Sociologists traditionally define the "transition to adulthood" as marked by five milestones: completing school, leaving home, becoming financially independent, marrying and having a child.
Bombardier's faint hopes of wresting back the £1.4bn Thameslink trains contract from Siemens, and guaranteeing 1,600 jobs at its Derby factory, face another blow as its German rival edges closer to a significant milestone in completing the deal.
"This is another milestone toward completing a merger that brings together two unique airlines with complementary strengths that will offer unmatched global service," Richard H. Anderson, chief executive of Delta, said in a statement.
In November 2005, the bridegroom set a national outdoor milestone by completing a series of ultramarathon hikes — 31 miles or more — across all 50 states in less than 75 days.
In December 1998, the consortium's two leading production centers, those of Dr. Robert H. Waterston at Washington University in St . Louisand Dr. John E. Sulston at the Sanger Center, reached an important milestone by completing their pilot project on the roundworm genome, the first animal genome to be decoded.
A handful of you are here today because you have finally reached the terrific milestone of completing a doctorate.
The agreement also establishes a plan to remove 99% of the waste from the tanks and sets milestones for completing certain tasks.
The participants described pregnancy as having several milestones, and completing each phase seemed to increase their confidence in having a healthy pregnancy: ""As time went on, it got a little bit easier to feel like I wasn't at as much risk in terms of the pregnancy".
NASA and Boeing also reached a crticial milestone last week by completing the design review of the SLS core stage — a first for a major NASA launch vehicle in five decades.
Confidence grows in the government and its security forces as reconciliation and security milestones are completed with minor delays.
