During the course of his church ministry and extensive writings spanning a forty-year period, Cadman became widely quoted.

In the course of a medical career spanning 55 years, he served with the Union forces during the American Civil War as surgeon.

The course spans over 15 city blocks.

The course spans six weeks and covers the ins and outs of being a butler.

The course spans over four years and is offered in six different branches.

The course spans three weeks with three phases of instruction.

The first course spanned one month, starting in 2009.

The short courses and the outreach projects of the School that run parallel to the award-bearing curriculum span an even wider variety of artistic disciplines.

The programmes have an intake of 66 regular students and 6 lateral entry students and the course spans 8 semesters.

Over the course of a career spanning six decades, he did just that.