foolhardy


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adjmarked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

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SENTENCING: Judge Peter Bowers, right, who described the defendant's actions as foolhardy and dangerous
Football is hugely important to the sporting population and it would be foolhardy to dismiss what the public wants."
MARK HUGHES believes it would be "foolhardy" for Robinho to face England tomorrow.
"Though no one has said or intimated to me that I am a bit of window-dressing, it would take a pretty bold, and I would suggest foolhardy person, to say that to my face" - Fiona Bruce, (pictured) TV news-reader and Antiques Roadshow presenter, saying that female news-readers are still often judged on their appearance.
IN September 1981 - as Steve Majors - George made a foolhardy attempt to speed down a ramp on roller skates at Long Eaton in Derbyshire and leap over four double-decker buses.
Anyway to conclude, the crew of that aircraft must have been extremely brave (or foolhardy) to do such a thing after an all-clear had been given, plus it would have to descend very low to machinegun.
And it would be foolhardy for us not to expect that to happen," Wallace told scientists at a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency conference.
Gastronaut: Adventures in Food for the Romantic, the Foolhardy, and the Brave
In fact, there are many in the industry who will tell you that producing engines like this is either impossible or foolhardy. I'm not so sure they're right.
This not only was futile but foolhardy. If money is limited for items such as new books, salary increases, and basic necessities, greater funding for athletics will surely be low on the list of priorities.
In this light, it isn't entirely foolhardy to give your life for another.
Ignoring pop culture is foolhardy with a contemporary audience.
Anyone who believes that we are only experiencing competition that in time will be overcome by superior US ingenuity is not only arrogant, but foolhardy. They don't understand the complexities of the international economic system nor do they understand how weak our educational system has become."
Giving evidence to the Commons Defence Committee, he said it would be "foolhardy" to assume they could pull out after a planned three-year deployment.