1.   But instead, he heard them begin the ascent of the stairs.

2.   Three days after that, I learned that I could begin the ascent with my eyes open.

3.   And he believes the Giants are just beginning their ascent.

4.   Armed with a city map from the Visitors Center in the converted railway car adjacent to the John Cabot, we began our ascent.

5.   As the plane begins its ascent, a weather warning triggers the nastier storm already simmering inside the plane.

6.   But only the hardiest climber could fly into La Paz one day and begin his ascent the next.

7.   Following the war, Machado went back to school and began an ascent in the San Antonio legal community.

8.   Gen. Manuel Noriega begins his ascent to power.

9.   Just after the opening bell, the Dow Jones industrial average began its ascent.

10.   Last fall at Santa Anita, however, Real Quiet began his ascent.