Word: gumption
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...then, in effect, reimagines it. Here the road movie's traditional protagonist, the wayfarer whose only resources are wit and courage, is transformed into a young girl. Enchantingly played by Meredith Salenger, 14, Natty is obviously more imperiled by the hobo life than a man would be. And her gumption flatters without fawning upon the modern young woman's sense of her sex's expanded capabilities...
...Memphis, most of the protestors didn't have the gumption to push out a full rant. Several just yelled "no," at various points. This initiated a predictable chain of events. First responders seated around the timid hecklers held up their arms and pointed so that security officials where to launch their purge. Most left quietly. One woman-who had been polite enough to yell "with all due respect"-required two policemen, who held her skinny elbows as they ushered her up the aisle. In Louisville, the crowd erupted in a standing ovation to drown out a woman who refused...
...Andrew Duff, a British Liberal Democrat M.E.P. That result would silence talk about last week's showdown having been just another example of pointless institutional muscle-flexing. By demanding higher standards for the Commission than the leaders of the member states themselves - and by proving its members had the gumption to stick together and stand firm - the European Parliament has made the most of its powers of approval. Now both institutions must turn to winning the attention and respect of the E.U. electorate at the start of more than a year of referendums on the Constitution. If they...
...rehearsals for this wondrous musical, I became acutely and painfully aware that I was hopelessly out of my depth. Every day I became more self-conscious and therefore worse. I knew how to belt out a song and win over an audience, and I think I had a certain gumption that came from all the early experience. I felt that deep down inside I had the ability to play the role if someone would help...
...When you have an opportunity like that involving a meteorically rising talent, if you have an ounce of gumption you want to jump at the opportunity,” Buell added...