In the sixth and last chapter, "The Parterre and French National Identity in the Eighteenth Century," Ravel's thesis culminates in a discussion about the post-1750 parterre "as representative of larger, more politicized notions such as the 'public' or the 'nation"' (11).

It winds irresistibly round, gathering more stair connections as it goes, and culminates in a double-level bar and restaur ant with magnificent views over the Rhine dock.

The near head-on collision over cars culminates a year of accusations of dumping--selling goods below the cost of production--in the trade of various products.

Whiplash culminates in Mars's finding a career as a sex worker in a massage parlor.

Partly a tale of a father and his estranged son seeking to make amends, partly a love story, part redemption saga, and part pluckly novel of determination to win a challenge, Offshore culminates in a devil's bargain that pits a family's drive to succeed against not only the ruthlessness of their enemies, but the force of an incoming hurricane.

Lou Plasencia, President and CEO of The Plasencia Group, commented, "The sale of the Americas Hotel Portfolio culminates a very successful process that began last summer as part of InterContinental Hotels Group's timely global strategic disposition program."

In and of themselves they reveal their dyed-in-the-wool philosophy and the very peculiar slang of such events, which culminates in the words of a bank-branch director: "If someone has visions, they should go out to the fields or els e to therapy.

This trajectory culminates in Doctor Faustus's repellent theological cruelty and Hero and Leander's sadis tic mockery.

An angry solo by Sanders culminates in a cathartic drenching by the Buddha: the ink in her hair dribbles down her face and body.

The panel's report culminates a year-long investigation commissioned by NHLBI as a guide for making funding decisions on the "total artificial heart" (TAH), an experimental device intended as a replacement for the human heart.