Caught up in his own vision of noble self-sacrifice, Rom gazed at the far wall as if watching a tape of his own heroism.

Rich with period detail and atmosphere, the movie leaves the inner lives of its characters largely unexplored to paint a heroic canvas of romantic turmoil and noble self-sacrifice (Holden).

"No, no, My Lord," Aleatha said with an air of noble self-sacrifice.

Women's pictures of the past may have emphasized the virtues of noble self-sacrifice, but in this day and age taking the "Stella Dallas" route would look absurdly self-serving.

Now was the time for a little noble self-sacrifice, and it made the smile she had given him fade away entirely.

For all his noble self-sacrifice, Ian is hardly alone in raising the children.

A story of self-sacrifice as noble and romantic as that of Eyam but sadly one less well recorded.

I felt a pang at that For me to suggest it was noble self-sacrifice; having the proposal accepted without demur was less pleasant Beanpole said.

The admiration the Lib Dems imagined might accrue to them because of their noble self-sacrifice has not been forthcoming.

They gained power from the move into coalition, so there was no noble self-sacrifice to admire.