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  • The objet de résistance is a violin autographed by (so far) 33 Nobel laureates.

    Auction chant Matthew Guerrieri 2009

  • The objet de résistance is a violin autographed by (so far) 33 Nobel laureates.

    Archive 2009-03-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2009

  • Finally, we come to the pièce de résistance, which is of course the Missionary Position.

    Shakesville 2009

  • Finally, we come to the pièce de résistance, which is of course the Missionary Position.

    Shakesville 2009

  • This leaves Mr. Kerry’s pièce de résistance, which is really a trompe l’oeil: internationalize the problem.

    Bum And Bummer: Debate On Iraq Was A Disgrace 2004

  • But for many passengers, the pi è ce de r é sistance onboard the SS France was its superlative cuisine.

    When the Going Was Good Martin Rubin 2011

  • I recommend also including the optional veal knuckle, meat bones and chicken scraps as they elevate your pi è ce de r é sistance from excellent to sublime.

    The Pi Gail Monaghan 2010

  • Mega Meals: Pot-au-Feu è ce de R é sistance Elevating a French classic from excellent to sublime.

    The Pi Gail Monaghan 2010

  • Mr. Mansfield's pi ce de r sistance is a respectful re-creation of the career of Clarence Derby, who for 62 years, from 1917 to 1979, labored lovingly in his family's department store in Peterborough, N.H., selling everything from cabbage and candy to dynamite in what Clarence called "a nice friendly store that had most everything the ordinary person would want."

    The Tyranny of the Clock 2010

  • But the pi ce de r sistance sits just off the living room

    In the New Dream Home, Majestic Boilers and Designer Pipes 2010

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  • It's like resistance, but doing it one less time.

    It's also snobbishly above subsisting.

    November 24, 2009

  • Sistance is tile.

    November 24, 2009