The achievements seemed to define, in these confused times, just what the mission and achievement of a city's orchestra can be.

At a time when past achievement often seems too quickly forgotten, "Xtravaganza" merits thanks for its memory.

While such an achievement might seem to have won him the lasting veneration of art-worldlings, he is not particularly popular these days.

Its ambitions and achievements seem to be limited only by the dimensions of the church itself, long and narrow.

There had been moments during the past three years when such an achievement had seemed impossible.

Another great achievement from Federer, and he seems to be playing close to his best again, where last year a touch more beatable.

Cox, the linebacker, said Shula's pending achievement seemed to be played down by everybody before the game.

But more and more, Driessen's achievements seemed to be in the past tense.

Yet the most important achievements seem to occur on the border between chaos and normalcy.

Such self-enclosed achievements do not seem to be what Chiasson is primarily after, however.