But they're equally associated with corporate hubris, architectural ego and recession – the latter tallied via the Skyscraper Index, which plots the striking correlation between the completion of a new "world's tallest building" and the arrival of a global economic downturn.
When he was elected president in 1992, Mr Clinton inherited a North American Free-Trade Area that was ready to start; a Uruguay trade round on the point of completion; and a World Trade Organisation ready to be set up.
Historians credit lactoferments with at least one achievement: British sea captain James Cook's completion of an around-the-world sail without losing a single man to scurvy, thanks to the 60 barrels of sauerkraut he packed for the 18th-century adventure.
With the opening up of Greenwich Street and the completion of the World Trade Center within sight, a number of developers are hoping to leverage the roadway's newfound cachet.
The plan for a large hotel was reportedly a Cold War response to the completion of the world's tallest hotel, the Westin Stamford Hotel in Singapore, in 1986 by the South Korean company SsangYong Group.
In other words, you cannot accurately forecast a recession or financial panic by looking at either the announcement or the completion of the world's tallest building.With such a small sample, it is tricky to draw firm conclusions.
When Sebastian Coe stepped forward to present the medals after the completion of the World Championship heptathlon yesterday, he found himself crowning a new global queen of the seven-event test of all-round athletic excellence.
A Las Vegas health care executive has paid $20 million toward completion of a 145-foot, $27 million yacht the world's biggest sailing catamaran only to have Derecktor Shipyards in Bridgeport, Conn.
The Yankees have shed five regulars from their starting lineup since the completion of the World Series -- Paul O'Neill, Tino Martinez, Scott Brosius, Chuck Knoblauch and David Justice.
