Earlier this month, the police moved in on the Puerta del Sol, a square here, forcing the last indignados to leave in time for the pope's visit.
Every morning, she arrived at work at the 101st-floor offices of Marsh & McLennan a half-hour early, so she could leave in time for school.
"I just saw this look in his eyes, and he said, 'I want to do this more than anything.' " Mr. Baldwin, a Mahler devotee, explained that he had negotiated a guarantee in his contract that he could leave in time for a performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 9 by the Staatskapelle Berlin, conducted by Daniel Barenboim, at Carnegie Hall last May.
Mackay, now 39, would arrive at work at dawn on dialysis days so he could leave in time for the four-hour treatment.
Those who've held corporate jobs in the past may have enjoyed perks like have an assistant or leaving in time for an early dinner, and it can take a few months to adjust to a more humble work atmosphere.
Yet we've also heard tales of workplaces where colleagues collaborate, people leave in time for dinner at home and everyone jokes around with management at Friday company-provided breakfasts.
As the games kick off in London on Saturday, we'll be busy busting a move in L.A. in celebration of National Dance Day! Learn some moves and catch a special performance from Cirque du Soleil at the opening of Downtown's Grand Park from 10 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. Just make sure to leave in time for mimosas and a little clothing exchange at our Sip and Swap in Santa Monica at 1 p.m.
Assume for a moment that your employer let you decide when and where you worked — you might arrive early so you could leave in time to care for a child, or work part of the week from home.
Thabitha Khumalo, deputy spokeswoman for the opposition, said she hoped the negotiators would leave Wednesday in time for talks to begin Thursday in Pretoria, South Africa.
It seems likely that, as in the past, President Clinton will force the Republican-led Congress to increase domestic spending over all as the cost of leaving town in time for down-to-the-wire campaigning in October.
