Word: heroicize
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...Rueb gave a heroic effort against Princeton," heard coach Dave Fish said...
Just five plays later, after a 31-yard scamper by freshman Terry Smith and a two-play goal line stand by Harvard's heroic defense, Levitt crashed through off-guard for the one-yard, game-winning score...
From the on, though, a Big Red win seemed merely a matter of time. Cornell scored only once before its last-minute heroic--on a 25-yard field goal by Rodin--but managed to generate 303 yards of total offense in the second half. Levitt garnered 163 yards on the ground alone during the period, and ended the contest with 227 total. Meanwhile, the Crimson offense suffered, managing only 78 yards total offense after its last touchdown...
Growing older, I have realized that the fine print is more important, more powerful than ritual or atmospherics. Still half in, half out of the church, wistfully faithful, I find myself puzzling over those contractual details. The church's ideals of family, for example, strike me as, by turns, heroic, profound or quaint...
...Despite attempts at a heroic compromise with a bipartisan, mainstream group of colleagues, Senate majority leader George Mitchell's efforts to pass some kind of health-care reform bill this year teetered on the edge of death. Republican leaders warned that a last-minute rescue effort could jeopardize G.O.P. support for global trade legislation. And some leading reform advocates, preferring to regroup for a fresh start in the next Congress, issued a "do not resuscitate" request...