1.   Characteristics such as a strongly independent spirit, a generosity of personality, and an appreciative warmth are assets.

2.   I admired their independent spirit, but I thought the price too high.

3.   The last Churchill Cabinet was brimming with independent spirits.

4.   Anderson stars as Lily Bart, a socialite and independent spirit trapped by the rigidity of her era.

5.   A couple of independent spirits nixed the sleuthing and opted for metaphor-heavy Hemingway-style adventures.

6.   But a thriving independent spirit salvaged an off year, creating an unusually diverse mixture of good work.

7.   But it was in keeping with the aspirations of his mother, who early on had gone to great pains to develop an independent spirit in him.

8.   But only one of the men will totally embrace her independent spirit.

9.   But Rorie was used to being in charge of her life, in charge of her home, and her fiercely independent spirit made this new dance difficult.

10.   But with an independent spirit that includes a tendency toward outspokenness, she challenges the constraints placed upon her.