Sentence examples for mind and determination from inspiring English sources

That quickness of mind and determination was characteristic of England and left Wales numbed; what little ball the visitors won they hoofed away aimlessly or coughed it up in the tackle.

He graduated from No. 2 SFTS in October 1940, and subsequently received a commendation from the Australian Air Board for his "presence of mind, courage and determination in landing the locked Ansons without serious damage to the aircraft under difficult conditions".

This exclusion, harnessed to a brilliant mind and steel determination, fired the dynamo of his ambition.

A man of unusual qualities with a gifted mind and caring determination to improve the quality of healthcare.

Word of his presence spread quickly down the line, giving peace of mind and added determination to the soldiers who were about to defend Horseshoe Ridge.

Described by her husband as "The smartest women I ever met", she was known for her lightening quick mind and her determination to live a life based on her terms.

Regularly described by the press as the most successful cabinet minister, Gove was praised for knowing his mind and having the determination and tenacity to push his reforms through what is often seen as a resistant Whitehall machine.

You might consider writing down your daily activities before going to bed to "prime the pump" for your dreaming mind and reaffirm your determination to keep your resolution.

He asserts that she nevertheless possessed qualities appreciated in a monarch: warm heart, practical mind, firm determination and sound perception.

At the end of the week, on Thursday evening, a short concert at the Henry Street Settlement turned into a warm and electrically alive celebration of Mr. Babbitt's active mind and of his stubborn determination to air that mind through more than half a century.

In an editorial in 1913, The Advertiser praised O'Reily, lauding his administrative abilities and crediting the good relations between Protestants and Catholics in South Australia to his "broadness of mind and to his quiet determination to avoid all unnecessary controversy".