11.   This merely strengthens our resolve to win the league.

12.   It shows them up for what they really are, and only strengthens my resolve.

13.   But as American forces found out the hard way, such brutality only strengthened the resolve of the local population.

14.   But Bruno, who now has state police troopers guarding his office and home, said the threats had only strengthened his resolve.

15.   But by taking concrete steps to improve your financial situation, you can mitigate some of that uncertainty and strengthen your resolve to stay the course.

16.   But it was the long stretches of inactivity that somehow strengthened his resolve.

17.   But Lehman said that more than anything, the hole strengthened his resolve to play better on the remaining eight holes.

18.   But that experience has strengthened his resolve.

19.   But the decision also strengthened the resolve of critics such as Gorton, who say the act undercuts property rights, helps animals too much and people too little.

20.   But Russia appears to have strengthened the resolve to filter out potential deadbeats.