heroic attempt

  • 1heroic — he|ro|ic [ hı rouık ] adjective * 1. ) very brave and deserving admiration: COURAGEOUS: a heroic attempt to stop the enemy s advance These doctors perform heroic work in difficult conditions. 2. ) showing great determination to achieve something …

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  • 2heroic */ — UK [hɪˈrəʊɪk] / US [hɪˈroʊɪk] adjective 1) very brave and deserving admiration a heroic attempt to stop the enemy s advance These doctors perform heroic work in difficult conditions. 2) showing great determination to achieve something A heroic… …

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  • 3Heroic failure — describes a person or group failing to accomplish their goal, but somehow gaining the moral upper hand or becoming ennobled in the attempt. A famous case in Classical Antiquity is King Leonidas of Sparta in the battle of Thermopylae, where… …

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  • 4Heroic measure — In medicine, heroic refers to a treatment or course of therapy which possesses a high risk of causing further damage to a patient s health, but is undertaken as a last resort with the understanding that any lesser treatment will surely result in… …

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  • 5Random Acts of Heroic Love — infobox Book | name = Random Acts of Heroic Love title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of UK hardback (Doubleday imprint) author = Danny Scheinmann cover artist = Claire Ward (design) Getty and Corbis (images) country = United Kingdom… …

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  • 6The Heroic Legend of Arslan — Infobox animanga/Header name = The Heroic Legend of Arslan caption = An animated illustration by Sachiko Kamimura ja name = アルスラーン戦記 ja name trans = genre = Infobox animanga/Novel title = author = Yoshiki Tanaka illustrator = Yoshitaka Amano… …

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  • 72010 Times Square car bombing attempt — Further information: Islamic Extremism in the United States Coordinates: 40°45′29″N 73°59′09″W / 40.758056°N 73.985768°W …

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  • 8Sayid Jarrah — Infobox Lost character Title=Sayid First= Pilot, Part 1 Flashback1= Solitary The Greater Good One of Them Enter 77 The Economist There s No Place Like Home Name=Sayid Jarrah Age=36 Actor=Naveen AndrewsSayid Hassan Jarrah (Arabic: سعيد حسّان جراح) …

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  • 9Equestrian Sports — ▪ 2009 Introduction Thoroughbred Racing. United States.       A seemingly invincible three year old colt named Big Brown took American Thoroughbred racing by storm during the 2008 spring classic season. In the 134th Kentucky Derby on May 3, Big… …

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  • 10Örebro SK — This article is about a football organization. For the affiliated organization for bandy, see Örebro SK Bandy. Örebro SK Full name Örebro Sportklubb Founded 1908 …

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