"You have this beautiful story that is ascending into the heavens.
"Wisconsin is ascending, and Canada is on the horizon, and eventually Eastern Europe".
But Pratt's star is ascending, and his appointment would likely be greeted with howls of approval.
"Communications is converging; distance is fading as a meaningful construct in an Internet, cyberspace world; mobility is ascending.
The genre is ascending here as political Islam, surging five years ago, has lost momentum among voters.
At 25, with only two full seasons in the majors, his star is ascending, his talent tantalizing.
"Taken" was directed by Pierre Morel, an arty French director who is ascending rapidly on Hollywood's hot-new-thing list.
"Iran is ascending and it is proving that it is able to solve a difficult problem through diplomatic means, that accommodation is more profitable than marginalisation.
In one famous scene, he is ascending an escalator in the tube: a young woman comes down on the other side.
It's as if she is ascending a whirlpool rather than being pulled down into one, but her mood is unclear: Distraught?
Now that Senator Frist is ascending to the majority leader's post, it's interesting to note the Republicans' choice to succeed him as chairman of the senatorial committee.
