1. Scrappier and pluckier, they became a furious blaze of pumping red socks.2. But the festivals since around 1998 have seemed flatter and scrappier than before. 3. Under their tutelage, his campaign debut is marked by a scrappier style. 4. This time around, Illinois was " a lot more scrappier ," 5. Skilling, 44, a dapper Harvard MBA, is the scrappier of the two. 6. The " Star Wars " franchise was funnier and scrappier when it was new. 7. Since then, Gore has sought a scrappier , homespun image and he is more directly confronting Bradley. 8. Now they'll see what they can do with a younger, scrappier lineup and an underdog label. 9. "CNN will be scrappier , " said Eason Jordan, president of newsgathering for CNN News Group. 10. A handful of smaller, scrappier airlines are emerging battered but not beaten in the worst downturn in the history of the airline industry.