Sentence examples for determined to do a from inspiring English sources

"We came out really focused and determined to do a good job.

Tom was determined to do a show with Handspring Puppets, but because of its talent for lifesize animal puppets he needed something with an animal hero.

A former synchronized swimmer who hadn't had the opportunity to play competitive basketball, she was clueless but determined to do a good job faking it.

Back in 1995, when I was planning the first Lincoln Center Festival for the summer of 1996, I determined to do a Feldman minifestival.

A local painter set up his easel in the heart of the crowd, determined to do a quick oil rendering of a classic American scene, the people meeting their candidate in the final frenzied hours.

At the College World Series at Rosenblatt Stadium here, the president threw out the ceremonial first pitch, and he was determined to do a better job of it than he did about two months ago at a Milwaukee Brewers game.

Although he was well aware that the public wanted America to stay out of the war, Roosevelt was determined to do all he could to prevent a German victory.

Any death is a tragedy, but if someone is determined to do it, a painless way out is better".

Admittedly, more than one of my past encounters with Ibiza followed a similar theme, so this time I was determined to do things a little differently.

Fund II required a lot of meetings, as I was moving from a $6.25 fund to a $40 million fund, was a solo-GP, and I was determined to do it in a single closing.

If these New Yorkers were going to face down a storm, they were determined to do it with a glass in hand.