You can download a taste of Mr Kasich's courage from his committee's website.

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Another reformer who has suffered from the courage of his (new) convictions is Ebrahim Asqarzadeh, a former radical who helped to organise the attack on the American embassy in Tehran 20 years ago.

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He should have taken courage from recent improvements in both his poll ratings and the economy.

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Stephen has never shied away from talking publicly about his battle with weight, but it took courage to undergo an MRI scan in front of a camera.

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His name is "Courage, " and he traveled here from Goldsboro, North Carolina, where he was raised under Walter's own precious care.

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You're saying that we're responsible for giving Peter the courage to break away from Bjorn and John and to play on his own.

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He was, by all reports, a good programmer in his own right, and had vision and courage, but was sidetracked from the rise of Microsoft by a struggle with disease.

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And a passing priest, Father Theo from Switzerland, paused just long enough under his umbrella to say that what the Pope had done took courage, and he had shown humility.

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