Sentence examples for take confident from inspiring English sources

Then, when her leg muscles are up to the task of walking, she will be equipped to take confident steps.

He renovated each time, spending whatever the job took, confident he would make the money back.

This would require taking "confident bites" out of the green belt.

It takes confident, well-funded bodies to nudge the system into action, notes Shami Chakrabarti of Liberty, a pressure group.

Mr. Gaines takes confident advantage of this prized chance, giving a sterling performance that allows us to see Dr. Stockmann from all the perspectives Ibsen intended.

Called on to preserve a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the ninth inning Monday, Rivera allowed a couple of hits and a walk and was somewhat fortunate when the Royals' Mike Sweeney -- who took confident, healthy swings, just missing a high fastball and fouling it straight back -- lined out to center field to end the game.

It really takes a lot to get confident, to take concentrated positions.

Mr. Romney often attacks Dodd-Frank for supposedly designating five banks as "too big to fail," freeing them to take risks, confident of a bailout.

It might take a confident surgeon (because invasive surgery can provide protection against lawsuits, even if it's hard on patients) and a persistent family to pull off this alternative approach.

Rudlin's winning submission argues Britain should adopt models pioneered in Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Germany to "take a confident bite out of the greenbelt" and build extensions connected to existing city centres over 30 years or more.

Despite starting in 15th place, the Renault driver was able to take a confident win as he benefited from an incident-packed race and a clever strategy from his team.