Sentence examples for very determined from from inspiring English sources

Fox said France was the chief source of the momentum for military intervention in February 2011, with the former president Nicolas Sarkozy "very determined" from the outset to launch airstrikes within minutes of an agreement to do so.

And I was very determined from that day forward to change that.

The basic story, of how a not conspicuously gifted but very determined barber's son from St. Paul, Minnesota, rose to become the richest cartoonist of all time, warms the heart in traditional American fashion.

But her sudden professional success has also brought increased scrutiny, and the feel-good tale of the relatively short and very determined youngster's rise from a club in suburban Atlanta to big victories in Arthur Ashe Stadium apparently is a complex one.

There was no conscious decision to reverse the domination of the shortlist by English-speaking writers from previous years, he said, but the judges were "very determined to look at books from everywhere.

Bloxx were surprised when an important client from a West Country school emailed Bloxx late last year to cancel their contract – but on further examination, the email came from one very determined pupil.

In the last year, it was Robin van Persie, who came from Arsenal very determined to win the league for the first time, and that rubbed off on the other players.

"It's clear that Najaf is very determined to maintain its independence from Iran.

A psychiatric consultant wanted to put her in hospital to prevent her from harming herself, but agreed to the proposal from Sherlock's very determined mother that she should stay in the family home, on antipsychotic medication.

Which she makes very clear that night after learning that the bank did not call about his loan application for a house, a revelation which turns her mood from delight to very determined and focused rage.

"He will somehow pull something out of the hat from somewhere, and he is very determined to achieve things.