"In youth, it lies in the possession of a body capable of enduring all kinds of contests... while the young man is himself a pleasant delight to behold").
("Each age has its own beauty," Aristotle wrote. "In youth, it lies in the possession of a body capable of enduring all kinds of contests... while the young man is himself a pleasant delight to behold").
At the time of the donation, he had decisively won the South Carolina contest, but was enduring a barrage of negative advertising in Florida from a pro-Romney super PAC, Restore Our Future.
No-one disputes his enduring class, particularly at the breakdown contest, but it was no surprise to hear Rowntree pondering whether his fitness will hold up in a game Deans anticipates will be "fast-paced and highly physical".
"What shareholders appear to have witnessed over these directors' tenure, as a close examination of the evidence in this proxy contest makes plain, is an enduring failure of board leadership, and a bewildering lack of accountability for results," I.S.S. said.
This course uses the tools of social science to help understand debates and puzzles from contemporary sports, and in doing so shows how sports and other contests provide many telling examples of enduring social dynamics and larger social trends.
After 10 years on air, the annual talent show has created surprisingly few enduring stars, of whom even fewer actually won the contest.
At some points in the nomination contest, candidates who were penalized in the polls after enduring big losses rebounded fairly quickly.
With that in mind, and mindful too of Bollywood's enduring popularity, Right Track and Western Union decided to organize a singing talent contest in the camps.
But the militants continue to control or contest just under half of the country and have demonstrated an enduring ability to launch devastating bomb attacks in the capital, with 150 people killed in Kabul last month.
After enduring three different coaching changes, a bevy of injuries, and a tug-of-war contest between the egos of two All-Star caliber players, it's fair to say that the fans deserve better.
