There were several men of ninety or more whom I knew first or last, all of whom were still productive and most of whom knew one another as if they had naturally come together at the apex of their lives.

The United States was engaged in a military attack on a peaceful, orderly people governed by a regime that had proved itself the most pro-Western and anti-Communist within any of the new nations -- the only place in Africa, moreover, where a productive relationship between whites and blacks had apparently been achieved.

The vast Central Valley of California is one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world.

Satires Of Circumstance and Moments Of Vision, coming during his most productive decade, are relatively self-contained ; ;

Thus, the most productive areas are not necessarily the most stressed.

In a climate hostile to agriculture, Mr. Clark has had to keep alert to the most productive farm techniques.

The most productive areas include Newfoundland's Grand Banks, the Nova Scotia shelf, Georges Bank off Cape Cod, the Bahama Banks, the waters around Iceland, the Irish Sea, the Dogger Bank of the North Sea, and the Falkland Banks.

The most productive portion of arable land is that from sediments left by rivers and the sea in geological times.

Before 1931, i. e. through most of Ruth's most productive years, the umpire called the play based on the ball's final resting place " when last seen ".

During their most productive years, the Orioles saw three of its players named MVP: ( Frank Robinson in 1966 ; Boog Powell in 1970 ; and Cal Ripken, Jr. in 1983 ).

The year 1796 was most productive for both Gauss and number theory.

Coral reefs, whose polyps are rich in endosymbiotic algae, support some of the world's most productive ecosystems, and protect vegetation in tidal zones and on shorelines from strong currents and tides.

According to Anthony Quinton, classical liberals believe that " an unfettered market " is the most efficient mechanism to satisfy human needs and channel resources to their most productive uses: they " are more suspicious than conservatives of all but the most minimal government.

The lack of credible governance was compounded by the fact that most colonies were economic loss-makers at independence, lacking both a productive economic base and a taxation system to effectively extract resources from economic activity.

At the time of its independence in 1960, DRC was the second most industrialized country in Africa after South Africa ; it boasted a thriving mining sector and its agriculture sector was relatively productive.

As a result he, along with outspoken young goaltender Glenn Hall, was promptly traded to Chicago ( which was owned by James D. Norris, Bruce's elder brother ) after his most productive year.

Distributism reflects this doctrine most evidently by promoting the family, rather than the individual, as the basic type of owner ; that is, distributism seeks to ensure that most families, rather than most individuals, will be owners of productive property.

Planting of crops was prevented in Eritrea's most productive western region, causing food production to drop by 62 %.

Currently, almost a quarter of the country ’ s most productive land remains unoccupied because of the lingering effects of the 1998 – 2000 war with Ethiopia.

-- After 52 rainless days, moisture finally came to Del Mar, resulting in but one workout during the week for most of the horses, and leaving us with less than half our total average rainfall during the season.

Radio broadcasts had not begun and most devotees of baseball attended the games near home, in the town park or a pasture, with perhaps two or three trips to the city each season to see the Cubs or the Pirates or the Indians or the Red Sox.

Perhaps the Pirate who will be the unhappiest over the news that Musial probably will sit out most of the series is Bob Friend, who was beaten by The Man twice last season on dramatic home runs.

It is one of the most entertaining and irresponsible novels of the season.

Turning to the current musical season on Broadway, the most widely acclaimed of the new arrivals, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, has been transferred to an original cast album ( R. C. A. Victor LOC 1066 ; ;

Here, in the most eagerly awaited novel of the season ( his first since The Catcher In The Rye, ) he tells of a college girl in flight from the life around her and the tart but sympathetic help she gets from her 25-year-old brother.

Gestation lasts between 90 and 110 days, producing one to five cubs ( most often two or three ) during the rainy season, when termites are active.

The plants grow and bloom during the cool season when most other plants are dormant or other annuals are in seed form waiting for warmer weather to germinate.

The most popular player in franchise history, " Gonzo " signed a one-year contract worth just under $ 7 million on December 7 to play for the rival Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2007 season.

Dunn, who was tied for the major league lead with 32 home runs, was expected to provide a significant boost to an offense that has struggled to score runs for most of the season.

They also finished third in the Eredivisie that season, again qualifying for the UEFA Cup, after spending most of the season in the top two spots.

Meteorologists ( and most of the temperate countries in the southern hemisphere ) use a definition based on months, with autumn being September, October and November in the northern hemisphere, According to United States tradition, autumn runs from the day after Labor Day ( i. e. the Tuesday following the first Monday of September ) through Thanksgiving ( i. e. the fourth Thursday in November ), after which the holiday season that demarcates the unofficial beginning of winter begins.

While most foods are harvested during the autumn, foods particularly associated with the season include pumpkins ( which are integral parts of both Thanksgiving and Halloween ) and apples, which are used to make the seasonal beverage apple cider.

In the Anglosphere, most notably in Anglo-America, autumn is also associated with the Halloween season ( which in turn was influenced by Samhain, a Celtic autumn festival ), and with it a widespread marketing campaign that promotes it, in the U. S. A.

Pearl ( played by Bea Benaderet ) appeared in most of the first season episodes, as did Jethro's twin sister Jethrine, played by Baer in drag, using Linda Kaye Henning's voiceover.

The season two episode " The Giant Jackrabbit " also became the most watched telecast up to the time of its airing, and remains the most watched half-hour episode of a sitcom as well.

The series enjoyed excellent ratings throughout its run, although it had fallen out of the top 20 most watched shows during its final season.

The player who experienced this phenomenon with the most number of at-bats in a season was Ernie Bowman, who over 125 at-bats in 1963 had a batting average of. 184 and an on-base percentage of. 181.

Since the rule was reinstated in its present form, Gil Hodges of the Dodgers holds the record for most sacrifice flies in one season with 19, in 1954 ; Eddie Murray holds the record for most sacrifice flies in a career with 128.

Ty Cobb holds the records for most steals of home in a single season ( 8 ) as well as for a career ( 54 ).

Jimmy Rollins holds the single season record for most plate appearances, at 778.

Twelve clubs, including most of the strongest clubs in the NABBP, ultimately declared themselves professional for the 1869 season.