"San Francisco, a city that takes pride in its cultural sophistication, has no full-time cabaret," he said.

Perhaps it was some sort of statement of cultural sophistication.

These pub paintings sought to advertise beer by associating it with sport, health and cultural sophistication.

It was these elements that gave the city much of its energy, creativity and economic and cultural sophistication.

Hence Weaver grew up in a community with intellectual and cultural sophistication and educational opportunities.

Crewmembers scored higher in cultural sophistication than mission control personnel.

The issue of the Neanderthal's level of cultural and technological sophistication remains a controversial one.

Architecture's function here is to provide a reassuring gloss of cultural sophistication - and political cover.

So Krall has become a one-stop shop for acquiring an acceptable middle-class cultural sophistication.

Along with abstract painting, atonal music and new wave film, it held its place in the curriculum of cultural sophistication.