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Others say James ascends from pulp fiction to high art, with well-drawn characters and turns of phrase "of which Jane Austen might have been proud" (Gerald Kaufman, the Daily Telegraph ). (An excerpt is available at Random House's site.)
On the occasion of his 50 th birthday, the dancer ascends to mythic proportions with a majestic solo concert.
To whatever height one ascends on the spectrum of equality, there should be a strong connection between that perch and the reason for recognizing human equality in the first place.
Upon his death, the pop artist ascends from the controversial to the canonical.
From here the coast road ascends very sharply amid sparse, windblown greenery, and the drop seawards can be frighteningly steep.