But it's Stone, not Costner, who should be credited with her present success.
Manchester's present success was summarised by the two headliners, the Smiths and New Order.
Remarkably, Rosneft's present success, and indeed its very survival, are to some extent an accident.
As a result, the state's original traders are playing no part in its present success.
The present success tends to put the lie to that argument.
In fact, present success is often determined as much by context and chance as by fundamental viability.
Through the losses, though, the Cubs began to acquire the players who would be central to their present success.
So my question is, when does that [unintelligible]... worked his way up to nothing to his present success.
With funding criteria based predominantly on short-term indicators, investment to future-proof the program can paradoxically put at risk present success and thereby jeopardise the entire operation.
"Their aspirations always reached beyond the present success," he added, noting that he had been "fortunate to have come knocking on their door".
