Sentence examples for mere willpower from inspiring English sources
In asserting that women have the superpower to repel rape sperm, Akin ratcheted up the old chauvinist argument that gals who wear miniskirts and high-heels are "asking" for rape; now women who don't have the presence of mind to conjure up a tubal spasm, a drone hormone, a magic spermicidal secretion or mere willpower to block conception during rape are "asking" for a baby.
When you try to become more productive, you don't get there by mere willpower.
Forming if-then plans has been found to be much more effective than relying solely on motivation and willpower, as expressed in mere goal intentions ("I will do X").
Demonstrating incredible willpower, she returned to social media mere hours later with a message to all her detractors: "I'm back bitches". .
In the process of maintaining abstinence from alcohol, strong willpower in the face of the temptation, and the mere idea, of drinking, is essential.
Roy F Baumeister and John Tierney, Willpower (Allen Lane).
Willpower was irrelevant now.
