New strategies for early intervention have allowed people with Down syndrome to secure accomplishments that were once unimaginable; some are living independently; life expectancies have soared.
For Mr. Boehner, the deal represents an early showcase of negotiating prowess, and an ability to balance the clamor of staunch conservatives in his party, who have little desire to compromise with Democrats, with the political imperative of securing real accomplishments.
For President Obama, how those competing priorities balance out could mean the difference between securing a landmark accomplishment — the first overhaul of the nation's immigration laws since 1986 — or becoming consumed by charges of scandal.
And although its legacy is secure and its accomplishments will be remembered as a turning point in the country's — and the continent's — soccer history no matter what happens in Brazil, Kalou says Ivory Coast's golden generation deserves to go out on a high note.
He pointed to accomplishments like securing $40 million in federal money for open-space preservation efforts, pushing to ban large trucks from two-lane roads, and lobbying for money to build schools and hire new teachers.
Asked by Justin Gimelstob if the accomplishment of securing a medal for Switzerland had yet sunk in, Federer's voice cracked.
Yet Douglas's extraordinary accomplishment in securing autonomy as a constitutional guarantee can be traced in no small part to his (perhaps somewhat unhinged) search for personal fulfillment.
Her most recent accomplishment was securing accreditation for Discovery Museum, only 1 of 18 in the State of Connecticut to achieve this distinction.
I kept trying to secure the next accomplishment that would make my decision worthwhile.
Conservatives say they fear that Mr. Hastert, in his desire to secure a domestic accomplishment for Mr. Bush and Congressional Republicans to trumpet in next year's elections, gave away the federal store by enacting a huge new spending program.
The rhetorical accomplishment secured the eidouranion's place among the scientific spectacles of the Regency metropolis, and allowed the Walkers to discuss even the potentially controversial topic of the existence of life on other planets.
