• It has become part of the football argot, especially at the climax of a season.

    BBC: Sir Alex Ferguson: 10 things not everybody knows

  • The rock anthem will be played at the climax of the varied musical programme including a number of choirs and Jools Holland's band.

    BBC: Anthem to rock the millennium

  • At the climax of his passion, he was adding to the collection at the rate of a painting a week, ending up with 1, 500 works.

    ECONOMIST: The Thyssens

  • It was a fitting thing to do at the climax of a voyage which had been started by a grand scientific idea about our origins.

    BBC: The magic of Apollo

  • Even last week's meeting of Yorkshire and Kent, a crucial fixture at the climax of the county championship, the premier competition, could draw no more than 3, 750.

    ECONOMIST: Dead bat

  • One day Roland Emmerich will take a breather and give us a modest, thinly peopled costume drama in which, at the climax, somebody drops a teacup, but that day has not yet dawned.

    NEWYORKER: (director: Roland Emmerich; 2009)

  • There had been speculation that Hussein would be executed before Eid Al-Adha -- a holiday period that means Feast of the Sacrifice, celebrated by Muslims around the world at the climax of the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.

    CNN: Hussein executed with 'fear in his face'

  • At the climax of the 1980 movie "The Blues Brothers, " hundreds of gun-toting police officers, state troopers and other riotous authority figures scramble after John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as they calmly ride a Chicago City Hall elevator while being soothed by a piped-in instrumental version.

    WSJ: The Elusive Girl From Ipanema

  • The World Cup reaches a climax Sunday at the same venue, with hosts New Zealand hoping to lift the Webb Ellis trophy for the first time in 24 years when they take on France, who have never won the tournament.

    CNN: Injury-hit Australia secure third place in World Cup

  • There's also all to play for in a strong Best Supporting Actress category: Amy Adams and Viola Davies who both give excellent performances in "Doubt" -- particularly stage actress Davies who delivers a scene-stealing performance across from Meryl Streep at the film's climax -- could cancel each other out.

    CNN: 2009 Oscars: More snooze than sizzle?

  • Villarreal denied Pep Guardiola's men the title last weekend as they scored a last-gasp leveller at the Nou Camp, and there was another thrilling climax at El Madrigal, although this time Barca were the beneficiaries of the late goal.

    CNN: Real Madrid defeat hands Barcelona title

  • At one point, the nearby Climax mine produced close to 75 percent of the world's molybdenum, which is used as a hardening agent for steel in cars, as well as in computer chips and monitors.

    NPR: The Best Laid Plans Of Mines And Men

  • The event, which will be held at the Villa Marina in Douglas, is said to be the climax of a year of celebrations.

    BBC: Isle of Man school students in British Legion concert

  • The climax takes place at a dance competition at Ballroom at the Ben, in the former Benjamin Franklin Hotel (834 Chestnut St.).

    CNN: Lights, camera, vacation! Film tourism

  • The all-French final was a treat for the spectators who were present at the Stade Municipal in Toulouse, as the game headed towards a dramatic climax.

    BBC: Stade Municipal

  • He captured the English industrial scene at its murky climax, before it was lost or sanitised.

    ECONOMIST: Singular visions

  • Brabin admits their performance at the Racecourse Ground was an anti-climax.

    BBC: Brabin calls for U's consistency

  • What I'll remember most vividly about Gus Van Sant's extraordinary " Elephan t" is not the violent climax -- his film is a fictional evocation of the shootings at Columbine High School -- but the state of grace that precedes it.

    WSJ: Bloated 'Beyond Borders' Sinks Saintly Characters

  • The climax, Champions' Day at Ascot, will be offered to terrestrial broadcasters.

    BBC: Ascot to hosts Champions' Day in horse racing revamp

  • And the cheer Cameron got at Prime Minister's Questions four hours later ensured this was not the anti-climax some predicted.

    BBC: Is it "The Bloomberg Speech"?

  • And for the dramatic climax, head to the terrace of Pincian Hill, above Piazza del Popolo, at 7:30 pm on 12 February for a fireworks display.

    BBC: Rome��s carnival of horses

  • Hamilton, who won his first world title in a nail-biting climax to Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix, was welcomed at the McLaren Technology Centre by the team's 1, 000-strong workforce, plus another 500 ancillary staff.

    BBC: Hamilton in McLaren career pledge

  • Handel-worship reached a climax in a series of festivals at London's Crystal Palace in the late 19th century.

    ECONOMIST: Handel's anniversary

  • It reached a climax in 1913 when fellow suffragette Emily Davison was killed as she rushed out at the Derby to bring down the King's horse.

    BBC: Photo call for Pankhurst portrait

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