Word: vigorousness
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...seducer, appropriately named Valentine, is played by James L. Walker. An ineffective "ivory-snatcher" (Phil Clandon's doubtful euphemism for a dentist) but a practiced man of the world, Walker radiates dashing vigor. It is a pity that he allows his cultivated accent to slip for a moment, in the third act, into an abominable twang...
...past 15 years, Britain's A.N. Wilson has built a formidable reputation as a prolific man of letters -- 11 novels, three biographies, essays, journalism. He is brilliant, brisk, funny and morally exacting. Daughters of Albion is the last volume of a trilogy produced, with the author's characteristic vigor, a book a year...
...defined role of political spouse, is more interesting than that. At her home, Christmas Eve dinner for longtime friends and family was more potluck than Bon Appetit: it consisted of chili and black beans supplemented by leftovers from an official dinner. She plays pinochle and Pictionary with such vigor that friends have to remind her they're only games. She succumbs to yuppie overdoting on her daughter, 11. "There is Chelsea standing on a chair singing Angels We Have Heard on High at the top of her voice, and Hillary runs for a camera," says a friend, Diane Blair...
Candidates are selected for their "scholastic ability", "moral force of character," and "physical vigor," according to fellowship information. The scholarship award, worth more than $40,000, covers Oxford tuition for two years, as well as living expenses...
...Christian to know of this variety of gifts. The Rev. Peter J. Gomes, Plummer professor of Christian morals, has preached from the Bible, prayed with Christian specificity at times to others' consternation, and ministered in the most of the Harvard and Boston community with style and vigor out of a deep commitment to his faith. The integrity of that theological and ethical commitment can be celebrated on Christian grounds...