In deciding to take up this challenge Lebedev is also showing some other characteristics of media entrepreneurs - fierce ambition, the willingness to take risks and a refusal to listen to the negative nay-sayers (such as me) who think local TV is bound to fail.
After its debut in 2005 "The Tyra Banks Show" quickly built a following on the strength of Ms. Banks's celebrity as a supermodel and reality TV star, her prolific use of the word fierce and her willingness to take on potentially divisive subjects.
Her fierce sense of herself her willingness to fight for her own reputation, if for nothing else is compelling to watch.
And they are not ashamed of who their daughter is; in fact they are proud of her fierce spirit and her willingness to live in truth.
In a bid to save some of Europe's last wolves, scientists have explored the willingness of these supposedly fierce creatures to help others of their kind.
People would talk about him because of his fierce reputation, his mobbing consistency, his willingness to ride the RTD alone, and because he didn't back down from conflicts.
For some voters, Mr. McCain's fierce jabs at religious conservatives and his willingness to attack his own party is refreshing.
At 6 feet 1 inch and 168 pounds, he is a sprinter possessed of great power, a willingness to learn and a fierce competitiveness.
The wordless encounter between Valentyne and Orson, for instance, which begins in fierce battle but is transformed by the hero's willingness to trust the homeless creature, goes on too long.
