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It was hard to grab hold of, his ï¬ngers slick as they were with sweat, but with sheer guts and determination,
Shiver Jackson, Lisa 2006
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As it was clear that he was not to be moved from this determination,
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The High Court ordered that pending the final determination,
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France would be at South Africa's side and would continue to support the peaceful transitional process with determination,
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In the days that followed, it was Fray Antonio who led the troops, and his tall, stoop-shouldered body, dressed always in black, became a symbol of his ment determination,
Mexico Michener, James 1992
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Would General Washington have given me the twelve hundred acres I would not have accepted it, to have been confined to live in that country; and to convince the General of the cause of my determination,
George Washington Farmer Haworth, Paul L 1915
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"Take the letter," he said with an air of cold determination,
Pee-Wee Harris Percy Keese Fitzhugh 1913
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And, by the help of further reasoning, which, if drawn out, would have to be exhibited in two or three other syllogisms, you arrive at your final determination,
Autobiography and Selected Essays Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895 1909
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It seemed to him that she was putting herself a little further away from him, that she was approaching the business of life with a determination,
A Hoosier Chronicle Meredith Nicholson 1906
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She repeated over to herself with an even firmer determination,
The Four Feathers 1906
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