Despite its virtuous title, Jane the Virgin is looking for a good time, and most Monday nights after The Good Wife, The Walking Dead, Mad Men and all those other dour shows, I'll take fun over good in a heartbeat.
You can't get me!" This arrogant taunter is Vittoria Corombona (played by Angie Milliken), and like the comparatively virtuous title character of "The Duchess of Malfi," she is the pivot of a plot that has more corkscrew twists than a bowl of fusilli.
Mildred is one of the "excellent women" of her novel's title: efficient, virtuous and uncomplaining, expecting little and receiving little.
In sharp contrast to Argentina, Bolivia and Peru, not to mention the rest of South America, Chile these days looks "dull but virtuous," to borrow the title of a recent report by one Wall Street brokerage house.
Louise Glück's new volume of poetry, "Faithful and Virtuous Night," lifts its title from a book that belongs to one of its characters: At the time of which I'm speaking, my brother was reading a book he called the faithful and virtuous night.
When Marvel Studios began casting "Captain America" in late 2009, it did not initially consider Mr. Evans for the title character, a virtuous World War II hero who eventually finds himself in the present day.
So Durant can maintain his virtuous tone and say the scoring title does not matter, that victories are more important, and no one will argue.
Tamara Mumford was vocally resplendent and dramatically potent in the title role of a virtuous Roman wife violated by a covetous Estruscan prince, Tarquinius.
The Qing bestowed titles, gifts, and imperial calligraphy on virtuous widows and encouraged the construction of memorial arches and shrines in their honour to reinforce this female role.
And the legions of players eager to do battle with one another online create a sort of virtuous cycle, as players are attracted to the titles with the biggest pool of opponents.
Whatever the reason, a virtuous cycle may soon kick in: More Mac sales lead to more software titles, which lead to more Mac sales, which lead to — well, you get it.
