1. The two men formed an intimate creative bond, with the king lavishing funds on Wagner so he could write his titanic operas about Germanic gods and heroes. 2. Thurmond, once a firebrand on race, has held his Senate seat by moderating his views and lavishing federal funds on the state. 3. Attempting to jump-start the economy, the government has lavished funds on bridges to sparsely populated islands, concrete linings for rivers and roads to nowhere, they said. 4. Donors hope for an open ear from those they have lavished funds on. |