Thus, partly paralyzed by virtue, he remains a neutral hero, but the book that he anchors does not lack local color.
And although you can count on her to misplace her car, her handcuffs and her virtue, Stephanie remains fiercely loyal to her inbred neighborhood and its cross-eyed values.
Tom begins to free himself, yet the picture doesn't collapse into a stuffy display of virtue; it remains exciting — the classical music that could save Tom is just as dangerous for him as his life of intimidation and fraud.
And snail mail's slow and steady pace remains a virtue.
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's briefer 1756 retelling, framed as a lesson in virtue for young girls, remains the basis for most adaptations.
Obama did the best he could to make a positive case for the path he has chosen, but — chillingly, bleakly — the principal virtue of his choice remains the vices of the others.
Yet, at the same time, even in the case of inconsiderable riches, restraint remains a virtue, and those whose wealth elevates them beyond their born status are no better than they ought to be.
For many, the role of Oscar Madison -- "the poker-playing sportswriter and all-around slob," as Matthau described him -- created by Matthau in both the Broadway play and the Hollywood film version of "The Odd Couple" in the mid-to-late 60's, remains by virtue of his acting brilliance the quintessential sportswriter.
There were concerns about his goal-kicking accuracy as well as his defence, but what he has shown in the four matches in which he has been given the 10 jersey is that creativity remains a virtue in an era of size and power.
They often depend on so-called "exception sites" – land either gifted to a local community, or sold at below market rates, on condition that it is used for affordable housing and, crucially, remains by virtue of a covenant in the occupancy of local people.
