Cushiest

It's been about a year since I took over what an observer once called the cushiest job in the world: editor of Vital Speeches of the Day, the 75-year-old monthly collection of the speeches. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Keenly aware that youth unemployment has been a driving factor in revolutions elsewhere in the Middle East and North Africa, and that half of its own population is 18 or younger, the government is taking steps to change a mindset left from the days when the oil kingdom's citizens were few and jobs were many: that Saudi Arabia's citizens take the cushiest jobs or take no jobs at all. ❋ Ellen Knickmeyer (2012)

Ramirez could, if he wanted, curl into the cushiest leather chair in the Staples catalog. ❋ Michael S. Rosenwald (2010)

For far too many individuals, teaching is perceived as one of the cushiest jobs around -- days that end at 3:00, long holiday breaks and a nine-month work year with decent pay and great benefits. ❋ Teach Plus (2012)

Ramirez could, if he wanted, curl into the cushiest leather chair in the Staples catalogue. ❋ Michael S. Rosenwald (2010)

The other side of that equation is that, as the system currently works, people in the cushiest council homes hang on to them even when they ought to move on or downsize, which prevents properties being passed on to needier applicants. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But for travelers accustomed to the bells and whistles of a big ship, a week at sea with little more than card games and some old DVDs for entertainment can make even the cushiest yacht feel like a dinghy. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Randy and I watched her signing from a table (bless them, Harelequin has the cushiest "booth" in the show, with real seats ...) and she looked like she'd been doing it her entire life. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The regulation lienzo will be fully roofed, with u-shaped grandstands and portable seating ample enough to accommodate 10,000 spectators, making it the largest and cushiest charro facility in the Republic. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Jobs with Western firms are the cushiest but are also rare, since the big European and American companies buy mainly from local subcontractors. ❋ Unknown (2007)

As for Mr. Trautwein, he is leaving one of the cushiest jobs in publishing, one that he just started a few months ago. ❋ Unknown (2009)

(Yes, I know, race is an issue, so talk about that if you want but not professors with the cushiest of jobs in the most sheltered environment on this planet being discriminated against!) ❋ Unknown (2009)