-When refrigerators hit the market in the late 1800s, it was a huge leap forward for civilized living.

The arts and gentle, civilized living are being rapidly downgraded for the fast buck.

No, the cat had to remain outdoors, as you will see; I actually had a valid reason for having violated the rules of civilized living.

"Exclusion from their apartment risks driving the 18 Smith family residents far below a minimum standard for civilized living."

Those are, of course, among the necessary ingredients for civilized living.

The whole of civilized living as we know it would be turned upside down.

The strictures of civilized living were being eased.

My recording may thus be of no benefit, for in three years our small company has taken a great backward leap from civilized living to barbarism.

Such civilized rural living commands a high price.

The Caravansary was a luxury hotel; even its "cheap" rooms had the minimums of civilized living.