(1) But the plucky youngster has now made a full recovery and is looking forward to a happy Christmas with her family.

(2) Now staff at the surgery where she is being treated are trying to find a good home for the plucky pet who has already won their hearts.

(3) Two plucky pensioners fought off a burglar who forced his way into their home.

(4) But the plucky terrier survived - and emerged as the proud mother of two healthy pups.

(5) Of the rest, Belgium was unlucky, despite giving a plucky performance in every game.

(6) The plucky teenager managed to attend yesterday's ceremony despite being rushed into hospital earlier this week.

(7) It's not ideal but then it's a plucky , little club which thrives on the unexpected.

(8) The plucky youngster had to wait two years after her cancer treatment was complete before the operation could be carried out.

(9) The plucky farmer is understood to have startled the thief who eventually broke free and made his escape to a waiting car.

(10) A plucky woman kept a tight grip on her handbag during a tussle with a would-be robber.

(11) It represents Londoners as brave, plucky individuals determined to carry on with their lives come what may.

(12) Anyway, full marks for a plucky young lady, who braved this despite the fact that the water was very cold.

(13) Being both a princess and plucky , she not only survived all this but grew up to become a great and resplendent Queen.

(14) But not only has the plucky youngster fought her way back to fitness, she has also excelled herself in the world of sport.

(15) A plucky pensioner told today how he was battered in the face by an armed robber as he bravely prevented a post office raid.

(16) The plucky pastor finally found the courage to tackle the hissing intruder.

(17) But seconds later the plucky rider had regained her composure and remounted her animal.

(18) A plucky teenager successfully sued her own dad to force him to provide for her university education.

(19) But the plucky pensioner fought back, trying to push his attacker back outside his front door.

(20) The plucky youngster managed to kick his attacker in the kneecap before getting free and running home.

(21) I would impress them with my pluckiness , my go-get- u2018em-ness.

(22) She knew that her chance would not come again, which was why, despite her capitulation in the marathon, she pluckily chose to run in the 10,000m, only to drop out once more.

(23) A big part of the character's appeal's his pluckiness - in other words, he's just not swift enough to see how bad things are going.

(24) Britain is an island, homogenous and unchanging, pluckily defending its heritage from the barbarian hordes who batter its shores.

(25) In fact, it seems rather like a little terrier, retaining a natural edge and pluckiness but being utterly charming at the same time.

(26) Off they pluckily trot then, to find the best in live entertainment on the island.

(27) He very proficiently captures the innocence, the pathos and the pluckiness of the character.

(28) Most foreign opinion saw Britain as the aggressor, an evil Goliath against the David who was pluckily standing up to his bullying.

(29) After Mr Wilkins's death and the news that there is no longer enough money in the household to employ her, Miss Monro rouses herself pluckily .

(30) Alas, his pluckiness leads to disaster: In 1934, his body is discovered on Everest at 21,000 feet.