They all want a shot at the brass ring--aiming to become public companies by the end of the year.
The IPO has long been the brass ring of the venture capital world.
If I had to bet, she'll still be running for the gold in 2012 rather than the presidential brass ring.
He may have been a bit green or unsteady on some of the issues, and some thought he needed more seasoning in the Senate before reaching for the brass ring.
Being unfocused, on the other hand, while very difficult to do, offers the greatest chance to go for the brass ring of not just being an industry leaders, but the industry platform.
Not all women are convinced money is the brass ring: "It is good fortune if the person you love--male or female--happens to have money, " says Kim Gandy, president of the National Organization for Women.
Those who find themselves in demand by name designers and the editors of Vogue may or may not ever snag the brass ring--a multiyear (two to five years) contract with a clothing or cosmetics company.
In the meantime, the Iraqi despot may be able to achieve the nuclear wannabe's brass ring: a functioning atomic or even thermonuclear device -- thereby dramatically changing the complexion of the strategic threat posed to us and others by Saddam's regime.
If you wondered why the two candidates seemed so chippy the other night, think about how you would feel if you had to confront the younger, more idealistic version of yourself after you sold out all your principles for a shot at the brass ring.
The robbers took 65 to 68 clay and brass statues, and a gold ring, police spokesman Athanassios Kokkalakis said Friday, the day of the theft.
Throughout the "Ring, " the brass are associated with some of the major recurring musical themes, called "leitmotifs" leading motives linked to particular characters, concepts, props and more.
WSJ: It Takes Brass to Play the Wagner Tuba | By Barbara Jepson | The Ring of the Nibelung
The circus was invented in the 1760s by a British cavalry officer, Philip Astley, who started with trick riding, moved on to "hippodrama" (plays in which horses took center stage) and established many of the basics of circuses, including brass-band marching tunes, a broad center ring and even the "big top" itself.
WSJ: Week in Words: Susceptor, Laminar, Hippodrama, Ogooglebar
In the "Ring, " four Wagner tubas join an enlarged brass section that includes other orchestral rarities like the bass trumpet, contrabass trombone and contrabass tuba, creating "choirs" of gleaming brass.
WSJ: It Takes Brass to Play the Wagner Tuba | By Barbara Jepson | The Ring of the Nibelung
应用推荐