At the annual meeting last May, he laughingly described the line "Technology will always win" as "Grove's Law."

Another said: "Now I have no reason to feel depressed (usually) or smug (occasionally) over the breakfast table when I look at what I laughingly describe as my 'portfolio'."

Mr. Johansen, who laughingly described himself as "a Catholic Taoist," isn't exactly born again.

As Tom ate with a hearty appetite, Sandy went to get the new mascot, Nicky, then she laughingly described some of his antics.

Richard Gaddes and Thom Digman, two prime movers in the Grand Center project, laughingly describe themselves as "missionaries and parking lot kings."

Shortly before midnight, as Mr. Watanabe's club began filling up with customers, Linda, a 24-year-old from Norway, laughingly described her job as one of the world's easiest.

Her hair is not high, but pulled back in a look she laughingly described as "overdyed grown-in reddish something."

He was putting his suitcase in that old rust-bucket he laughingly describes as a car when I left.

Diamond laughingly describes them as a collection of "the rejects, mistakes and disasters from all our other projects."

Hannah turned towards what Scott laughingly described as the kitchen.