many people and companies ahead of the cocktail-party chatter about them.
For now she is a traveling saleswoman, showing her wares at various pit stops, like the Goldman Sachs cocktail party where she sold 28 rugs.
Lord Archer subsequently explained that Sir Nicholas had mentioned Anglia as a good buy at a cocktail party the previous month.
The scene: a cocktail party at a financial gathering last February.
He hosted a cocktail party at the White House for House and Senate leaders, both Democrats and Republicans.
Designed to help anyone host a holiday dinner, brunch, or cocktail party, the app offers event and execution planning, from menu design to shopping to serving the meal.
They're having a cocktail party on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday night, and then Steinhardt and others will ring the opening bell the next morning.
More fodder for cocktail party chatter at the upcoming G-20 talks, perhaps.
It reminds me of the people you meet at a cocktail party that look over your shoulder as you answer their question.
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The Plug-In City had the vibrant social dynamic of a cocktail party.
The party began with a cocktail reception and silent auction, then segued into a live one hosted by actor Alec Baldwin, who also sits on the Hole in the Wall board.
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Yet where Mr Pittman was abrasive and relished the limelight, Mr Logan prefers a good book to a Manhattan cocktail party, and fishing for bass over dining at the Four Seasons.
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After clearing U.S. Customs, I had just enough time to shave, shower and steam my suits and then get to a cocktail party sponsored by the Hood Hargett Breakfast Club, my speech hosts.
It may be, says Roland Bryan of Associated, that this is the equivalent of small talk at a cocktail party, and that people will eventually get down to local politics.
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This provides a nearly cocktail-party-introduction environment before the conference even starts.
After two years of building and tweaking, the folks at Party Robotics have finally polished their Raspberry Pi-powered cocktail-making rig and have posted it to Kickstarter.
Whereas it takes a lot to get unfriended on Facebook, on Twitter, people follow and unfollow at the same pace that they go in and out of conversation at a cocktail party.
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Mr. MacLean ably documents this phenomenon at residences such as 55-77 Bethune St. in the West Village, where there appeared to be a financial services industry cocktail party under way as Mr. MacLean flew over.
And I take my chances that anyone who has listened to me stumble through a half-baked opinion at a cocktail party may stop reading my blog as a result of the lack of clarity they encountered.
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The fashion for faceless chief executives is part of an understandable reaction against yesterday's imperial bosses, many of whom were vivid characters, capable of holding their own in a cocktail party with Tony Blair, but who collectively brought opprobrium on the system that let them shine.
Here's a breakdown of the general argument, in case you want to be supercontrarian and appropriate these points for cocktail-party conversation this weekend.
Many are looking for short-term gigs with service organizations like the Peace Corps and Teach for America--which may involve paltry paychecks but carry undeniable cocktail party cache.
This approach can equally be used to excuse yourself for sporting a Lanvin cocktail dress to the office, when you are merely showing off ("I have a party later and can't be bothered to change").
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