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Re: The grailPosted by Jose Carlos on August 14, 2004 In Reply to: Re: 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. ................................................. JC
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