against heavy odds
51Platter, Thomas — ▪ Swiss author born Feb. 10, 1499, Grächen, Switz. died Jan. 26, 1582, Basel Swiss writer and humanist known for his autobiography. After years of hardship, spent as a goatherd in the Alps and as a scholar s assistant in Germany,… …
52nonsense — 1. noun a) Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or seem to have no meaning. After my father had a stroke, every time he tried to talk, it sounded like nonsense. b) An untrue statement. He says that I stole his computer,… …
53Naresh Chandra — (b. 1934) is an Indian Civil Servant who has served as the Cabinet Secretary (1990 92), and the Indian Ambassador to the US (1996 2001).[1] He was awarded India s second highest civil awards, the Padma Vibhushan, for his service, in 2007.[2]… …
54Alice Davenport — Données clés Nom de naissance Alice Shepard Naissance 29 février 1864 New York, New York États Unis Nationalité …
55GRACCHUS, TIBERIUS SEMPRONIUS — Roman tribune and reformer, eldest son of Cornelia, and brought up by her; proposed, among others, a measure for the more equal distribution of the public land, which he had to battle for against heavy odds three successive times, but carried… …
56PHILOPOEMON — the head of the Achæcan League, born at Megalopolis, and the last of the Greek heroes; fought hard to achieve the independence of Greece, but having to struggle against heavy odds, was overpowered; rose from a sick bed to suppress a revolt,… …
57battler — /ˈbætlə / (say batluh) noun 1. someone who struggles continually and persistently against heavy odds: *Only a battler such as Bob could live here in this wet land and ever hope to survive. –w.e. harney, 1947. 2. a conscientious worker, especially …
58manage — v. & n. v. 1 tr. organize; regulate; be in charge of (a business, household, team, a person s career, etc.). 2 tr. (often foll. by to + infin.) succeed in achieving; contrive (managed to arrive on time; managed a smile; managed to ruin the day).… …
59thin red line — A designation for the British Army (orig used in reports of the Crimean campaign, when uniforms were still red) conveying an image of indomitability against heavy odds • • • Main Entry: ↑thin …
60United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
