It was not very hard for a smart young Socialist to look indispensable in 1977.
NEWPORT, Wales — Overlooked by his captain during the opening ceremony, Stewart Cink looked increasingly indispensable on the Ryder Cup's busiest day, rolling in timely putts from near and far on the soft greens and finding a way, with ample support from his rookie partner, Matt Kuchar, to get the better of one of Europe's most potent pairs Saturday.
It may be unthinkable before polling day, but this looks like an indispensable policy for after 2015.
Once viewed as a trading pawn, Robinson now looks like an indispensable part of the Knicks' future.
Make yourself seem indispensable.
The Encores! concert series of vintage American musicals, that indispensable aide-mémoire, looks to such days through eyes both wide and worldly in an exquisitely furnished time capsule of a production of Richard Rodgers's "No Strings" at City Center, directed and choreographed by Ann Reinking.
Look: Bernanke isn't indispensable, any more than Alan Greenspan or Paul Volcker or William McChesney Martin were.
And that, looking ahead, both are indispensable to letting go of old predatory practices and creating a fair, just and peaceful world.
That luxury suite that seemed indispensable just a few months ago doesn't look quite so essential now.
Zara, the clothing retailer, has become an indispensable resource for those who want to look on-trend without spending a fortune.
