There's nothing like adrenaline and a shot of shock to fuel determination.
These experiences often happen in a lab, where the person realized how curiosity could fuel determination and resilience.
Mr. Finlay failed once trying to row across the Atlantic, which has fueled his determination.
The executions, and an increase in skirmishes between fishermen and naval vessels from both countries, have fueled Philippine determination to stand up to Beijing.
Growing up in the slums of Brooklyn, Gleason frequently attended vaudeville shows, a habit that fueled his determination to have a stage career.
For these so-called "founding mothers," -- with 27 children among them -- frustration with the status of health care in Peekskill fueled a determination to improve conditions for themselves and their neighbors.
Since his indictment a few weeks ago, he has been lavished with good wishes from his constituents, Mr. Velella said, adding that such sentiments have fueled his determination to run for re-election.
This means that following long hours, days, and months culminating in disappointment, we returned to the bench, our eyes red and our blood fueled with determination, curiosity, and caffeine, ready to confront our challenge from a completely different direction.
When she received an A-minus in one laboratory course, the chairman of the physics department at Illinois said the grade confirmed that women could not excel at lab work; the slight fueled her determination.
David Jones was born on Dec. 9, 1938, in Eatonville, Fla., where an incident he witnessed as a youngster remained seared in his psyche and fueled his determination to escape from a dead-end life in the segregationist South.
Her father's resolve fueled her determination to have his final sacrifice acknowledged.
