The grail
Posted by Jose Carlos on August 14, 2004
In Reply to: The grail posted by Bob on August 14, 2004
: : Hi
: : What is the meaning of to grab the grail? Any connection with the holy grail? Is it being successful after a serie of failures? Is it achieving the very difficult or the unexpected?
: : The sentence in question is: It so happened that someone else published a paper just ahead of her. Her research group then GRABBED THE GRAIL at the very end of the year, showing that her fermions did exist as molecules...
: : Thanks.
: : JC
: Yes, it's an association with the holy grail, representing the ultimate prize in a search.
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Thanks Bob.
JC