The phrase "a fortitude" is not correct in standard English usage.
The term "fortitude" is an uncountable noun, so it should not be preceded by the article "a."
Example: "She showed great fortitude in the face of adversity."
Alternatives: "courage" or "strength".
Partick Thistle moved out of the relegation zone with this hard-fought draw, displaying a fortitude which delighted manager Alan Archibald.
Writing is difficult, but for my own sake I do not regret this journey, which has shown that Englishmen can endure hardships, help one another, and meet death with as great a fortitude as in the past".
From the time he was diagnosed with the degenerative condition in 1996, he displayed a fortitude consistent with his academic concern about emotional validity and his abhorrence of sentimentality and overreaction.
Apparently Cercas's own wife read the passage herself without quaking - exhibiting a fortitude in the face of fictional calamity the author puts down to her theatrical experience - but Cercas admits that it was a difficult moment to write.
Former Senator Alan K. Simpson of Wyoming, a confidant of former President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, said the current President Bush had displayed a fortitude that comes from having overcome his drinking more than a decade ago.
Mr. Haitink remained utterly true to himself, clear-eyed and mindful of detail, taking a rather brisk pace and showing a fortitude that crowned a performance of great cumulative impact.
But even that search requires a certain fortitude and a willingness to keep talking through the difficult, if not painful, initial discussions.
The tree is an emblem of a moral fortitude that no storm — that is, no political turbulence — can break.
Luck was certainly riding with the birthday Bhoys, but they were certainly aided by an organized fortitude and a stout defense.
Many of the works have a surprising fortitude.
The works, many of them anyway, have a surprising fortitude.
