"Building lasting peace will require determination, long-term commitment and political will," he said.
Sinn Féin's education minister, John O'Dowd, said Foster would require determination to face down the enemies of the peace process and spoke of the loneliness of leadership.
"We face a period that will be neither easy nor short, and will require determination and perseverance until the necessary change is achieved in the situation in the south," Ehud Barak, the Israeli defense minister, said.
In his acceptance speech, which he delivered in English, Mr. Ahtisaari said resolving the conflicts of the Middle East would require determination and a willingness to reach out to all parties.
The reforms initiated by the current Australian Government are ambitious and will require determination and courage to implement.
This is because superconductive combinational logic circuits do not require determination of the timing adjustment and clocking scheme.
He added: "Building the future of the Highlands will require determination, vision and creativity - and our team has the range of talent and ability to make that possible".
Investment in infrastructure and funding for Ph.D.s is yielding results, although beyond Ph.D. level, obtaining funding and carving out a career still require determination.
The uprisings in the Middle East offer a window of opportunity for women but retention of the rights already achieved in Tunisia and Egypt, and inclusion of women's rights in new constitutions, will require determination, tenacity and understanding of the political process.
Outcomes associated with divergent practice require determination, which may guide strategies to reduce practice variation.
