Sentences with phrase «more valiant»

Out of the ashes of a desiccated dream, we shall build a new basketball team, stronger, more valiant than ever before.

Not exact matches

On October 14, 2014, the valiant Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner ascended to more than 128,000 feet above New Mexico in a helium balloon before freefalling at supersonic speeds (Mach 1.24) back to earth.

Her honesty about the uncomfortable realities of life and faith — the unresolved, the disappointments, the mysterious, the gray, the hopeful, the routine, the failures, the valiant efforts — give this book a more conversational and intimate feel than any of her others.

Even now, more than ten years later, I remain awed by their valiant struggle, mounted at great personal cost: drained finances, lost privacy, media scorn, impugned motives, death threats — and eventually Bob's death, which the family believes was caused by the stress of watching helplessly as his daughter died by court order.

Instead, her honesty about the uncomfortable realities of life and faith — the unresolved, the disappointments, the mysterious, the gray, the hopeful, the routine, the failures, the valiant efforts — give this book a more conversational and intimate feel than any of her others.

My cousin made a valiant effort to get a family photo, but I have about 400 outtakes that are way more hilarious.

They lost each time, but Hall of Famer Hall, whom they had chosen in the expansion draft even though he was 36 years old, put up a valiant, Smythe - winning effort that was reflected more by his GAA (2.43) than his won - loss mark (8 - 10).

Despite playing a very second - choice lineup in Portland last fall during a tight turnaround, the Red Bulls still pressed the Timbers hard, had more than their share of the ball, and outshot Caleb Porter's side in a valiant, but ultimately losing effort at Providence Park.

This is what Chelsea managed to do more than once against us but thankfully were ruled offside or were prevented from scoring by our valiant Polish keeper.

They done so by the skin of their teeth in previous seasons, but last season Bolton finished a clear nine points above the drop, with the teams results definitely improving in the second half of the season under new manager Owen Coyle, so there were promising signs from the Reebok club that they can do a lot better than they for the most part last term, when positive form was almost non-existent and despite some valiant and brave efforts against some classy opponents they just couldn't convert their courageous performances into points which would have propelled them up the Premier League and into a more respectable finishing position.

I have never felt more radiant and valiant than in motherhood.

Which is more important, inconveniencing incumbent officeholders or valiant American servicemen and women and expatriate Americans serving abroad?

Nevertheless, the new standard may seem like a valiant (a mediocre Plymouth I drove in the 1970s) initiative on the horizon (a truly lousy Plymouth I owned in the 1980s) to make the country a bit less reliant (a crummy Plymouth I somehow avoided) on foreign oil, as well as less polluting and more innovative.

The Sims 3: World Adventures is a valiant effort at creating an expansion pack that does more than simply expand.

In the meantime, the more adventurous of the filmgoing audience can greatly benefit from the valiant efforts of this festival, and Mediabank, the company that runs it, to give Korean cinema the higher profile it deserves in the US.

The film tries to be more than what it is, which is valiant, but forgotten steps and clear bias for destruction renders the campaign an unsuccessful one.

Max Irons (The Host) stars as Yuri, a young Ukrainian boy who lives in a small village with his valiant father Yaroslav (Barry Pepper - much more on him later), his mother Olena (Lucy Brown), and his saber wielding grandfather Ivan (Stamp).

FCBD 2015: VALIANT 25th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL Written by JEFF LEMIRE, ROBERT VENDITTI, MATT KINDT and MORE!

The modern greyhound is more popular as a racing dog then as a show dog, but valiant efforts by greyhound charities to raise the profile of the breed as a pet has meant that increasing numbers of ex-racing greyhounds find their way into the comfort of home life and happily swap the racetrack for a comfy sofa.

This valiant dog finished her work on earth this month, and the Maddie's Fund family mourns her... Learn More

However, Toad is not nearly as valiant in the games: his fear of Bowser is much more pronounced than in the cartoons, and he often ending up kidnapped just the same as Peach, or is simply reduced to running to the Mario Bros. for help.

A valiant effort, if not a lot more else.

After a fashion, the care and spirit that went into its development might be responsible for how much more effectively Valiant Hearts conveys the tragedy of war than any of the military shooter games that market themselves on the valiant heroes at the center of their campaigns.

The Home put up a valiant fight, but the Echo had a two - year head start and many more skills at its disposal.

It doesn't work with every Android app out there, but it's a valiant effort from Samsung to make Android smartphones and tablets more flexible and powerful devices.

Thanks to a valiant group of Congressional leaders, the report is getting a fresh look, and its message about the awesome power of teaching tolerance is more compelling than ever.

I thought the previous home owner made a valiant attempt to make this windowless hallway more functional.