| Fast forward almost 21 years, to last Monday, when the Celtic under-21 team took on Kilmarnock's striplings. |
| So these striplings might deserve some understanding. |
| The subsequent rejuvenation of body and spirit has been one of the great themes here and there was an obvious pride in the players, veterans and comparative striplings alike, at being in the semi-final at all. |
| My recent orchestral wanderings have included sampling the playing of not only the wizened pros of the New York Phil but some younger striplings, the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, at Avery Fisher Hall. |
| They are also used to read both CDs and the bar-codes without which it now seems impossible to make any purchase in a high-street shop. The winners of the chemistry prize are, by comparison, mere striplings. |
| Striplings and stumps can be more easily transported than intact seedlings and have better chances for survival under difficult growing conditions. |
