Our treating the situation with good humor has emblemized the spirit of Sioux City -- one of grit and determination, something no label from the government can change.

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His father describes Walter Jr. as a hard worker who started at quarterback in high school one season, more out of grit than athletic ability.

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Worcestershire County Council said all 1, 233 grit bins have been refilled and encouraged people to use its interactive map to find the nearest one.

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Australians put aside their obsession with grim economic news, and responded to one of their country's worst natural disasters with a mixture of grief and grit akin to wartime.

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One of its two wind probes was knocked out, most probably by a piece of grit kicked up by the rocket-powered descent stage that placed Curiosity on the surface.

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And she dismissed comments by one of the four, Tribune editor Mark Seddon, that he wanted to be the "grit in the wheels" of the government.

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