Sentences with phrase «reaching ripe old ages»

And with so many of our loved ones reaching ripe old ages, we've turned as a society to the care of third - party professionals: nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

A rapacious man prospers, a generous man suffers tragedy; needed people die young, worthless scoundrels reach a ripe old age; some children are blessed from birth, others are cursed with idiocy or disease; of two families of like quality and conduct, one experiences habitual good fortune, the other continuous adversity.

So Pulis is not impressed, and we all would have expected Gnabry to be ready for the Premiership now he has reached the ripe old age of 20, but he has now been sent back to Arsenal to see what Wenger wants to do with him.

• My mother - in - law, Win Francis, who has reached the ripe old age of 90 because of the hundreds of miles she has walked delivering leaflets for the Labour party, has just been informed she has been barred from voting, with no reason given.

Whereas some fish, turtles or even invertebrates can become hundreds of years old, the neon pygmy goby — a small fish — reaches ripe old age at only 60 days.

But longer doesn't necessarily mean healthier, and those who reach the ripe old age of 100 might spend almost half their life battling age - related chronic disease.

Fit centenarians have high vitamin D levels A relatively high vitamin D level may enable you to reach a ripe old age and avoid chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes type - 2 and cardiovascular disease.

Stone has sold more than 7.5 million albums worldwide; been nominated for four Grammy ® Awards; appeared onstage with James Brown, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Patti LaBelle, Mavis Staples, Donna Summer, and Smokey Robinson; sat for an interview with Oprah Winfrey; starred in two major ad campaigns for the Gap; and performed for more than 200,000 people at the 2005 Live 8 Concert in London — all before reaching the ripe old age of 19.

In 2010, Clint Eastwood reached the ripe old age of 80, yet the prolific filmmaker still unabatedly continues to make motion pictures on a regular basis; accumulating a cinematic oeuvre that is as diverse as it is excellent.

Last I spoke to Sallie Mae on my mother's behalf they wanted to set her up with a payment plan that (once you did the math) would require more than $ 300 every month until she reached the ripe old age of 98!

Indoor cats live an average of 12.5 years and can reach the ripe old age of 18 or more.

Few reach a ripe old age.

As our oldest grandson has reached the ripe old age of four, he has become a reasonable travel companion; that is, if we don't venture too far

This policy is effective for your entire life or until you reach the ripe old age of 100.

It is a tradition in Japan that all centenarians, those reaching the ripe old age of 100 years, are sent a silver sake cup by the Japanese Prime Minister.

Not exact matches

Don't know how old she was that Musa married to at... But understand that females at hotter areas become ripe at earlier age and if body was built well enough and had her monthly period coming early age than she is ready minimum 9 years old... There are still in some small cities, villages and remote areas families are having their daughters marrying at such age to men that could reach upto 80 years old...!

McLaughlin will be slightly older than Brady was when she competes, since she'll reach the ripe age of 17 two days after the Opening Ceremonies, which take place on August 5th.