Word: stalwartness
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...substitution of Sally O. Foster at half-back for the 'Cliffe and Holyoke's loss of Walsh combined to bring about a Radcliffe rally in the second half. Although their passing was less erratic, the 'Cliffe eleven threw away scoring opportunities on needless offside penalties. 'Cliffe offensive stalwart Nancy Cochran rushed the goal twice, but was unable to score...
Forecasting what it would be like with Peking in the U.N., former Ambassador Arthur Goldberg said: "Let's not kid ourselves. They are going to be very, very troublesome." Former G.O.P. Congressman Walter Judd, long a stalwart friend of Nationalist China, complained that "in essence, what President Nixon said is, 'If they won't give in, we will...
...Puccini's The Girl of the Golden West suddenly quit; the opera manager asked where he could find a substitute at the last minute. "Here's your man," said Puccini, pointing to 18-year-old Cleva, who had been conducting during rehearsals. Cleva eventually became a stalwart of the Met's Italian repertory...
...before the hike. Now, with the average ride up from $1.35 to $2 and the oldtime $7 fare from midtown Manhattan to Kennedy Airport almost doubled, business in New York is already down at least 20% and still ebbing. Only in the rain, or late at night, does the stalwart passenger's resistance yield. For the most part, empty cabs cruise the city streets, circle the hotels and line up at airports, train stations and bus terminals, endless funereal processions for which few mourners can be summoned...
...bent on total destruction. The Thing multiplies by some unknown process. At great-too great-length, the brains decide to nuke it to death. But wait! They suddenly realize their folly. Split atoms are what make the Thing thrive. It eats them for breakfast. The countdown begins. Can the stalwart defuse the bomb in time? The clock eats up seconds...