2014年7月7日 星期一

centenary, centennia, lall the way

Baseball is Japan's most popular spectator sport and requires enthusiastic participation from fans who create a heady, carnival-like atmosphere. "It's a manifestation of perfectionism," said Robert Whiting, the author of several books on Japanese culture and baseball. "If you are going to be a fan, then you have to go all the way."



on Page 64:
" ... few months in office, the Labour government launched a Festival of Britain, to commemorate the centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851"



The dinner has been designated an official activity of the Drucker Centennial, which marks Peter Drucker's 100th birthday.

They include the Herbert von Karajan centenary year



centenary
noun [C] (US USUALLY AND AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH ALSO centennial)
(the day or year that is) 100 years after an important event; the 100th anniversary:
centenary celebrations
Next year is the centenary of her death.
See also bicentenarytercentenary.
all the way
as much as possible or completely:
If you want to take it up with the boss, I'll support you all the way.

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