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5.They played a plucky game against such a powerful team like Inter Milan.
6.“Everybody was . . . anxious to show these Belgians what England thought of their plucky little country” (H.G. Wells).
7.Presenter Steve Leonard follows the fortunes of a plucky pack of African wild dogs for new series Incredible Journeys.
8.The very reputation of being strong-willed, plucky and indefatigable is of priceless value. It cows enemies, and dispels opposition to our undertaking.-Charles Robert Darwin
9.I will see to it that plucky young lads/lasses in strange clothes and with the accent of an outlander shall REGULARLY climb some monument in the main sqaure of my capital and denounce me, claim to know the secret of my power, rally the masses to rebellion, etc.
10.The city hall in Guangzhou took the lead two years ago in releasing "the sunlight government bill" passed by the name of Governmental Information Opening Provisions of Guangzhou City, which is regarded as a plucky and characteristic statute full of result in the fulfillment in spite of existing problems not to be further perfected.
