61.   Eldredge admitted his shock defeat by Galindo at the US nationals had strengthened his resolve in the run-up to the world championships.

62.   The penalty of community service imposed on Eric Cantona by a judge appears to have strengthened his resolve to remain at Manchester United.

63.   The repetitious calling upon God by these young Taliban had something of an hypnotic effect on their morale, boosting it to strengthen their resolve for the coming battle.

64.   The troop build-up may have backfired on Saddam, Sarkis said, by strengthening the resolve of the Western allies.

65.   The United States needed to strengthen its resolve in the face of terrorists, who he said may seek to defeat the US politically through acts of terror.

66.   Norquist said the lessons he learned from the ill-fated seventh hole will strengthen his resolve for the final round.

67.   The paper said her resolve had been strengthened by a brief encounter with Pope John Paul II in South Africa, where she was filming recently.