In Spain's case, our adherence to what was then the European Community was the culmination of a yearning by successive generations cut off from the possibility of joining the broader current of peace, democracy and progress that was flowing north of the Pyrenean border.
This summer, the UK played host to its biggest arts jamboree ever, a dizzying 12-week festival that served as the culmination of a four-year Cultural Olympiad.
For Carlos Bilardo, the Argentina manager, the moment was a culmination of three and a half years' patient rebuilding of their squad in which his prime task was to marry the outstanding talents of Maradona with the newer players coming through.
The Queen's visit to Croke Park may have been planned only in recent months, but it is the culmination of a process that has been under way for more than a decade within the GAA.
Listen to Settle on Spotify here Earlier this year, we rounded up a series of faces we thought represented a new wave of UK dance: Disclosure rubbed shoulders with Rudimental, A*M*E, MNEK and Duke Dumont as part of a mini-scene producing what Guardian writer Alex Macpherson called "the perfect present-day culmination of past club trends".
More than 120 embroidered napkins have been presented to Brunelcare's Saffron Gardens dementia care home at the culmination of the Napkin Project, which has involved generations of families sharing their sewing skills, workplace colleagues spending lunch breaks stitching, and a whole host of others using their creativity to help people with dementia.
On the one hand, this is the point they have yearned for, the culmination of all those miles on foot, all those thousands of dollars they cannot afford.
Related: 'Bladder diplomacy' at Iran talks: other negotiations that tested leaders' stamina The talks – the culmination of a 12-year process – became hung up on the issues of Iran's nuclear centrifuge research, details on the lifting of UN sanctions, and how they would be re-imposed if Iran breached the agreement.
French style is the culmination of those three words.
The comprehensive Iran-IAEA agreement was the culmination of Tehran's promise in June to come up with a plan within two months to allow more access to IAEA inspectors to its nuclear facilities and provide answers to the outstanding questions regarding its nuclear programme.
Richardson said she applied for the Oxford post as the culmination of a lifetime's ambition, and paid tribute to the university's international preeminence and successful fundraising campaigns.
