91.   Naturally, no discussion of Bernstein is complete without mentioning his own compositions, works that place the conductor in a singular category.

92.   No backward glance would be complete without examining the antiwar movement.

93.   No British cultural project, however, would be complete without an accompanying scandal.

94.   No conference is complete without a delegate or two demanding restoration of hanging.

95.   No day is complete without a trip to the Airwood parking lot and the Ceramic Center, where dealers and merchandise change constantly.

96.   No dowry, for instance, was complete without a statue of Venus for the household shrine, as three examples demonstrate.

97.   No English country house was deemed complete without its gleaming copies, so that classical sculpture was considered inseparable from a white pallor.

98.   No golfing trip to the Netherlands would be complete without a visit to Golf Club De Haar.

99.   No novel, of course, is complete without a love scene or two.

100.   No pool adventure would be complete without boo-boos on toes.