Sentence examples for took some determination from inspiring English sources

Clearly, it took some determination on Mr. Westbrook's part to reach his goals in life, and in his current occupation, as the director of the Peter Westbrook Foundation, where he teaches fencing to disadvantaged children, he is doing his best to pass on his energy and focus to a new generation -- with apparent success.

That, said a former aide, Hanna Sistare, took "some guts and determination".

This gonna take some time and determination.

Sunday's bloody massacre of American and French peacekeeping troops in Beirut evokes a heavy and draining sorrow, outrages a determination to take some action.

But those take at least some determination.

Your determination of eligibility may take some time, as it is a very complex process for the eligibility worker.

It took steely determination and focus to stay on track.

Those jobs took courage, determination, strength of personality – and a lot of ego.

It doesn't generally take that much ingenuity and determination to get to El Questro, but it takes some.

It may take some time before he has to go, but what is now frightening is his apparent determination to take the rest of us down with him.

I will not shirk that," and retorted that it took determination to complete a project of this size.