The rise and rise of Nancy Meyers is a story with few hitches — a surprisingly organic tale propelled by talent, a bit of luck and a self-described "worker bee" ethic.
Singapore's vibrant economy, plugged-in status, economic attractiveness, and opportunities will continue to propel multinational talents to its shores.
Well, that's tough to say - I think there's a hope that a change in chemistry on the ballclub may propel Detroit, but talent wise, they're probably a little worse off than last season, and losing starting shortstop and defensive wizard Jose Iglesias for four to six months thanks to stress fractures in both legs will not help.
Can you think of a sports "great" whose talent alone propelled him or her to stardom?
Born to a struggling family, he had a precocious artistic talent that propelled him upward in a society grappling with the changes brought by industrialization.
We can admire the boldness and talent that propelled a young woman into print in a male-dominated world without anachronistically attributing contemporary intentions to her.
Guerrero's four-hit performance was an awesome display of his talent and propelled him into the upper reaches of the league leaders in many hitting categories.
Now, Dragic, a 26-year-old Serb, will be challenged – fairly or not – to make the kind of leap that propelled Nash from middling talent to blossoming superstar at roughly the same age.
It was a time of job security, reciprocity and solidarity; the working class received accolades, rather than insults, as the source of much of the talent that propelled the swinging 60s.
The new channel's success, its executives and other observers say, will depend on the public's desire for more narrowly focused food programming and the ability of the producers to mint the kind of on-camera talent that propelled Food Network.
