He was of a rare breed - an academically minded young man, turned firebrand.
He's the brother of Christopher, you know, the one-time Marxist firebrand turned Neo-Con.
I had her last week - right little firebrand she was.
In November 1492 a party sent out by Columbus from the vessels of his first expedition to explore the island of Cuba brought back information that they had seen people who carried a lighted firebrand to kindle fire, and perfumed themselves with certain herbs which they carried along with them.
It holds that she has given up all she used to hold as a left wing firebrand.
Nina hails from East Berlin and has enjoyed a rich and varied career as a recording artist, actress, chanteuse and political firebrand.
The park is in the hands of the Greater London Council, whose leader is a young firebrand called Ken Livingstone.
Which is where the former left-wing firebrand Roland Muldoon comes into the story.