This was possible only by dint of extended periods of frequently quite painful reflection and digestion.

I frequently compose out the entire metric structure of a piece in modified cyclic form, where each cyclic revolution undergoes some form of 'variation' much as if measure lengths were concrete musical 'material.'

I do date quite frequently.

It certainly is possible to construct a moon base in such a way that crews could stay for extended periods of time.

War has been more common than peace, and extended periods of peace have been rare in a world divided into multiple states

Obviously, we've extended his role a bit. As the bullpen evolves, we'll see him out there more frequently and not as long.