Sentences with phrase «story of a weakling»

When I tell you that Captain America: The First Avenger is a superhero film, you won't be shocked to read that it's the story of a weakling who acquires special powers, dons a gaudy costume, and has a climactic punch - up with a fancy - dressed megalomaniac who just happens to have popped up at the same time.

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They were vigorous and possessed native ability, but they admired the warrior, were hard - fighting and hard - drinking, and seemed to despise the Christian virtues as the traits of weaklings and to view with scorn the story of a crucified Savior.
In this winning picture book, McCarthy separates fact from fiction as he tells the story of Atlas, the original 98 - pound weakling who transformed himself into a world - famous strong man.
Previously, on working estates, any white puppies in a litter were considered weaklings and despatched, but the story goes that some of the dark coloured dogs were shot as they worked the under - growth in mistaken identity for vermin.
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