"Eck" is a stand-up guy who's never sugarcoated the bad times.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Eckersley looks to help save others] Reference

Defeated, in Eck's words, "the issue settled for a generation" But forever?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Dream is Over?] Reference

Reformation, Dr. Johann Maier, better known as Eck, from the name of his birth-place, Egg, on the Gunz.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent] Reference

But the thing that came together for us was, No. 1, we had a legitimate No. 1 closer in Eck. Secondly, we had a real good team.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - A's Eckersley defined today's role of closer] Reference

In this one-inning approach, "Eck" performed under pressure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Questions for Dennis Eckersley] Reference

Like Fisher and More in England, many of Luther's German opponents, such as Eck and Cochlaeus, were men of the Renaissance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lectures on Modern history] Reference

Eck still howled from Ingolstadt for fire and fagots.    From Wordnik.com.  [Luther and the Reformation: The Life-Springs of Our Liberties] Reference

Eck, he said, had made more clamour in an hour than he or.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

The disputation between Eck and Luther lasted till July 13.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

After this Carlstadt and Eck had only a short passage of arms.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

At two o'clock the disputation between Eck and Carlstadt began.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

Accordingly, Eck had the bull publicly posted up in September at.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

Eck had extracted this from Luther's recent publications; so far as.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

Eck and his friends there had cared nothing whatever about the truth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

With regard to indulgences even Eck now displayed striking moderation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

Eck now devoted an entire treatise to justifying the Divine right of the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

In religious studies, says Eck, "we patch things together the best we can.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Harvard’s Crisis of Faith] Reference

Turks, and Emser, who was enthralled in godless error, and even Eck himself.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

Luther had heard some ten days before that Eck had actually arrived with the bull.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

Meanwhile Eck, by a report of his disputation and by letters had stirred the fire at Rome.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

The very man whom Eck had branded as full of 'Bohemian poison,' complained of the Bohemian.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

In power of memory, as in readiness of speech, Eck proved himself superior to his opponent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

After he was called in, Eck began by reproaching him for having wanted time for consideration.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

And whatever else one says about Maximum Eck, Salmond is very good at playing to this gallery.    From Wordnik.com.  [Today Wales! Tomorrow Scotland?] Reference

In that respect, it's a useful reminder that Wee Eck must ca 'canny and not overplay his hand.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...] Reference

Eck exchanged only a few more words with him in reply to his assertion that Councils had erred.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

Thus then, at least between him and Eck, there seemed the prospect of a friendly understanding.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

Luther, like Eck, spoke in Latin, and then, by desire, repeated his speech with equal firmness in German.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

He launched a short tract against it, 'On the new Bull and Falsehoods of Eck,' treating it as Eck's forgery.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

Eck left the disputation with triumph, applauded by his friends and rewarded by Duke George with favours and honours.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

The theologian Jerome Emser, a friend of Eck, and a favourite of Duke George, contributed in his own way to this end.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

Duke George invited the heretic, together with Eck and Carlstadt, to his own table, and to a private audience as well.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

And we see what objection was uppermost in his mind, in his allusion to Eck, who also was obliged to subscribe the formula.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

His application, nevertheless, to the Duke was referred to Eck for his concurrence, and the latter let him wait in vain for an answer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

After a short deliberation the Emperor instructed Eck to reply that he would, out of his clemency, grant him a respite till the next day.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference

Melancthon even said in a letter after the disputation, 'Most of us must admire Eck for his manifold and distinguished intellectual gifts.'.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life of Luther] Reference