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While United were convinced of his potential to develop into a top-class centre-forward, he has not fulfilled that and although he has shown glimpses of his finishing power, his confidence now looks shattered.

Both started out as junior varsity players during their freshman years and continued to develop into standouts.

Will Kim be able to play shortstop, third base and the outfield well enough to develop into the utility player the Dodgers envision?

Birdie, who starts out as a caricature of a society drunk — “a classic lily of the valley, invasive, wild, with no boundaries and extremely toxic to everything that gets in its path,” in Alice’s narrative formulation — will develop into perhaps the series’ most sympathetic character.

And then there's his Gaza "imperialist acid flashback," as Salon's Andrew O'Hehir calls it, which, as far as I know, doesn't have any oil or minerals to offer but does feature some very nice beachfront property he apparently wants to develop into an international resort.