(1) To turn up at County Hall looking dapper and spruce would have been to strike a false, jarring note of misplaced optimism.

(2) A new plan has been put together to clean up road and railway bridges and shopping centres as part of the council's Street Force initiative to spruce up the city.

(3) Although most species of spruce prefer moist, well drained soils with moderate to good fertility, they will grow on rather sandy soils if there is a favorable water table throughout the growing season.

(4) U251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510Why are they doing this work so early in the morning?u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb she asked Captain Duro when he appeared on deck looking as spruce and polished as he had on the first day she met him.

(5) Just further down the lane were three tiny cottages which always looked spruce in this quiet backwater and their small gardens were bright with flowers.

(6) There are few more rewarding experiences than driving a team of huskies through this vast land of mountains, spruce forests and endless silence.

(7) Spring is here too, traditionally the time when house owners look to spruce up their homes as the days lengthen and the light improves.

(8) Replaceable headrest covers were introduced on the company's trains last year as part of a scheme to spruce up the carriages.

(9) U251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510I wanted my husband to plant a big spruce so that at Christmas I could decorate it with lights,u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb she says.

(10) A very spruce maid welcomed him and showed him into the Bishop's drawing-room.

(11) Before the bidding begins, the house will be transformed by a team of designers who will spruce it up and restore some of its 1930s features.

(12) The 72-year-old's mission to spruce up Warrington Cemetery, where 50,000 people are buried, has been given a u00d4u00f6u00bcu251cu25513,000 award from Help the Aged.

(13) Before planting either your boxwood or dwarf spruce , select containers that will accommodate these evergreen shrubs up to their mature size.

(14) I've had a haircut to spruce myself up before my sis shows up tomorrow.

(15) In outward appearance, he was a cherubically round man, about 45, in a spruce pinstripe suit and a new blue tie.

(16) The actor looks much too spruce for someone who is living rough.

(17) The place has also recently been restored and so is looking quite spruce .

(18) The money will be used to spruce up the towns, create jobs and improve transport, as well as providing similar help to surrounding villages.

(19) There is no dress code, but as always we spruce ourselves up for the occasion in our best suits.

(20) This nest is usually in a spruce or other conifer and may be 4'40 feet up.