51.  Through sheer force of will and plenty of pounding on the table, he managed to deliver on his word.

52.  Thousands of angry people swarmed into the streets and physically blocked the column by sheer force of numbers.

53.  Through hard work and sheer force of will, Powers has pushed the cause to the forefront in Texas.

54.  Throughout his speech, he gestured vigorously and spoke with an earnestness that seemed intended to persuade by sheer force of will.

55.  Through sheer force of will, Kidd has brought the Nets respectability, if not total respect.

56.  Through sheer force of personality, Valentine just ticks off people, many of whom play for him.

57.  What is all the more remarkable is that he did it through the sheer force of his personality.

58.  While she used her celebrity status to further her work, she also promoted her cause through sheer force of will.

59.  Yet this Cleopatra truly commands through sheer force of a mercurial, erotic temperament that she herself can neither fully understand nor control.

60.  It presumed that through sheer force of numbers, heavily populated China could overwhelm any better-armed enemy.