You cannot know what it is like to muck about with two or three other rejects, aimlessly kicking a ball in a pretence of playing a game so as not to be shouted at from time to time by your good self, Sir.

1547, James Harrison, An Exhortacion to the Scottes..., G v b:

The first step in finding the right entertainment center is to measure your electronics—depth, width, and height.

In 1963 Foss was offered the conductorship of the Buffalo Philharmonic, New York state, the first time he had had his own orchestra, and he embarked upon a wildly ambitious programme, set up a centre for creative arts and promoted several contemporary music festivals in the city.