Mr Bronk next asks whether faith in progress, and specifically in market-driven material progress, is as well-grounded now as it was in the 18th century.
Accessories have seen a jolt of color this season as well, from belts and eye-wear to footwear- where the latter will make a well-grounded fancy-stance this season.
Typically, Pirate games are fairly well-grounded: they are almost universally set in the Caribbean during the Age of Sail, and they try to maintain a certain amount of realism (except for the occasional skeleton, zombie or a ghost ship).
With Perpignan's beleaguered defence in disarray, Dickson combined with Best to score on the hour, although television replays clearly showed the scrum-half had grounded the ball well short of the tryline.
While no one wants to see a new design grounded, we can be confident that the well-being of passengers and crew members is not at risk and that the Dreamliner will soon be airborne.