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...rendition of the concerto was very bright in tone, it was by no means what you would call a "risky performance" or a "quirky interpretation." Though the Concerto was written at the time of the darker Eroica and Fifth Symphonies, the intent of the Concerto seems more lyrical than heroic...
...heroic efforts of Harvard senior co-captain Stephanie Teaford, playing No. 3, decided the Crimson's victory on Sunday. Down 0-2 in games during her match, Teaford battled back to win the next three games and seal the meet...
...wife of Amy's onetime amour, Joey Buttafuoco. In an interview in the New York Post, Mr. Fisher pleaded for "compassion" from Mary Jo. Dominic Barbara, a lawyer for Joey, revealed that in July, Amy's mom and Mary Jo met for seven hours: "I'd use the word heroic for the way these two women treated each other...
...Professors of monster classes wrestle with a frustrating and alienating circumstance. Some, however, have made heroic attempts to tame the beast-like class...
...certainly a good year to run as the integrity candidate. John McCain earned that title from principled (and appealingly quixotic) stands in the Senate on tobacco and campaign finance reform. And as TIME congressional correspondent James Carney puts it, "he's got a story to tell" -- his heroic five years as a POW in Vietnam. "The Clinton scandal has the public more cynical than ever about politicians," says Carney. "And there's no one in Washington who doesn't respect McCain's character...