Word: stalwartism
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...former communists, he declared a "war at the top" of Solidarity. "I don't want to, but I must," he insisted. Fighting a populist campaign against his own former adviser, he was elected Poland's first noncommunist President, a post he held until 1995. Some people liked his stalwart, outspoken style. Others found him too undignified to be the new democracy's head of state. Brilliant as a people's tribune, he stumbled over long formal speeches. You never felt he was quite comfortable in the role. When he stayed with the British Queen at Windsor Castle, he characteristically quipped...
...lacrosse team used goals from twelve different players on their way to a 19-3 rout of Boston College in front of a small but stalwart crowd at Ohiri Field this weekend. Captain Mike Ferrucci and classmate Doug Crofton each had six points to lead a potent attack as Harvard moved to 2-0 on the season...
...Crimson owes much of its success this year to his stalwart play. He needs one more touchdown to break a 13-all tie with Mike Giardi '94 for the team record. Furthermore, teams must respect his ability to break one, which makes sophomore Rich Linden's job at quarterback that much easier...
...Bosserts have been active in shaping residential life at the College through practice and policy. They were stalwart opponents of the randomized housing policy implemented in 1996, which critics feared would lead to the end of distinct House characters...
...that, Mancuso and the rest of Wall Street can thank the stalwart individual investor. It was the institutions that sold Monday. Individuals simply never got the chance. Tuesday, the overwhelming response of the little guy was to either do nothing or buy more stock. As mutual-fund managers took note, they realized two things: they would not see a rash of redemptions that day, and thus did not have to worry about keeping a lot of cash on hand; and many stocks were quite a bit cheaper than they had been a day earlier, so maybe they ought...