So what is disappointing is that an equal number of high-profile figures haven't been as eager to stand up to defend the ban -- not everyone is on the side of Repole, Baffert, et al. And right now at least, horse racing in the U.S. needs as many vocal supporters in its corner as it can find.
Scattered parts of the creek's watershed, such as its southwestern corner and the creek's source, are in the elevation range of 1834-2000 feet.
It would depend on other countries to fight its corner, as Norway now relies on Britain to resist proposed EU legislation on offshore oil-drilling.
A wonderful wooden coffin, recently exhibited at Haunch of Venison, looks as if its corners are ripe with yellow mould, but that yellow is the fluff of tiny stuffed chicks, beaks open to cheep as they burst out of the tomb.
Publicis will continue to fight its corner as a free-standing business, with no plans for another big partnership, Mr Lévy asserted.
Twitter has star power in its corner, as most of today's popular music celebrities have strong Twitter followings and active accounts, and as with TV and film, the social network operates as an underlying second-screen type experience, with huge chatter spiking around anticipated or exciting album launches.
What is clearer, however, is that having China's top two social services — WeChat and Weibo — in its corner as investors will give Didi Kuaidi yet another advantage over Uber, its biggest rival which took a strategic investment from Chinese search giant Baidu back in December of last year.
As befits its Park Avenue corner location, it is still an important room.
The tintinnabulation of voices had peaked at Jimmy's Corner as its denizens watched the tail end of the Subway Series.
Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve may be painting itself into a corner as its policy of easing interest rates has yet to revitalize the U.S. economy and inflation is ticking higher.
