Assad's words, however, continue to convey a resolve to remain in power.
The portrait sculpture of Muchaku conveys firm resolve, seasoned realism, and, thanks to subtle handling of fleshiness around the eyes, a hint of humour.
Washington has been abuzz about a limited "bloody nose" strike, such as on a missile site, to shock Pyongyang and convey U.S. resolve.
Obama's national security adviser, Thomas E. Donilon, conveyed administration resolve to Pakistani military chief Gen. Ashfaq Kayani at a secret meeting in Saudi Arabia.
"There is criticism based on the misconception that this is an act to worship war criminals, but I visited Yasukuni shrine to report to the souls of the war dead on the progress made this year and to convey my resolve that people never again suffer the horrors of war," he told reporters.
A spokesman for May did not condemn the remarks and instead said that Howard's comments merely sought to convey the resolve that Britain would demonstrate in defending Gibraltar, although he ruled out any military approach.
And, in fact, these two deliver "Angel's" action with understated resolve, conveying more than the often-counterfeit feelings such roles encourage.
The president needed to reassure Americans while conveying a message of resolve to the world.
In other words, the gape-mouthed rumination is simply Grant's way of conveying a steely inner resolve.
It is therefore perhaps not surprising that adamantine, or adamant (as a noun rather than an adjective, though conveying much of the same resolve not to bend or break) appears in a wide range of fictional tales.
Both Al-Azm and Al-Hassam translate as 'Resolve'; however, Al-Azm conveys the sense of resolve as determination, whereas Al-Hassam signifies achievement.
