American - and of course, the British - naval fleets wander about in the uneasy waters of the Persian Gulf; patriot missiles amass on the illusively calm deserts of the Arabian peninsula; and belligerent words of pompous "determination" blow eastwards all the way to fill the murky air of the Middle East.
After listening to Obama's forceful words of change, determination and extension to all of us to become soldiers in his journey to better our nation, how can one say no?
I believe they are succeeding because their words spoke to me of determination, an understanding of the natural ups and downs of bringing someone into a new home at the age of 8, and unequivocal love.
Moreover, there is no acknowledgment in the wording of the determinations that guide the panel's actions of the value and importance of collecting -- the principle that lies at the very heart of the great encyclopedic museums of the world.
In other words, the determination of value, on whatever theoretical basis, entered into the reporting of information, often for those who had little or no chance to see the art in question, thereby legislating opinion into art history.
It joins a Tennessee Williams quotation, the Arabic word for determination, and the geographical co-ordinates of her six children's birthplaces, among others.
In other words, the determination of CSF tau protein levels could potentially play an adjunctive role in the CSF diagnosis of iNPH using LRG levels.
The average fit of Zipf's equation to the ranked frequency distribution of Polish words was measured by the coefficient of determination R 2 value.
In a brief public appearance on Monday morning, the day after her conservative allies in Bavaria were trounced in state elections, she offered no smiles or words of optimism, just a grim determination to soldier on to federal elections next year.
Again, the conciliatory words should not be taken as softness or lack of determination.
