Hence the attention paid to the death of Chris Antley, a jockey of legendary ability, at the age of 34, after a life of vast success and wrenching failure.He came virtually from nowhere.
But keep in mind that this social support can come virtually as well as from "in real life" friends.
The change in tone from old-speak came virtually overnight.
We know that Word came virtually intact, along with its developer, from Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center, or PARC.
"Eastern Long Island is very unusual, because the land mass involves the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the bays on the west, and it's right on the flyway of the eastern migration of birds that come down virtually from the North Pole on their way to South America," he said.
"I don't feel mad about anything, but when I watch the videotape of my fights, I say, 'Dang, I got a lot of anger in me.' " He has come from virtually nowhere, and not just from the back room of a Cincinnati dry cleaner, to this position as a rising star on the potent American team, which won its four fights in the first weekend of the boxing competition.
The beneficiaries come from virtually every corner of the corporate world, encompassing oil and coal conglomerates, technology and entertainment companies, banks and big-box retail chains.
"This was a man who'd come from virtually nothing to be a big success in building, finance, the media - and had spotted a gap in the political market.
But those notices turned to rave for the finely-judged ride on Camelot to come from virtually last to first - his idea- in the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket, setting up the colt's Epsom challenge.
"I think people are realizing that movies can come from virtually anywhere, and as long as the movies have some measure of quality then the stigma goes away".
