When she was awarded her George Medal, the citation noted her "nerve, coolness, devotion to duty and high courage".

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But it hardly makes him look like a man of courage and high principle.

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They tell of patriots and scoundrels, high motives and low cynicism, extreme courage and cruel betrayal.

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The High Court President Nicolas Kearns described her courage in adversity as "both humbling and inspiring".

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The question went down well with the other journalists with the reporters being praised for their courage to ask such a high-profile player such a strong question that was live on TV.

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If new research is to be believed, a disturbingly high number of young Indians are losing the courage.

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The toughest mountain on the list, the fang-like 1, 224m-high Federation Peak in Southwest National Park, requires the blind courage (but not the equipment) of a mountaineer, with the summit reached on an exposed near-vertical rock climb.

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Depending on your point of view, Volcker was either a hero for having the courage to see through a politically unpopular prescription to high inflation or a villain for keeping the economy down long after it was necessary.

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"To be a man who plays rugby who is gay and to live with that secret for the amount of years that Gareth had, to perform at the high level that he performed at, it takes a lot of courage, " Rouke has said.

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On 10 December, 2012, UNESCO is organizing a high-level advocacy event to mobilize a deeper commitment to educating girls and also to celebrate the courage of young girls like Malala Yousafzai.

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