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(as) game as Ned Kelly

Very courageous. Ned Kelly was a notorious 19th-century Australian outlaw. Primarily heard in Australia. You have to be as game as Ned Kelly to go into a dangerous place like that! You need to be game as a Ned Kelly to have success in this field. Billionaires don't want timid PR people. Tyler must be as game as Ned Kelly, asking the boss to explain his decision in front of everyone like that.
See also: game, Kelly, Ned
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as game as Ned Kelly

very brave. Australian
Ned Kelly ( 1855–80 ) was a famous Australian outlaw, the leader of a band of horse and cattle thieves and bank raiders operating in Victoria; he was eventually hanged at Melbourne.
See also: game, Kelly, Ned
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The audience in the packed courtroom included more than a dozen supporters of Kelly, one of whom wore a T-shirt that said "Free R.
In a March interview, Kelly vehemently denied the charges and said he was "fighting" for his life.
Kelly departs from the Leighton Criminal Court building after a status hearing in his criminal sexual abuse trial in Chicago.
Kelly's attorneys requested the court to give time to prepare for Kelly's defence.
"The return was much worse than the adaptation of getting up there, especially for the year flight," Kelly told reporters.
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However, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that Kelly's criminal defense lawyer, Steve Greenberg, said there would be "no change in anything."
Two women who had previously publicly accused him of abuse came to court to observe the proceedings.In setting bail, Cook County Judge John Fitzgerald Lyke Jr ordered Kelly to have no contact with anyone under 18 years old and to have no contact with any of the alleged victims or witnesses.
After the singer's surrender, defense attorney Steve Greenberg maintained his client's innocence, claiming all of Kelly's alleged victims are liars.
The 34-year-old Kelly is eager to prove he can beat Lee the conventional way in their rematch on Saturday in ONE: Eternal Glory here.
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- President Donald Trump's Chief of Staff, John Kelly, is ready to resign from the White House, as rumors of his departure have been circulating since last month's midterm elections.
When President Donald Trump made a congratulatory phone call to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, White House chief of staff John Kelly wasn't on the line.
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