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The phrase "a bit of willpower" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the need for determination or self-control to achieve a goal or overcome a challenge.
Example: "To stick to my diet, I know I need a bit of willpower to resist temptation."
Alternatives: "a little determination" or "some self-discipline".
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"For me, it takes a bit of willpower to choose the salad over the sandwich," DePaolis says.
"The council spent £10 million [$12.3 million] on Piccadilly Gardens on a concrete square and some plant-pots but it gave uplant-pots butple and left them to rot, when all it took to help them was a bit of willpower and empty space".
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There's also Feeling Upbeat, a protein drink dubbed "a bit of extra willpower in a bottle".
What to order: It's easy to go overboard on baked goods, but engage every bit of willpower to order just a few -- your stomach will thank you later.
I took one bite of ClaireTweet's pie, and it took every bit of willpower I had not to polish the whole thing off.
Recently I went to watch the film in the cinema and, even as a grown-up and with a noisy Spanish lady shouting "DON'T GO IN THERE, HARRY POTTER" the whole way though, it took every bit of willpower not to run away screaming.
Those seven days were by far the most intense of the entire 2 months I was on the mountain and tested every bit of willpower I had within me.
There is a bit of a paradox at the heart of the authors' message: Willpower can be strengthened through exercise, but it can also be exhausted through overuse and is likely to be, at least in part, genetically determined.
A bit of hope.
A bit of decorum.
A bit of both.
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