In recent years, both brothers, separately, have taken sabbaticals from the company.

Others have taken medical leaves or sabbaticals, they said.

Last year, he said, about 10 professors took sabbaticals, fewer than in the year before.

This would become common practice for him, taking sabbaticals in France and London.

Throughout his career, Shaw would take sabbaticals from the music business.

I went along for years doing work that was very hard and refusing to take holidays or sabbaticals the way the others did.

They could even take sabbaticals - yearlong unpaid leaves from the company - no questions asked.

The program provides resources for organizers to take sabbaticals for reflection and renewal.

Siemens and a few other companies have offered to pay some white-collar professionals to take sabbaticals of six months to a year.

A growing number of students are taking sabbaticals between high school and college.