Sentences with phrase «to be heroic»

The real - life legal profession and the law itself, at their best, are heroic in ways we can't touch.

Given that the balance sheet is predominantly cash, there are no heroic leaps in the valuation.

There were no evil characters among the survivors of that terrible plane crash in 1972, but some who were weak and others who were heroic.

Set an example of cooperation — even though it may be a heroic effort.

Women will love this book — the male investigator is heroic yet haunted, and the women are strong and intelligent.

Although it may be hard to appreciate amid the backlash over the BP accident, merely locating oil below all that sea, sand, and salt was a heroic achievement.

In fact, I'm not sure that my garden work day was heroic at all.

The idea that a threshold would be the same for every person is a heroic assumption.

What would follow that won't be a heroic age of indie bliss.

The gallery will present 41 paintings, many of which are heroic monumental scale works that have never been shown at the same time publicly.

Do all that, and it'll be heroic enough.

And if you're like most people once every few days would still be heroic!

All that really drives the idea that art is heroic or at least that it has to be presented as such.

Asking for payment to lie before government organizations is heroic.

There were heroic exceptions, yes, as well as countless individuals who lived in quiet opposition.

But there is no heroic narrative when your opposition is a community of school shooting survivors.

I don't think being a mother is being heroic per se, it is not really accomplishing anything outside of a need that the mother and father has created.

The salvation of the health service, major renovation of schools, the minimum wage, civil partnerships and the extension of protection for minority groups are heroic, not small achievements.

But he loved us and worked hard to take care of our needs, which is heroic considering he wasn't my biological dad.

The CGI effects are a familiar sort and so is the heroic - quest motif.

So many of its films to date have been heroic origin stories, of gaining power and the wisdom to use it well.

Improving schools and helping disadvantaged children escape poverty are heroic challenges.

I still didn't buy the idea that getting in the way of danger was heroic.

Legendary or not, that task is heroic, and I guess that makes you a hero, too.

Last week, Destiny 2's heroic strikes got an overhaul and become much more difficult than they had been.

Here's a heroic period in American history as captured by one of the quintessential American painters of the era.

Both senior figures, their work avoids being heroic.

Set an example of cooperation — even though it may be a heroic effort.

Though Luigi is a heroic character in the Mario games, he is usually made as a sidekick to Mario, although in some media and games he is referred to as a partner.

To invoke both Rand and Jesus is a heroic feat indeed.

This widow's contribution was a heroic act of faithfulness.

Cole and Peter were heroic figures who empower others by empowering themselves.

Dungeon Rushers is a Heroic - Parody tactical RPG, that combines dungeon crawler gameplay and turn - based fights.

2 MARIA LASSNIG (MoMA PS1, NEW YORK; CURATED BY PETER ELEEY WITH JOCELYN MILLER) A lifetime of excessive introspection, skillful curiosity, and exuberant self - doubt is a heroic thing indeed.

DreamWorks» Trollhunters is a heroic tale that uncoils with ambitious, complex storytelling and stunning visuals that raise the bar for an animated series, creating an event series that will thrill the entire family.

Apotheon (Alientrap Games) is heroic action game set within the vibrant world of Ancient Greek Mythology, and is our newest indie game to move to the PlayStation ™ 4.

Visit Brother Vance in the Lighthouse to unlock Mercury Adventure Tokens, which are Heroic Adventures you can undertake once per day

Where were the heroic images of our fallen fighters?

We should all take a close look to ensure that our churches are teaching and living like Jesus is the heroic Person He claimed, showed, and proves Himself to be.

Biblical: Jael was a heroic woman who killed the Canaanite captain Sisera.

Though Luigi is a heroic character in the Mario games, he is usually made as a sidekick to Mario, although in some media and games he is referred to as a partner.

On one side are the heroic parents and teachers who are working tirelessly to save and improve one of Hartford's local neighborhood schools.

And at a time when just about every painter who mattered was a heroic abstract artist, or trying to be, she was not.

Not only was she not an Abstract Expressionist; she was the anti — Abstract Expressionist, someone who had no use for the cult of personality and personal gesture... And at a time when just about every painter who mattered was a heroic abstract artist, or trying to be, she was not.

Maybe Roger Casement's revelations on the horrors of King Leopold's Congo, or the abuses of Peruvian Indians were heroic examples for which he received a Knighthood, even if later, his support for Irish independence earned him the noose.

This film is a heroic story, even by its concept, and through that, there's a little more adrenaline in its action, power in its mediocre storytelling, and entertainment in its shoot - em - up violence.