One is reserved for acts of spectacular courage and skill, and includes Capt.
The second was Douglas MacArthur, who led a brigade (not a division, as he let many think) with spectacular courage, adopted a rakishly unconventional uniform and developed a lasting paranoia toward the top brass at headquarters.
Faced with the richest, best-equipped, most powerful armed forces the world has ever seen, Iraq has shown spectacular courage and has even managed to put up what actually amounts to a defence.
The series included a staged reading of "Stuff Happens," David Hare's conjuring of the debates in Washington in the lead-up to the war; a militaristic production of "Macbeth," directed by Moisés Kaufman and set in the early twentieth century; and a spectacular "Mother Courage," directed by George Wolfe, and starring Meryl Streep.
Criticisms include "laziness, corruption, debauchery, indecision, extravagance, falsification, military incompetence and disinformation on a vast scale" but supporters hold that only "the sybaritism [devotion to luxury] and extravagance... are truly justified", stressing Potemkin's "intelligence, force of personality, spectacular vision, courage, generosity and great achievements".
The democracy uprising in the Arab world has been a spectacular display of courage, dedication, and commitment by popular forces -- coinciding, fortuitously, with a remarkable uprising of tens of thousands in support of working people and democracy in Madison, Wisconsin, and other U.S. cities.
Some prod the applicant to talk about a time that was particularly challenging (Kellogg) or required courage (Virginia Darden) or resulted in "spectacular failure" (Cambridge Judge).
A person who sacrificed his material interests for the cause, who demonstrated courage in battle, and was able to organize spectacular attacks against the United States and its allies.
With no little courage, Bahadur seeks to explain how and why this spectacular outbreak of maritime crime occurred.
— A somber President Obama paid tribute on Thursday to firefighters killed in a spectacular explosion that devastated a small Texas town last week, praising their courage and vowing to help their community recover from a "time of unimaginable adversity".
However, if you can gather up the courage to enter their domain, it's worth a visit to witness the spectacular displays of prowess that these people can throw down.
