But the intense speculation about an anemic turnout seemed to embolden rather than deflate Mr. Rangel, who appeared determined to prove the naysayers wrong.
I traipse home after nights like that, boiling hot fury bubbling in the pit of my stomach, determined next time to convince the naysayers.
Google is determined to make Google Plus work at all costs, even in the face of naysayers.
Which is to say, conservative naysayers are wrong to jump to sweeping, fearsome generalizations from Garland's record that he is somehow determined to roll back Scalia's single greatest opinion while on the bench.
While the naysayers thought she should stay home-schooled through June or go for a GED, my daughter wanted to get back to the classroom and was determined to graduate on time and on stage with her class.
What's more, a resounding majority of Americans disagree with the naysayers' belief that student test scores should determine whether a teacher is a success or failure.
They are not naysayers or outcasts of a dominantly religious world, but rather the pioneers that will determine where the human species is heading.
Where naysayers see pandering, Farr sees an effective strategy.
But what about naysayers?
