Word: reaching
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Andersen, the top finisher in the Region 10 novice division, is the first Harvard rider to reach the nationals. There were six other competitors in her class, but the freshman was judged to have better equitation--which includes the rider's form and handling of the horse...
...qualify for regionals, a rider has to attain at least 28 points. In the last show of the season, the freshman won a blue ribbon (seven points) to reach regionals, her fourth ribbon of the year...
...Month Club's ubiquitous historian, once observed that "no man who is in a hurry is quite civilized." Time bestows value because objects reflect the hours they absorb: the hand-carved table, the handwritten letter, every piece of fine craftsmanship, every grace note. But now we have reached the stage at which not only are the luxuries of time disappearing -- for reading meaty novels, baking from scratch, learning fugues, traveling by sea rather than air, or by foot rather than wheel -- but the necessities of time are also out of reach. Family time. Mealtime. Even mourning time. In 1922 Emily...
...professionals find that their lives are one long, continuous workday, bleeding into the wee hours and squeezing out any leisure time. "My wife and I were sitting on the beach in Anguilla on one of our rare vacations," recalls architect Trunzo, "and even there my staff was able to reach me. There are times when our lives are clearly leading us." There are phones in the car, laptops in the den, and the humming fax machine eliminates that once peaceful lull between completing a document and delivering it. "The fax has destroyed any sense of patience or grace that existed...
...worst, I'll try out as a free agent," Hinz said. "I've dreamed about playing professionally, but it didn't become reality until the last few years. It's hard to imagine yourself as a professional football player. I realize now that it's not out of reach, and I'm going to take whatever comes...