He struggled during stints in the American League with Boston in 2005 and with Detroit in 2008.
Like Mr. O'Neill, he cut his teeth in government and public policy during stints in the Nixon and Ford administrations.
Leipheimer was Armstrong's teammate for five years during stints with the United States Postal Service, Astana and RadioShack teams before joining Quick Step this season.
Saxophonist Rebecca Buxton, the only jazz musician representing the fairer sex at Fat Cat that night, played ping-pong during stints in cruise ship bands.
But despite his colorful and charismatic playing and personal style, Flutie has not been an N.F.L. star during stints in Chicago, New England, Buffalo and, since 2001, San Diego.
He kept carving through his teenage years, in college, during stints at various logging companies and in the Forest Service, and ultimately at his own logging business.
After hoovering up domestic silverware in his adopted country during stints in charge of Bolivar, Blooming and Oriente Petrolero the tactician has moved to the dugout of the national team.
"We presumed we were going to get paid," says Lee Becker, a professor of journalism at the University of Georgia who earned money during stints on the Kentucky Post and the Wichita Eagle-Beacon in the 1960s.
These skilled pickpockets, the thinking goes, then came to New York City for the crowds of cash-carrying out-of-towners and ultimately passed on their expertise to others during stints in city jails.
Israel's tourism upturn is welcome news to Tel Aviv's top young chefs, many of whom, like Mr. Shroitman, are returning to Mama- (and often Grandma-) tested favorites accented with skills honed during stints in the United States and Europe.
