sheer determination

collocation in English

meaningsofsheeranddetermination

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sheer
adjective
uk
/ʃɪər/us
/ʃɪr/
used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; ...
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determination
noun
uk
/dɪˌtɜː.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us
/dɪˌtɝː.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
the ability to continue trying to do something, although it is ...
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(Definition ofsheeranddeterminationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It must have beensheerdeterminationthat drove him to apply himself and study to gain entry qualifications for a degree.
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Many are committed to stopping it bysheerdeterminationand will power.
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A single parent in my constituency launched herself on a nursing career throughsheerdetermination.
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This has been a fantastic campaign, with its imaginative use of technology and itssheerdetermination.
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How many of us remember that game when one side needing fifty runs to win with nine wickets down, somehow, bysheerdetermination, pulled it off?
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Hissheerdeterminationto win at all cost meant that he seemed to crash as often as he won.
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While by no means a military genius, hissheerdeterminationand ability to spring back from errors made him a competent leader.
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Due to hersheerdeterminationand devotion to her husband, she won him back to life.
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Throughsheerdetermination, the two join a troupe of traveling entertainers.
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Kerry helps him succeed with her well-honed skills andsheerdetermination, whilst in return she asks him to help protect her injured knee.
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