bravery

Converse of object

• commend: They warmly commended the bravery of the rescue workers.
• commemorate: York station is one of the few places to display a plaque commemorating the bravery and sacrifices of its employees.
• admire: While I greatly admire the bravery of the pilots, I do not want them pressed too hard.
• praise: He praised the bravery of people who served Britain by working in intelligence.
• show: He showed such bravery in the air that he was awarded the Military Cross in the same year.
• recognize: The annual Provincial Police Awards recognize bravery or devotion to civic duty in support of the police.

Adjective modifier

• conspicuous: For most conspicuous bravery at Munster Alley on the 6th August 1916.
• incredible: Many have shown incredible bravery fighting illness or disability and have shown stamina many of us could not imagine.
• outstanding: This was in the personal gift of the Queen for outstanding bravery in the field.
• extraordinary: The children had all been nominated by the public for their extraordinary bravery.
• exceptional: In October 1916, during the Battle of the Somme, he was awarded the Victoria Cross for exceptional bravery.
• sheer: To think he carried on playing after such an horrific eye injury is just sheer bravery.

Modifies a noun

• award: The Kent Police Band performed at a police bravery awards ceremony held at 10 Downing Street recently.
• medal: He is also a Vietnam war veteran with bravery medals to his name.

Noun used with modifier

• police: The Kent Police Band performed at a police bravery awards ceremony held at 10 Downing Street recently.

Preposition: in

• face: Scott enlisted in the air force and was decorated for bravery in the face of danger many times.
• field: He won the Military Medal for bravery in the field at the Acre Valley.
• action: The Army received the thanks of both Houses of Parliament for its bravery in the late actions against the enemy.

Preposition: of

• soldier: The 1981 film ' Gallipoli ' praised the bravery of ordinary soldiers but suggested that the British commanders were useless.
• man: Tyne Cot is a monument to the stupidity of war, yet also the bravery of common men.