11.  By the sheer force of his personality, Bender kept a positive face on the program.

12.  By this time, the crowd was his, won over by the sheer force, and true grit, of his effort.

13.  By the sheer force of his personality, President Ronald Reagan held the two factions together, the professor said.

14.  By dint of hard work and sheer force of will, Stefan Milenkovich transformed himself from a proficient violinist into a world-class talent.

15.  By the sheer force of his determination and the incandescence of his celebration, he won them over just as he had won over their man.

16.  Capitalism seduces through sheer force of marketing and sheer promise of pleasure.

17.  Commanding, whimsical, unpredictable and telling, those impulses made for a set that transcended jazz factionalism through sheer force of personality.

18.  David Meggett had embarrassed his teammates with his effort, with the sheer force of his will, on one punt return.

19.  Facing challenges in the past, Giuliani has overcome many political obstacles by sheer force of personality.

20.  First, that the South Korean initiated and has sustained the difficult reconciliation process at considerable political risk at home, often through the sheer force of his enthusiasm.