Sentence examples for figure of strength from inspiring English sources

But in these years he appears to us as a figure of strength, probity, and purpose, a voice of remembrance and an agent of renewal.

And the announcement of the caliphate was the result of the mujahideen's realising the lack of advantage in fighting against the idolaters without the existence of a leader and caliph who could gather the Muslims under his banner and be a figure of strength for them.

Corinna, who has been married to Schumacher for 18 years, has been an ever-present figure of strength for fans in the wake of his head injury, often staying in hospital by his side for 10 hours a day as he fought for his life.

She has strong support from Redgrave, terrific as always, as a figure of strength and grace.

"I'm not ashamed for being all woman, for being strong and being a figure of strength".

Hastings, an Olympic gold medalist, talks about embracing her body as a "figure of strength" rather than striving towards a "perfect body".

Dragila has also generated attention by posing nude with other American women for a track-and-field calendar, saying it is a sign of progress that women are confident enough in their bodies to expose them as figures of strength and power instead of titillation.

No one expects that Churchill's imagination and political audacity will go very far toward resolving the international economic crisis his government will have to face, along with the crisis in the Middle East...but there is almost universal agreement that Churchill, as a figure symbolic of strength and perseverance, will be good medicine for the whole Western coalition.

Aeschylus's Prometheus is a figure of tremendous strength and dignity, who gladly suffers for the good he has done.

Mr Brown, in his own hour-long speech, solidified his reputation as a figure of substance, strength and change, wrapping himself in a Churchillian flag with phrases such as "this small number of people on this small island".

The bright-voiced tenor Lance Ryan is an uncommonly likable, tireless Siegfried, and Johannes Martin Kränzle offers a magnificent portrayal of Gunther, weak-willed as usual, but transformed by Siegfried's death into a figure of newfound strength.