To play hard ball – to be so determined to get what you want that you will use unfair methods to get it.
"The Coca-Cola company is determined to lead the consumer packaged goods industry away from its dependence on non-renewable fossil fuels and towards using renewable plant-based alternatives," the company said.
I was curious to know how the MP had determined the jeep's speed so exactly.
I made a determined effort to learn martial arts, but when I had learned the military skills, the king who liked martial arts passed away.
Personalities were determined by rigorous testing and surveys.
The magistrate, doing his job, determined there was insufficient evidence and refused to issue the warrant.
This inspires misguided environmental protectionism from an array of bodies determined to protect every last scrap.
The quality of an image is determined in large part by how much light the sensor is able to take in.
Worst of all is being determined to do so, by any means available.
Kleindienst Group have just been given the green light for 42 villas, the price of which is yet to be determined, that will each have their own plot in the Arabian Gulf as part of the World Islands Project.
Be Determined .
I am determined to make my dreams come true.
" Chef Heston Blumenthal: 'I was determined that if I failed, it wouldn't be through lack of effort' ·:",,.
Besides, life is defined by setbacks, and success is determined by the ability to rebound from them.
I am a very determined and stubborn person!
I've said before thatfailure is only determined by where you choose to stop, and it also depends on how that particular problem is perceived.
"I was determined to show people that singing should be a happy experience and a way of personal expression, rather than about following rules.
The best way to overcome a negative time is to be determined to find a way out of it.
—— The monopoly on taxies should be broken up and the numbers of taxies should be determined completely by the market.
Therefore, we have to be determined to eliminate it as much aspossible.
