• But almost one in five (19%) said that being middle age is a state of mind, rather than something that begins at a certain age.

    BBC: Middle age begins at 55 years, survey suggests

  • Second step: They can sign a contract--symbolic, not binding--stipulating that, by a certain age (provided the business is not in financial distress) that they will move on and let the next generation take its lumps.

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  • Newt Gingrich reminds me of one of those small, ugly dogs that women of a certain age make a tremendous fuss over.

    BBC: Newt Gingrich and his campaign legacy

  • "This is just the first study which was focused on the idea that men of a certain age view sex as a highly desirable goal, and if you present them with a provocative woman, then that will tend to prime goal-related responses, " she told CNN.

    CNN: Men see bikini-clad women as objects, psychologists say

  • And it seems to me that I have come of age at the same time that the nation has come of age in a certain way.

    NPR: Natasha Trethewey: If My Mom Could See Us Now

  • That said, most gay Americans above a certain age have only to dip into their memories for proof that their country has grown dramatically more tolerant.

    ECONOMIST: Gay marriage

  • Our job is to teach children that certain words are not to be used until a certain age, and even then, with care.

    CNN: Ban swearing? No way

  • The researchers suggest that once people reach a certain age some genes become more active, and this may trigger a susceptibility to skin cancer.

    BBC: Twins offer skin cancer clue

  • For example, if an employer sees on Facebook that someone is a member of a protected group (e.g. over a certain age, etc.) that employer may open themselves up to claims of discrimination if they don't hire that person.

    CNN: Doug Gross,

  • There is nothing that drives me crazier than people of a certain age endlessly talking about their ailments, so I will not tell you about mine except to say that I am grateful to live in a time when there are a variety of medications to alleviate them.

    FORBES: California Judge Thinks Mike's Lemonade Is Beer ? Go Figure !

  • Traditional thinking is that, when you reach a certain age, you simply stop working.

    FORBES: How To Fix Weak A 401(k) So You Can Actually Retire

  • To understand just how weird a development this is, understand that for Jewish-Americans of a certain age (I'm 42), rooting for Germany isn't how our fathers, grandfathers and Hebrew School teachers raised us.

    WSJ: Euro 2012: It's OK to Root for Germany

  • Again there was mention at the recent budget of an increase in pension age and this has yet to be finalised but it is certain that pension ages will increase, although remember that there is a difference between the State Pension age and the age at which you are able to start to draw benefits for public sector or private pensions.

    BBC: Fergus Muirhead

  • That means they destroy certain sorts of oxygen-rich molecules that have been linked, at least circumstantially, to age-related complaints such as heart disease, neurodegeneration and cancer.

    ECONOMIST: Scrumpy could be good for you

  • So many of us of a certain age shut ourselves down and convince ourselves that we no longer want or need sex, fun, companionship or romance.

    FORBES: How To Hit 'Restart' After Age 50

  • "Everyone understand that guy's age, but many look at a certain guy and think he's the exception, " says David Berri, a sports economist who teaches at Southern Utah University.

    FORBES

  • With her signature wit and self-deprecating honesty, Fey chronicles how she manages both motherhood and an intense career within an industry that remains notorious for its double standards toward women above a certain age.

    FORBES: What's The Worst Question You Can Ask Tina Fey?

  • That kind of leadership is not limited only to those of a certain age or status.

    WHITEHOUSE: First Lady Michelle Obama Addresses Young African Women Leaders | The White House

  • But it is possible, at least, that this decline of lifespans in certain areas, and increasing gap in age at death, is explained purely and solely by migration of the elderly.

    FORBES: Life Expectancy Is Falling For U.S. Women

  • Americans of a certain age will remember the day-care sex abuse hysteria that swept the nation during the 1980s and early 1990s.

    FORBES: The San Antonio Four Show the Injustice of Sex Abuse Witch-hunts

  • The main reason is that China has a tradition for women and men to get married at a certain age.

    BBC: Q&A: Chinese dating consultant Zhou Xiaopeng

  • Perez adds that the current practice of health screenings for certain diseases, starting at a specific age, will become a thing of the past.

    BBC: Digital Medicine: Machines for living

  • We cannot be certain that the man was Talib Hussain but I questioned him about his name, age, ethnicity, home village and the duration of his military service.

    BBC: Afghan 'killer' of UK troops tells BBC he acted alone

  • Meanwhile, the table, prepared for forbes by Watson Wyatt senior consultant Alan Glickstein, shows how workers of a certain age and job tenure fare if their plan is hard frozen, meaning that even senior workers earn no additional benefits.

    FORBES: The Big Chill

  • One of those reasons, as Brockert points out, could be that the purchasing team at Urban Outfitters is, perhaps, comprised of buyers of a certain age, who were either fans of the brand the first time around, or recognize its continued relevance.

    ENGADGET: blogger-avatar

  • Centrist politics, charm, even a fondness for new-age jargon: it is hardly surprising that Ms Granholm is being compared to a certain recently retired baby-boomer.

    ECONOMIST: A woman in Michigan shows there is life left in Clintonism

  • Above a certain age, like older Nebraskans looking at sushi, they would not touch plants that they had never seen before -uh uh - but guess who was willing?

    NPR: Does Age Quash Our Spirit of Adventure?

  • The sex was provided by Cindy Gallop, a lady of a certain age who makes no bones about her proclivity for younger men, but who suggests that too much cyber-based onanism is giving them the wrong idea about what it is that women actually want.

    ECONOMIST: How to party and learn at the same time

  • What is certain is that Mowbray's leadership qualities have shone from early on in his career, when at the age of 22 he became club captain at Middlesbrough.

    BBC: Mowbray the natural leader

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