Thanks to string-theory classes, he recognizes a parallel universe when he sees one.
Nebraska scores again, thanks to a string of plays from Martinez and Burkhead.
But Joseph takes it thanks to his string of fine tries.
Xstrata went from tiddler to giant in a decade thanks to a string of canny purchases by Mr Davis.
But, thanks to a string of competent performances in the candidates' debates, he is the flavour of the moment.
Much of their relationship has been played out in public thanks to a string of TV appearances and extensive newspaper coverage.
Meanwhile the small tortoise shell butterfly, once common, has declined by 77 per cent in just 10 years thanks to a string of cold, wet summers and loss of habitat.
The coastline around here is already polluted, thanks to a string of fish meal plants that spew waste into the ocean.
A year and a half later, the breaker problem still hadn't been fully resolved, an oversight that, thanks to a string of related errors, one day left the control-room alarm system without power.
Hull were growing in stature, with London forced back thanks to a string of penalties, and the visitors cashed in for their third try, Westerman stepping inside and out to rumble over the line from close range.
Following Highfield in the top 10 risers is BBC business editor Robert Peston, who, thanks to a string of exclusives around the credit crunch and two Royal Television Society journalism awards, finds himself at 26, a rise of 35 places on last year.
