It's not the job I envisioned while writing my doctoral dissertation on 19th-century melodrama -- it's an even more exciting job that allows me to make a contribution to my community while receiving a reasonable salary and benefits (not to mention an office).
While I could envision many career paths, my interests cohered into a long-term objective, still broad but also tangible and focused.
The property had been in the family for a while, and he envisioned a place to store his collection of vintage cars and motorcycles.
Actually, I first envisioned the novel while on the back of a motorbike in Greece some years ago when I was on vacation there.
But all the while Brooks envisions African-American public schools, businesses, and communities redesigned to serve the enlightened self-interest of the individual.
"While I could not have envisioned this as an end to my tenure in the House, nevertheless I am especially proud of our accomplishments," Mr. Gilman, 79, said at a party in this Orange County town.
He gave up the cello, took up piano, and played in bands through high school and college, all the while envisioning a career in comedy-writing that soured with his yearlong stint at Letterman: "It wasn't fun.
But while homeowners envisioned overflowing Dumpsters and shrinking landfill space, scholars focused on the social and political effects of detritus in a culture of abundance.
The one in my head was based on an individual-size baking powder biscuit, while he envisioned a sponge layer cake.
While Bennett envisioned Britain as a nation in need of "civilising", Mitchison's sci-fi visions weren't about conquering other worlds but understanding them.
