In many of these cases a decision can be reached without further analysis.
They could not have reached this time, their own past, without her.
For one thing, we can't reach that far without her.
To reach the station without a car can be difficult.
I could only hope to be allowed to reach the top without another fight.
She had tried several times to reach him by telephone without success.
It is also difficult to believe that she could have reached her current status without a friend.
But on the other, he wished she had reached her decision without him.
But even so the majority of people reach their 80s or 90s without significant problems and still able to function much as they always have.
He hadn't reached his rank and age without a clear understanding of security.