Word: stamina
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...women faced a similar trend to the men in their season--solid team play in the fall followed by flagging stamina in the spring...
...Other activist groups might not have had the stamina to continue, but the Living Wage Campaign has displayed enormous staying power. The group has organized several large rallies, including some of Harvard's most creative demonstrations in years...
Against the odds, Dillon, 56, still exhibits much of the stamina that earned her the sobriquet Energizer Bunny as she arranges author visits, runs writing contests and helps kids find books they will like. But since June 1998, she has had to give up the greatest joy of her job--reading aloud to children--because ALS has damaged the neurons that control speaking, chewing and swallowing. Read-alouds are now handled by volunteers. Eating will soon have to be handled through a feeding tube...
...definitely a sport. I think it's like figure skating in a lot of ways. Sure, there's an artistic aspect, and it might not look as tiring as a lot of the other sports do, but it requires hard work. You need to have a lot of stamina and skill to be able to do it well...
...Playing five wholly different parts is a challenging exercise in spontaneity and stamina, but Kellerman thinks his actors can live up to the endeavor. "Most of all," the director says, "these actors are smart. They have taken hold of their roles, truly creating characters." As the writer of his own script, Kellerman appreciated the opportunity to engage the actors in a dynamic process of verbal revision and growth. "If a line falls flat," Kellerman notes, "I can say, 'Let's cut it or try something else.'" On the other hand, if one of the performers delivers an impromptu funny punch...