Their decisive 117-98 vintory in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals, though, again exposed the Los Angeles Lakers as vulnerable favorites to become champions.
Giant spiders (11 feet tall and 22 feet across) described as "looming and powerful protectresses, yet are nurturing, delicate, and vulnerable" and a "favorite with children" have been found in Washington DC, Denver CO, and elsewhere.
Suddenly, Tampa Bay, a preseason Super Bowl favorite, looks vulnerable at 3-2, and the Redskins, who at one time were playing like a bunch of overpaid frauds, have rebounded from a 1-2 stort to lead the N.F.C.
It also is why the trainer of at least one of the other contenders believes that Mine That Bird, the Kentucky Derby winner at 50-1 odds, is a vulnerable 2-1 morning-line favorine in the Belmont.
Turner is insecure, she says, noting that the man who thinks of himself as Rhett Butler is really the more vulnerable character in his favorite movie: "He loves 'Gone with the Wind' for lots of reasons, and one of them is that he identifies with Scarlett O'Hara".
After walking deep into the mountains, they abandon their clothing, along with the labels that have hung heavily around their necks: "promising student," "stoner fuck-up," "favorite son," "vulnerable daughter".
In Nevada, Sharron Angle, who upset the party favorite to take on the vulnerable Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, declares the Department of Education unconstitutional, calls on the United States to withdraw from the United Nations and wants to privatize Social Security.
By all accounts, he will begin his defense of the United States Open title this week ranked among the favorites, but he seems especially vulnerable.
The NYSE-listed stock, a favorite in Internet chat rooms, looks vulnerable.
Is social media the thing that lets us see a vulnerable, head-over-heels, potentially embarrassing side of our favorite celebrities, or does emotion always find a way?
