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Another battle often noted for being a victory against all odds was the Battle of Agincourt (1415), [10] [11] which saw a depleted English army, led by King Henry V and composed of 5,000 to 8,000 longbowmen, achieve victory over a superior French army of 15,000 to 30,000 cavalry and heavy infantry; the English were outnumbered, possibly by as ...
Sisu is extraordinary determination in the face of extreme adversity, and courage that is presented typically in situations where success is unlikely. It expresses itself in taking action against the odds, and displaying courage and resoluteness in the face of adversity; in other words, deciding on a course of action, and then adhering to it even if repeated failures ensue.
Against All Odds (Conflict album), 1989; Against All Odds (Curtis Lundy album), 1999; Against All Odds, a 2000 album by Take 5; Against All Odds (Tragedy Khadafi album), 2001; Against All Oddz (Lethal Bizzle album), 2005; Against All Oddz (Young Noble and E.D.I. album), 2006; Against All Odds (N-Dubz album), 2009; Against All Odds, a 2009 album ...
One Night Only: Against All Odds was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Tapings took place on August 16–17, 2016 from the Impact Zone in Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida .
In his Notes on the State of Virginia (1785), Thomas Jefferson uses the phrase bellum omnium in omnia ("war of all things against all things", assuming omnium is intended to be neuter like omnia) as he laments that the constitution of that state was twice at risk of being sacrificed to the nomination of a dictator after the manner of the Roman Republic.
An early end to the fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul favors Tyson, but a longer fight favors Paul. Experts see other possibilities, too.
In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...
"Against All Odds" was created explicitly for the movie, [11] although it was based on an earlier unreleased song Collins had written in 1981. Hackford, who previously used a song for the 1982 American drama film An Officer and a Gentleman, planned the same for the neo-noir 1984 film Against All Odds, [11] which is a remake of Out of the Past.