Sentence examples for determined to transform the from inspiring English sources

Determined to transform the military into a leaner but more lethal fighting force, Mr. Rumsfeld has pushed aggressively to outsource tasks not deemed essential to war-making.

When she and her husband bought the house 22 years ago, Ms. Gottlieb was determined to transform the backyard into a home for native birds.

Chung Chong-Wook said his committee was determined to "transform the people's way of thinking on reunification" and dispel the "rather negative attitude" that had taken hold.

The newly elected pope, Clement VIII, was determined to transform the city into the visible symbol of a revived and flourishing Catholic faith.

Determined to transform the district and set the design standard for others to follow, Mr. Robins hired the New York architect Walter Chatham in 1997, starting him with a slender budget of $1 million to spruce up Dacra properties.

The frontiersmen of the Hudson River, as some like to call themselves, arrived over two decades ago determined to transform the filthy industrial waterway slicked with oily rainbows into an aquatic playground fit for a 21st-century city.

Determined to transform Pemex, the state-owned oil company, from a bloated and antiquated monopoly into something more like an efficient multinational corporation, Mexico's president, Vicente Fox, has announced a new slate of directors for the Pemex board that bristles with successful business leaders.

As in "Cinderella" or "Pygmalion," Elliot is determined to transform Seymour into the most popular boy at school.

A self-styled transformative president was determined to transform American policy and lead it out of the wilderness created by his predecessor.

Mogoeng is apparently determined to transform a judiciary that still carries the baggage of apartheid.

The festival's documentaries feature children, young people and families who are determined to transform their lives and communities for the better.