Sentence examples for courageous actions from inspiring English sources

One can support Charlie Hebdo in all its alleged courage, while at the same time acknowledging that its courageous actions are not being directed at the vested interests and powers that are the most worthy targets of satire.

"These are historic and courageous actions," Mr Bush said about the Gaza withdrawal plan.

At 2 45 p.m., President Obama awards the Medal of Honor to Dakota Meyer, a former active duty Marine Corps corporal for courageous actions while serving in Afghanistan.

Walmart workers have helped spark a national conversation about income inequality through their courageous actions on Black Friday and throughout the year.

The current struggle over birth control, abortion and sex education make clear that courageous actions like Sanger's are as necessary now as they were 90 years ago.

Native American accounts of the battle are especially laudatory of the courageous actions of Crazy Horse, leader of the Oglala band of Lakota.

Amongst the worldwide atrocities - the wars raging in the East, corrupt governments, innocent deaths - we should be focusing on the people who offer solutions instead of critiques and actualise change through kind and courageous actions.

In the text of the petition, Mr Van der Valk wrote: "The fact that no other bystander was hurt in the incident is testament to the courageous actions of these women.

Huge as the war is, this story is an intimate one — centering on the courageous actions of one Italian family as the conflict arrives at their doorstep, forcing them to grapple with the harsh complexities of good and evil.

Congratulations to Nicholas D. Kristof for bringing forth the courageous actions of the Pakistani woman who is putting others to shame rather than accepting tribal expectations of dying with shame.

Secretary Gates' courageous actions in restoring a measure of accountability in the Pentagon is a critical component of the change that President-elect Obama was chosen to bring about.