Sentence examples for I grew determined from inspiring English sources

As I found more and more of her albums, I grew determined to track her down, and when at last I discovered her, in Costa Rica taking care of her ailing sister Ofelia, I headed there as soon as I could.

It became clear to me that at-risk people and those exiting prison needed jobs and I grew determined to develop a strong transitional jobs program that also aimed to address the struggle to properly re-use existing and diminishing resources.

He grew determined to be a baseball player.

She said she grew determined to sail alone.

Derzis grew determined to provide other women with a more dignified abortion, to become an advocate for women's rights, and later an owner of abortion clinics throughout the south.

Listening to Mr. Sepi recount the story of a death that he regretted in Iraq while grappling with a death that he regretted in Las Vegas, his lawyer grew determined to get him help.

He grew determined to work in China's burgeoning Internet sector and came knocking at Alibaba's Shanghai office with his résumé in hand.

He grew determined to visit them for an extended period of time, intrigued by the idea of a relatively isolated community, albeit not one known for violent hostility to outsiders, like the endangered Sentinelese people of India who made headlines last year after the death of an American missionary.

Even in the midst of his own ordeal, his focus remained on other writers who continued to fight for literary freedom: But as well as fighting the fight, which I will surely go on doing, I have grown determined to prove that the art of literature is more resilient than what menaces it.

Since the egg-throwing episode, Mr. Pulliam has grown determined to keep protest signs focused on policy messages.

With the economy and public finances in good health, the government has grown determined to play a more active role in the economy.