His ballad albums such as "In the Wee Small Hours" set a high bar.
There are plenty of reasons why lights burn in Manhattan skyscrapers into the small hours.
The team started assembling the craft in the small hours of the morning, to much media anticipation.
When Gladstone spent the small hours declaiming endlessly to its members (and even listening to their replies)?
Nightlife is a big draw, whether boozing on Bourbon Street or spilling out of a live music joint in the small hours.
The lower house's tied vote, in the small hours of July 26th, after six hours of debate, meant that the case against him came to nothing.
In the small hours of June 1st, engineers began the third and final phase of the project when they closed 19 of the dam's 22 sluice gates.
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And then one of them must have come back that night or another, because I woke up in the small hours with a hot-water bottle under my feet.
When it was introduced to a conference plenary in the small hours of Saturday morning, a few countries notably Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia and Nicaragua tried to thwart any such benediction.
The Spaniard returned to Helsinki in the small hours all smiles, to be followed a few hours later by the Turkish prime minister, Bulent Ecevit, who came as a summit guest.
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In some parts of some industries - fashion, public relations, the media, city trading, pop music, to name just a few - socialising into the small hours is part of the job.
Only a month into his posting, Japan's ambassador to China, Uichiro Niwa, has already received five dressings down over this at the Chinese foreign ministry, including one summons in the small hours.
Such are the rules of the-miumiu-london, a club so exclusive it will only exist until the end of tonight, Thursday 29th November, or perhaps until the wee small hours of tomorrow morning.
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In the small hours of December 15th, the Social Democrat-led government and the Christian Democratic opposition at last agreed to reforms (the so-called Agenda 2010) that may be the most ambitious seen in post-war Germany.
Such contests can continue into the small hours, since the government is understandably keen to preserve the substance of their proposals, but peers know that ministers will be reluctant to force them to climb down.
Many within the party still regard the former member for Caernarfonshire as the "prince across the water" and the content and the nuances of his message will undoubtedly be debated in the bars into the wee small hours.
Besides a brief meeting with Germany's Chancellor Merkel and France's President Hollande there was not a great deal - beyond I'm told a supply of espressos, haribos, and fruit - to fill the small hours as Brussels negotiators put pressure on other countries to accept a squeeze.
In a deal reached in the small hours of Thursday morning, Mr Mahuad gave way: fuel prices partly down again, fresh agreed measures (notably, the reinstatement of income tax) to raise revenues, an end to the emergency, and withdrawal of the non-tax bills, to be sent to Congress one-by-one later.
The Conservative Peter Bone and allies want seven hours set aside to debate the amendments on the press, and it's quite possible the debate may extend into the small hours - so pity Labour MP Lilian Greenwood, who has an adjournment debate on benefit changes in Nottingham at the end of business.
Tickets are often hard to come by, and, make no mistake, this is not an event driven exclusively by tourist dollars (or the Pacific Franc) but one that is committed to preserving local culture and identity, and the dancing continues with a proud energy well into the small hours, long after weary holiday makers have retreated to bed.
But he was also a genuine bon vivant who took distinctly non-American sensual pleasure in eating and drinking and devoted small fortunes and hours of his time to seeking out decadent meals.
He, meanwhile, was squirming in his seat, desperate to escape, but stuck with making three hours of small-talk with his recent and best-forgotten conquest.
The recently released Intuit Small Business Employment Index shows that employees of small companies worked more hours for less money in May than they did before the recession began.
After his release, Raja and his small team spent countless hours counseling Mansha at a variety of locations in east London, including after prayers at mosques and after martial arts training sessions at gyms.
Hall was held in the small storage facility for five hours before she heard a noise.
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Do you prefer a later workout and a small meal a couple of hours before you hit the trails?
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And the figures show that only a small minority do work longer hours.
So common sense would dictate not to talk on the phone for hours if your small and ring fingers go numb.
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In the pre-dawn hours, seven small bombs exploded in the Medellin city center outside of banks, causing damage, but no injuries.
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