1.   Her Aunt Sallie gave her an uncharacteristically extravagant gift.

2.   A doctor may also tactfully redirect cash or extravagant gifts to a charitable or institutional fund.

3.   But extravagant gifts were almost unheard of during those hard times, especially in homes where there were a number of children.

4.   International Olympic Committee members were under fire last year for accepting extravagant gifts.

5.   It was the single most extravagant gift my mother ever gave.

6.   Several were particularly attractive to women, and some were remarkably generous, known for giving extravagant gifts and pitching in when friends needed a hand.

7.   The Fraleys first thought it would be a sacrifice to forgo extravagant gifts.

8.   These schemes often tailor their solicitations to sound like the authentic contests, promising sweepstakes prizes, discounted vacations and extravagant gifts.

9.   Tuesday night the Connecticut legislature was debating whether to give the Patriots an extravagant gift to put Hartford on the big-time map.

10.   Yet, rumors and news accounts of extravagant gifts and favors persist and may merit another look, they say.