Word: fervor
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...sported a T-shirt which next to a depiction of the crucifixion proclaimed "This Blood's for You." At first I thought this linkage of an old Budweiser slogan ("this Bud's for you") and an old patristic doctrine ("transubstantiation") was a garish parody of an evangelical fervor and the tendency of doctrine to be lost in the effusiveness of missionary spirit. Alas, it was no parody...
Divestment is dead, but it is not forgotten. The past is debated with fervor, and the future anticipated with refocused energy. An era of divisive politics is over, but the divisions still remain...
...said she hopes that the meeting will fuel communication between scientists and rekindle a fervor for research...
...film may indeed rekindle that fervor. In its gaudy way, it could also remind audiences of important issues rarely addressed in movies: the estrangement of genius ("He is better at this," says Joe Mantegna as Fred, "than I've ever been at anything in my life"), the sick thrill of competition (a lesser player stares at Josh with craven awe) and the romance of failure. "Maybe it's better not to be the best," Josh says as the competition heats up; "then you can lose and it's O.K."The movie's subject is unusual, but its themes are universal...
...just gone oh-fer. "All that noise they make gives me an adrenaline boost," says Bichette. "You don't want to embarrass yourself in front of 60,000 fans." First baseman Andres Galarraga, the Venezuelan whose dimpled charisma is the club's handsomest calling card, takes the crowd fervor like medicine. "You can feel tired all day and don't feel good," he says, "but when you come to the stadium and start hearing all that sound, it picks...