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spartan courage. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
"I won't use the word spartan, but there's not too much ceremony.". From Wordnik.com. [Electoral College Meets to Begin Final Steps] Reference
Throw in spartan cold, and you get Al Franken, Barak Obama, Kwame Kilpatrick and Tom Harkin. From Wordnik.com. [Al Franken bravely goes after GOP *staffers*… - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState] Reference
Men like to keep their bathrooms distinctly spartan, that is until a girlfriend arrives and inevitably stakes her claim. From Wordnik.com. [15 Annoying Things Most Girlfriends Do (That You Have to Put Up With) | Manolith] Reference
When you say "spartan," do you mean it has a table or what?. From Wordnik.com. [Hotels de la Salud, Meson del Gallo and Madala] Reference
It was kind of spartan, fairly near the office, 10 minutes away. From Wordnik.com. [Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire] Reference
He noted that trade volume remained "spartan" as most investors stuck to the sidelines. From Wordnik.com. [Asian Stocks Drop on Wall Street Slide] Reference
So they shared the same kind of spartan quarters as the rest of the mercenaries; a plain double room on the first floor of the barracks. From Wordnik.com. [Oathbreaker]
Calling the allegations in the lawsuit "spartan," U.S. From Wordnik.com. [CNET News.com] Reference
The exotic sports car segment is divided into either 'spartan' or 'luxurious'. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The Guanajuato Rotarians arranged for Jansen to use a "spartan" government-owned location. From Wordnik.com. [Home] Reference
KING: Did you ever have to live in the spartan manner?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 19, 2002] Reference
They were the spartan mothers and sisters of the South. From Wordnik.com. [History of Kershaw's Brigade] Reference
The children indicate that their life was, at best, spartan. From Wordnik.com. [Children Of The Cult] Reference
Mock not the spartan or ornate swiftly in haste or in debate. From Wordnik.com. [Rhyme and Reason Volume Two] Reference
Beneath a thin sheen of illusions, the room was a spartan cell. From Wordnik.com. [Dancer's Illusion]
I can tell you this - conditions here are sparse, spartan and very raw. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 7, 2002] Reference
The isolated, spartan setting also contributes to the festival's appeal. From Wordnik.com. [All Wagner, All The Time] Reference
Decker's kitchen was modern and almost spartan in its bachelor emptiness. From Wordnik.com. [Dance Of Death]
The lost and abandoned have found a spartan refuge from the insanity outside. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 29, 2001] Reference
Though ever a spartan to herself she was always tender in her treatment of others. '. From Wordnik.com. [The Angel Adjutant of "Twice Born Men"] Reference
The barracks were typically army, grey, spartan, uninviting and ugly; my spirits sank. From Wordnik.com. [Coming of Age: 1939-1946] Reference
These spartan, multidenominational retreat centers promise to reconnect your mind and body. From Wordnik.com. [Travel: Spiritual Getaways] Reference
Prada's more spartan version is nautical white with a blue border (from £120; prada. com). From Wordnik.com. [The Good Life] Reference
Lucy's refuge was the antithesis of the spartan masculinity that pervaded the rest of the house. From Wordnik.com. [Thief Of Hearts]
But the spartan quarters boast breathtaking views of lush rolling hills and tranquil Lake Mahkeenac. From Wordnik.com. [Alone At Last. . .] Reference
Lucy could almost see him mentally comparing the spartan fare to the sumptuous spread at the Howells '. From Wordnik.com. [Thief Of Hearts]
He probably now resides in an exceedingly spartan jail cell in some friendly Arab country, perhaps Jordan. From Wordnik.com. [Al Qaeda In America: The Enemy Within] Reference
They're a far cry from the heedless excess of the '90s club scene — but that doesn't mean they're spartan. From Wordnik.com. [No More Dirty Dancing] Reference
For one thing, all the classes are in Spanish and they have to get used to the spartan conditions and austere diet. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 24, 2006] Reference
Relaxing in his spartan office during the final week of taping, the star does an excellent impression of a sane man. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Who Fired Himself] Reference
Decorated with the same spartan practicality as the main house, the long, narrow room was an excellent one for pacing. From Wordnik.com. [Thief Of Hearts]
But despite the spartan layouts, Webb's ability to sell the notion of a retirement lifestyle was a genuine innovation. From Wordnik.com. [Real Estate: Not Your Father's Retirement] Reference
The life is grueling, spartan and communal, a deliberate attempt to re-create the pure Islamic ideal as Muhammad lived it. From Wordnik.com. [The Making Of A Mujahed] Reference
That had been shown in lab animals; Biosphere 2 may prove that a spartan diet retards aging and promotes health in people, too. From Wordnik.com. [New Cracks In The Glass House] Reference
HOLMES: Karim al-Jasim (ph) helps build that house, collecting dirt and stones to mix with spartan supplies of low-quality cement. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 24, 2006] Reference
When he was 13 he went on to Gordonstoun, the Scottish school that had a well-earned reputation for spartan, if not philistine, values. From Wordnik.com. [The Private Prince] Reference
COSTELLO: And the other issue, there are reports that he's been moved to a more spartan cell, some of his privileges have been taken away. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 4, 2005] Reference
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