How To Use Raffles In A Sentence
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-- Halted at Ghaloom's, the Rafflesiacea is found all about, anth. bilocular, apice poro-gemino dehiscent, pollen simplex, materie viscosa cohaerenti, ovula antitropa, tegumento unico.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries
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They proudly told of how they had single-handedly raised money through cake sales, approaching businesses, holding raffles and selling chocolates.
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What is the total Scholarship amount for Raffles Shanghai's 2010 scholarship campaign?
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The most popular forms of gambling were raffles, state lotteries, friendly wagers, casino gambling and office pools.
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The 750 or so square kilometres of rainforest surrounding the mountain is one of the world's best-known botanical paradises and is home to the rafflesia, the world's largest flower.
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The new, mixed-use One Raffles Link in Singapore has a west facade designed to mitigate the effects of the harsh tropical sun.
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However, instant lotteries, wayside roulettes and raffles continue to lure citizens looking for quick and easy money.
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Cathy's an old pro at organizing raffles.
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The Sumatra rain forests are home to some of the world's most charismatic flowering plants: Rafflesia arnoldii, which produces the largest flower in the world (up to 1 meters (m) wide), and Amorphophallus titanum, which stands more than 2 m tall and produces aroid flowers.
Sumatran lowland rain forests
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Our anchor was weighed immediately, and we steered towards their sternmost vessel, in order to communicate with her, and to show her a letter with which we had been kindly provided by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, written in the Malay language, and explanatory of our occupation.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1
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The non-stop spot prizes, raffles, and housie-housie really kept the crowd in top gear all the day.
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There are raffles and speeches and such, but the main event is the meal and what you puff between bites.
Tom Johansmeyer: Retro Manhattan: Smoke Cigars and Eat Simultaneously
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Scratchies, lotto tickets, Bingo, chook raffles, you name it, I won't win it.
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The voluntary group who need E30,000 every year to keep afloat raise money through raffles, sponsored walks and from donations.
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There will be a sweepstake, raffles, a great atmosphere, and all the profits will go to the club.
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Nevertheless, from then on, during my 15 years as police chief, I was somewhat uneasy whenever I attended nonprofit organizations' luncheons or dinners and they held raffles for charitable purposes.
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Morphological misfitsFirst identified 180 years ago in Sumatra by naturalist Sir Stamford Raffles, rafflesia has baffled botanists trying to pinpoint its close relatives.
Archive 2007-01-01
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That night £600 was raised from ticket sales and raffles and everyone involved deserves a lot of thanks.
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There will be raffles and a sale of handknits, jewellery and many other craft items.
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There are prizes galore for the best dressed male and female, and best hat, plus sweeps and raffles during the day.
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In the pubs and sports clubs they held raffles to raise money.
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My room opened upon the central gallery, and was not even on the same floor as that on which Raffles - and I think all the other men - were quartered.
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Translated from the greek Amorphophallus titanum means "giant misshapen penis," and while the Rafflesia has the world's largest flower, the titan lays claim to the largest unbranched cluster of flowers in the world.
Boing Boing
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By early evening hundreds of screaming fans had gathered outside the historic Raffles Hotel where Jackson and his entourage are staying.
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Raffles A lounge cellar bar with a relaxed atmosphere and a real coal fire.
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Sponsorship forms were put up in the pub and raffles raised extra money.
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My room opened upon the central gallery, and was not even on the same floor as that on which Raffles - and I think all the other men - were quartered.
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Today i went to Raffles Hospital to confirmed on my pregnancy.
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The club would also like to thank all its patrons who kindly bought tickets for their raffles and who supported all the events that were organised through-out the season.
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Raffles and his helper were criminals - specifically amateur cracksmen.
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As well as great music and dance the birthday bash will feature a yummy supper, raffles, lucky door prizes and other activities.
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He turned to his left-toward Raffles, actually-and took a dark brown leather notecase from his breast pocket, standing so that his body screened its contents from my view.
The Burglar On The Prowl
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It's a Mexican themed night with lots of moustaches, tequila, comedians, spicy nosh, raffles, dancing and DJs.
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Under Raffles and for some time afterward, ground rent was virtually the sole source of public revenue except for sumptuary taxes on opium and liquor.
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At the Spring Fair, there will be many attractions, (besides the dogs,) including stalls selling doggy objects, bric-a-brac, cakes, plus face painting, tombola and raffles.
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Each student riffles through the day's recipes, contained in a dark green Raffles Culinary Academy file folder, as Chef Charlie's assistant gets a massive pot of water boiling on a gas-fired hob about a meter in front of the class seats.
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There will be a sweepstake, raffles, a great atmosphere, and all the profits will go to the club.
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The 24-Karat-Gold Facial is available in London at Harrods ($470; harrods. com), at the Raffles Dubai hotel ($380; dubai. raffles.com), in Moscow at Spa Palestra ($770; palestra. ru) and in the U.S. at the Veronica Skin & Body Care Center in Malibu, California ($400; veronicaskincare. com).
Talk About a Golden Glow
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I did not enter their raffles for bottles of Russian vodka or other exotica.
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A China Tourism Fair Raffles City , featuring the Spring Festival Pictures from Mianzhu, Sichuan , China!
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The last time I flushed the toilet for Raffles, I thought about in-stalling one of those pet ports.
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Much of the money was raised through raffles, with wonderful prizes donated by local businesses.
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The Lounge Committee had raffles to raise funds for furniture for the lounge, and for curtains and social events.
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How did you happen to wind up with Raffles hanging out in your closet?
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There was plenty going on at the fête to entertain people, including a bouncy castle, go-karts and games as well as a huge range of stalls, raffles and tombolas.
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Raffles hopes for a handout from this suddenly rich former recipient of his kicks.
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The entry fee is 20 for a table of four and there will be raffles galore on the night so why not come along and support a good cause?
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Unlike other floral species, the Rafflesia exudes a smell of rotting flesh!
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The companies are Tanker Pacific Management Singapore Pte Ltd., which managed the sale of the tanker Raffles Park; the Societe Anonyme Monegasque d'Administration Maritime et Aerienne, or SAMAMA, a Monaco-based company; and Allvale Maritime Inc. of Liberia, the owner of the tanker.
U.S. Erred in Israeli Sanctions
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Record numbers of people turned out to enjoy children's games, stalls, raffles and tombolas at the third annual Bishopthorpe Village Gala on Saturday - despite afternoon downpours.
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Betting on horse racing, lotteries and raffles have long been a recognised way of gambling in New Zealand.
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The most exotic of all is the rafflesia, a cabbagey survivor of ancient days, which measures up to a metre across and makes its living by devouring insects and small mammals.
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Kernan wrote in 1885 that in Dooley's Long-Room ‘there has come off more Irish jollifications, benefit balls, raffles for stoves, primary meetings, and political rows than in any other public place in the city.’
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Between the slow ticking of the cogs I listened jealously for foreign sounds, and heard at length a gentle dripping across the breadth of the boathouse; that was the last of the "portcullis," as Raffles called it, rising out of the river; indeed, I could now see the difference in the stretch of stream underneath, for the open end of the boathouse was much less dark than mine; and when the faint band of reflected starlight had broadened as I thought enough, I ceased winding and groped my way down the steps into the boat.
Mr. Justice Raffles
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The most popular forms of gambling were raffles, state lotteries, friendly wagers, casino gambling and office pools.
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There were also table football challenges, quizzes, raffles, tombolas and cake stalls.
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The experience was "fun," but the "entertainer" guy who did the "raffles" 2 good ones- signed boxing gloves.... the rest crap like beer snuggies and baseball hats.
Be An Extra in The Fighter | /Film
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There will be several stalls, raffles, amusements, etc.
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Nearly £500 was raised by women members of Harrogate Golf Club through a fashion show, raffles at a coffee morning, and whist drives.
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Raffles and games on the coach trip down should boost the money raised.
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The money has been raised through fun weekends, tombola, raffles and special themed events.
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There will be attractions for young and old, raffles galore, which will include a Super Valu hamper.
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The Church of Scotland may long have raised funds through raffles, tombolas and whist drives, but it disapproves of gambling.
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At 12: 34 p.m. on 2005-08-02 valval oh so happy todae .... i just got a call from raffles and i got into the next round!
Cooltwinz Diary Entry
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It was great afternoon with a variety of jazz acts, raffles and promotions raising money for staging the convention.
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A great variety of attractive gifts drew everyone's attention for purchases at the cake stall, toys, raffles, bric-a-brac.
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The only material difference between grand hazard and chuck-a-luck is in the layout: the grand hazard layout is more complex and provides spaces for wagering on odd or even, high or low, triples (called raffles), and any number the dice may total, from 4 to 17.
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Cathy's an old pro at organizing raffles.
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Borneo is a botanist's paradise, with its orchids and rafflesia, the world's largest flower.
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Yantai Raffles Shipyard Limited is a leading offshore and marine fabrication specialist.
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Huge parades, athletics stars, circus acts, escapologists, food stalls, quick-fire raffles, musicians, and wood choppers were some of the attractions that helped the event back up its bold branding.
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However, with the addition of an arcade of brand-name boutiques, the Raffles' former aristocratic hauteur seems to have been traded for a sort of self-conscious post-yuppie consumerism.
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While the Rafflesia gets big, it has nothing on another corpse flower, the Amorphophallus titanum.
Boing Boing
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Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?
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There was a breakfast morning, a sixties day for everybody in the school and some Easter egg raffles.
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The club organised a host of money-making events, including raffles, bring and buy and car boot sales, and undertook each stage of the work as they raised enough money.
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Somehow, somewhere between Orchard Road, Raffles City and Chinatown markets my sense of financial responsibility lost its oxygen supply, shrivelled up and died discreetly.
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We lurked in the shrubbery until the last light had been extinguished, then broke in using the side window that Raffles had jemmied the previous evening -- the butler had evidently not thought it worth bolting the stable door, so to speak -- opened the safe, and took the stones, which were, Raffles whispered, quite undisturbed.
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
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The young couple was cruising slowly in the Raffles Hills housing estate.
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Translated from the greek Amorphophallus titanum means "giant misshapen penis," and while the Rafflesia has the world's largest flower, the titan lays claim to the largest unbranched cluster of flowers in the world.
Boing Boing
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We compensated participants with movie tickets and raffles for prizes for the completion of measures and attendance at the workshop.
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Stalls and sideshows some staffed by helpers in old-fashioned rural dress provided bargains galore, and raffles added to the fun.
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This guy was there to whip up excitement about various events going on, such as welly tossing, and telling us when someone had won a prize in the many little raffles going on.
Frenchless in France
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Along with a crackerjack game of bowls, the afternoon will feature raffles, prizes and show bags.
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Many marinas are having BBQs, music, raffles, charity fundraisers, beach clean-ups, regattas and boat safety demonstrations.
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Raffles sat down again, lit a Sullivan, and gave what in any other man I should call a sheepish laugh.
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
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Sir Stamford Raffles, the then British Lieutenant Governor of Java, reported a series of titanic detonations loud enough to be heard in Sumatra 1,600 kilometres away.
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Neville poured a half of light and Raffles Rathbone flung a handful of silver across the counter.
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The garden party includes cream teas, stalls, raffles, tombolas, homemade jams and marmalades.