1.   He settles all their Mess bills and buys them lavish presents.

2.   When he refused he was sent home, with lavish presents, to complete his task.

3.   Nicholas II loved giving lavish presents, and a snuffbox was considered the most coveted gift of all.

4.   The pair traded lavish presents and fawning letters.

5.   The victims are also said to have started giving lavish presents at weddings and funerals, forcing others in the town to keep up.

6.   While some bosses buy lavish presents, others never seem to get it.

7.   It also urged that lavish presents not be presented to journalists covering some press conferences staged by the government and private companies.