I reply emphatically that it is not.

We are firmly confident of victory.

I am determined to give up smoking.

I'm determined to give up smoking.

Tom was determined to kiss Mary.

Make sure the stepladder is firm.

She pushes me firmly into the hall.

I have a firm belief in his innocence.

The government is determined to put an end to terrorism.

Tom was determined to make the football team.

Tom is out to get me.

Lawyers should stand up tall, move forward with courage.

He was determined never to meet her again.

Generally, Jamaicans gave the spectacle of the opening ceremony a firm thumbs up.

Oh, you're all shaking your heads, but only a few of you are shaking your heads very firmly.

Duisenberg recognized this linkage and held firm.

The scientific truth of evolution is so overwhelmingly established, that it is virtually impossible to refute.

Both countries firmly believe that military success in Iraq is impossible.

I am not afraid, she said firmly, and I will ask the angel to have mercy on you.

But even so, there was one thing that everyone was certain of The expansion must be slowing down.

Within a few hours of birth, the calf can run around and is almost indistinguishable from a one week old.

But even if the world economy is on course to a firm recovery, the long term trend has been severely and permanently disrupted.

Its practical borrowings are invariably stillborn, mostly because of the country's ingrained culture of contempt.

But most of all, even in their grief each one of them stood firmly against the targeting of another community.

The US must take a hard, honest look at itself on where it stands on this issue if future tragedies like this one are to be prevented.

Godwin was devastated he wrote to his friend Thomas Holcroft, I firmly believe there does not exist her equal in the world.

Added to the winners in single seat constituencies half the total this would ensure it a sturdy majority of 250 to 270 of the Duma's 450 seats.

The web has a firm presence among traditional broadcast media, because it has the potential to reach so many people from across all walks of life.

We stand firm on the belief that unity and fairness plays an important role, and we respect people from all nationalities.

Firmly they stood, one close to another, forming as it were a bulwark of ice and with great blows of their swords they hewed down the Arabs.

Europe's latest micronation (not to be confused with a microstate, which is simply a very small official country) seems to fully intend to become an official state.

What is most important about this episode is that it demonstrates the determination by groups representing a substantial share of Congolese society to pursue democratic development. The National Assembly plays a key role in attempting to improve governance in the country.

The G 20 was also adamant in 2009 that future stability required a new global financial regime. David Miles of the Bank of England predicts three more financial crises in the coming two decades.

The G 20 was also adamant in 2009 that future stability required a new global financial regime.

What is most important about this episode is that it demonstrates the determination by groups representing a substantial share of Congolese society to pursue democratic development.

This strongly supports the idea that the bots were created by a common agency and the weight of evidence points firmly towards Moscow.

I hate infinite scrolling, because I strongly believe that users should have a right to choose whether they want to load the next page or not.

Amid these transformations, China gained an opening to boost its global influence one that it is determined to exploit, despite resistance from some corners.

Meanwhile, Cubans on the island (at least those with Internet access) and off are voicing firm critiques of both leaders.

Most Chinese now firmly believe that a more open and free China, one increasingly integrated into the world economy, is the only way forward.

Juha s not sure when he ll be able to go home to his new family, but he knows that he eventually will.

Everybody knows the line The boy didn't crack under interrogation , but nowadays many people don t know the continuation it is a verse about a boy who died, having refused to renounce his Komsomol membership.

This e zine is for those who, unswayed by the cajolery of the modern language industry, firmly trust that the traditional learning method of grammatical analysis is the way to go.

Many of these women are socially conservative, strongly supportive of the armed forces, and religious and yet they crave equality as strongly as any leftist vegetarian in Birkenstocks.

Indeed, Turkey is now firmly set to become a regional power, with its recent election to the UN Security Council a further testimony to its diplomatic prowess.