It was in sharp contrast to the vilification tennis player Tim Henman has to face every year when his dreams of Wimbledon glory are shattered yet again because he simply was not good enough on the day.

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Which is why almost every scene, every line of dialogue in "Pride and Glory" has the dull thud of cliche.

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Long one of the world's top hotels, the Savoy was the first ever with private bathrooms in every room, and was originally brought to glory by the world's most famous hotelier, Cesar Ritz, and most famous chef, August Escoffier.

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" For his finale, Springsteen called for every musician in the building to join him onstage for "Glory Days.

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As Peter Parker, lead Reeve Carney looks enough like a normal kid and managed one solid glory note, but for some reason he swallows every syllable of dialogue he utters before spitting it out.

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Every trophy felt like an opportunity to go out in a blaze of glory.

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In a race which twisted and turned at every opportunity, it was no surprise that Vettel was made to sweat for his moment of glory.

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People too young to remember Mr. Harvey's glory days stopped what they were doing and leaned toward the television set, suddenly needing to hear every word.

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