Word: stamina
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...question now is whether Yeltsin has the physical and mental stamina to keep that high-risk approach going. "Yeltsin is always capable of something unexpected," says Anatoli Sobchak, the former mayor of St. Petersburg. "He seems to have lost all his strength and then he recuperates." But each recuperation appears to exact a heavier toll, and bouts of hyperactivity are followed by longer and longer periods of inaction and illness. That is no long-term prescription for keeping control of a country as unruly as Russia today...
...before he was drafted last week, Kemp thought Dole was doomed. The Senator might have a chance if, say, Clinton were indicted in the Whitewater case, Kemp said last April. But short of that, victory seemed impossible. Kemp marveled at Dole's stamina but contended that the Senator was "old and tired in the ideas sense." And even if Dole believed in the kind of policies that could excite people, Kemp reasoned, Dole's legislative mind-set would probably cause him to "make a mess of it." Clinton, Kemp concluded, "will kill...
...back in plays by McNally or anyone else. He has a commitment to remain in Forum for a year, and after that the dam could burst on Hollywood offers. Which suits him fine. "I would certainly like to do more films. Theater is harder. It takes a lot of stamina. As one gets older, one wants different things." A pause, then the familiar Nathan Lane whine: "I'm tired...
...long audition process is a test of stamina as well as singing ability and stage presence, he said...
...tournament, an individual event held at the end of the season, provides an opportunity for the best players of both teams to test their skills and stamina while competing against the best intercollegiate players of the country. Six women and seven men represented Harvard at this match...