Mary is succeeding because, at the age of 69, she had the guts and grit and indomitable spirit to stay adaptable, learning new digital skills, which helped her capitalize on her many years of experience.
While some family members say Ms. Fernández has made a career of capitalizing on her identity, she views her current position as "an opportunity to learn our history and our culture and to entertain".
The best example of Clinton capitalizing on her opponent's mistakes is her famous exchange with Republican Rick Lazio in the 2000 New York Senate debate.
Who hasn't longed for a comfortable place to snatch forty winks at midday?" As it happened, the house was a better outlet for de Wolfe's creative energies than the theatre: after a decade of performing professionally, she continued to attract more attention for her clothes than for her acting, and she leaped at the idea of capitalizing on her talent for decorating.
But it would be wrong to write her off as just a pretty girl capitalizing on her own physical charm.
For example, a woman with dementia who was a good cook and involved in their social group with entertaining large groups of people, found a new role as interpreter and supervisor, capitalizing on her current strength: …they [church group] ask her to give them a hand in the kitchen to prepare whatever they are doing.
Ferraro became the front-runner, capitalizing on her star power from 1984, and using the campaign attacks against her as an explicitly feminist rallying point for women voters.
The cult of Avril Lavigne has taken on new bounds, inspiring a new fashion sensibility among teenagers (cutoff Dickies and vintage T-shirts) and even a Web site titled, "Which Avril Lavigne Song Are You?" Capitalizing on her chart-topping status, Arista has scheduled tour dates for next spring and her second album for next summer.
Like her mother, Ms. Richardson was known for disappearing into a role, for not capitalizing on her looks and for being drawn to characters under duress.
It was Ivanovic's turn to ride the wave, but with a 5-4 leandand with Sharapova down, 15-30, on her serve, the Serb decided to hit a backhand drop shot instead of capitalizing on her fine court position to slug a ground stroke.
