Word: ascended
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Senate, he has taken a surprising lead in the quiet but intense race to succeed the retiring George Mitchell as majority leader, the upper chamber's top job. Daschle's shrewd strategy: woo influential incumbent Senators as well as rising Democratic stars who seem likely to ascend to the Senate come November. Among Daschle's targets are two of his former House colleagues, Tennessee's Jim Cooper and Missouri's Alan Wheat...
While en route to the farthest destination to which most Crimson teams are obliged to travel in a given season, the team's bus experienced minor engine trouble and was forced to ascend hills at a brisk 10 miles per hour, giving some members of the team cause for worry...
...Madness of George III is beautifully designed by Mark Thompson. The play begins and ends as characters descend and ascend a vast staircase extending the length of the stage. The drops and set pieces that frame the rest of the scenes are simple and allow the elaborate costumes and props to stand out as the accentuating touches...
Many graduating seniors will shortly ascend (or descend, depending on your perspective or your politics) to business offices across America. Heed this warning now--how far your career gets depends directly on how you treat the clerical staff. They are not your servants nor are they there to take the blame everytime you screw up. Say "please" and do the little stuff on your own (it won't really hurt your dignity to address that letter yourself) and you will find that, come crunch time, the secretary will drop everything to rush your report to the Federal Express Office...
...pushing Charles' candidacy for this hypothetical job. In instant TV polls, he was the clear loser in the blame game. He is said to be humiliated by the revelation of the raunchy, so-called Camillagate tapes. His whole life has gone into preparing to ascend a throne that now seems as remote as Camelot...