Stayers

A state-sponsored land grab of expatriates 'properties, the influx of Russian and Indian property developers, and even a threat to ban the wearing of bikinis has convinced many long-term stayers that the time to leave has come. ❋ Gethin Chamberlain (2010)

Most of the long-term stayers in the Territory, of course, are Aborigines. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Who in their right minds would lock the only toilet block on the site, and only let the long-term stayers have a key? ❋ Unknown (2008)

If the departed execs are even 5\% better than the "stayers" -- then Joe Taxpayer loses ❋ Unknown (2009)

Going the other way, races longer than 2,400 meters are for horses known as stayers, because they can stay the distance. ❋ By GINA RARICK (2011)

Such men, as every woman learns in time, are not good "stayers," but they make the time go by very quickly -- sometimes. ❋ Marie Belloc Lowndes (1907)

The settlers, who located their farms near the trading post about which the Indians still collected, were called the "go-ers," while the "stayers" were those who remained in Roxbury, and retained half of the new grant; but it should be added that they paid the go-ers a sum of money to facilitate the settlement. ❋ Frederick Jackson Turner (1896)

Unless the "stayers" are willing to treat TEO as a true mission field and comport themselves as if they are evangelizing the lost, they will get nowhere. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She is right on the mark that the "stayers" have been left behind without an organization to support them (although one commenter above has defended the " ❋ Unknown (2009)

A tough bunch of stayers line up in the Group Three DRC Gold Cup, over two miles, which has gone to Godolphin in both of its previous runnings. ❋ Unknown (2011)

They broke the youth into four categories: 40 percent were working-class “stayers;” 20 percent were collegebound “achievers” and they often left for good; 10 were “seekers” joining the military to see the world; and the rest were “returners,” those who eventually came back home but only a small number of whom were “high fliers,” i.e., professionals. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Research has demonstrated that long-staying families do not have more documented intensive service needs than other shelter stayers and they use significant resources at a substantial cost to the tax payer. ❋ Seth Diamond (2010)

The other Pattern races on the card – the Group Two Diadem for sprinters, Group Two Pride Stakes for fillies and Group Three Jockey Club Stakes for stayers – will need to attract consistently top-class fields in the hope of reaching Group One status. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A reduction in family mobility helps the mobile kids achieve more and increases the test scores of the stayers, as well as the movers, probably because their teachers are able to concentrate better on the stuff they want to teach rather than making up work for the new kids all the time. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Orris, Quinnea, Gillabeth, and Antrobus were among the stayers, along with Septimus and Professor Twillip. ❋ Richard Harland (2009)

I'd say a dozen racing Africans will yield two or three stayers and that the time will at very least threaten an Olympic Record. ❋ Unknown (2008)

[Ever since] [Nick Jonas] wrote Stay, I've been a loyal [stayer]. ❋ Stayfornickj (2011)

OMG! I love [Nick Jonas], [I'm a] [stayer]!! ❋ Nick Jay Fan (2011)

Non [Stayer]: Hey mate are you coming to [Matron]’s Ball... it’s time to leave the pre-lash venue. Stayer: [Nar] bro I’m staying here a bit longer cause I’m a [stayer]. Non Stayer: Oh you staying old shagger... lol xx hehe random you’re cute ❋ The Stayer (2011)

Jennifer has a total [Player-Stayer complex]. She either goes for [nice guys] and gets bored, or goes for total sleazes and is [disgusted]. Good luck finding her a man! ❋ Lotusflower (2007)