And while some players have wilted when challenged by Woods, Mickelson has shown resolve in their head-to-head battles.
Ortiz had shown resolve in tight situations throughout the season, managing to lead the N.L. in victories with 21 despite allowing 277 base runners in 212 innings and leading the league in walks.
On Sunday, the Jets had shown resolve, fighting from behind to score a touchdown and take a 22-21 lead with a little more than five minutes left in the fourth quarter.
Orlando has shown resolve in the playoffs and rallied to win series against the Philadelphia 76ers when it trailed, 1-0, againstinsthehe Celtics, when it was down, 3-2.
For his part, President Bush took off for a scheduled conference in Shanghai, leaving behind a debate over whether he had shown resolve by carrying on as planned, or had made a mistake in not staying put during this anthrax scare.
By rejecting the referendum, Nazarbayev has shown resolve to keep his country on a democratic track.
Indianapolis has showed resolve in road games, especially with its victory at Denver, and should win this game because Peyton Manning is more sound at quarterback than Tim Couch.
Yet, so far this postseason, the Capitals have shown remarkable resolve: they have followed an overtime loss with a victory four times.
"European countries have shown their resolve in making the euro a success and reaffirmed the deep political commitment to work together toward a stronger union," Vítor Constâncio, the vice president of the European Central Bank, told an audience in Beijing on Jan . 12
Mali, though, have shown great resolve in seeing off Guinea and holding off Gabon before finding a late equaliser – apparently drawing strength from the rumpled and phlegmatic figure of Giresse, who regards the pitch from the touchline with the weary resignation of a restaurateur surveying his last pair of customers after a long night.
