Word: unafraidness
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...voted to keep Finneran in power are not necessarily close ideological or political allies of the speaker. Instead, they find it politically convenient to allow Finneran to take the heat for them on contentious issues. They allow him to keep his iron grip on power because he is unafraid to help them avoid competition...
...minimal budget, erratic choreography and abysmal sound quality made the experience all the more charming. Thalía's one number in English was a heavily accented version of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," done in full Marilyn regalia. Here, it seemed, was a young woman truly unafraid of comparisons with the then-still-vital Madonna...
...building that would house the Fujianese association, which police say soon became the center for human smuggling. He sat on the board. Both continued to work each day in the store or restaurant. There were no big cars or flashy clothes. When she traveled she took the subway, seemingly unafraid of the reach...
...only the rest of America knew what they were missing: Lance, the once brash young fellow who survived advanced testicular cancer and went on to win two Tours with absolute grace and stunning determination. A genuine, soft-spoken guy who's not only unafraid of being a role model to young cyclists, but who has also embraced his stature as a hero in the cancer community. This is the kind of man we want kids to look up to: Someone who has found peace with himself, who invites his competitors to ride his back wheel up the worst...
...just premiered his Second Symphony, and the first-nighters earlier this month jumped to their feet and shouted with understandable delight. Now brazen and glittering, now radiantly visionary, the Liebermann Second, a resplendent choral symphony based on the poetry of Walt Whitman, is the work of a composer unafraid of grand gestures and openhearted lyricism. Says conductor Litton, who picked Liebermann, 39, as the orchestra's composer-in-residence: "Lowell is proving that new classical music doesn't have to be Brussels sprouts--it can also be steak...