Though he had steeled himself for this moment, Charlton was not prepared for what he saw. |
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Some nations have steeled themselves and forbidden parents from hitting their children. |
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It was here that he first steeled himself with self-imposed feats of daring and courage that marked his whole life. |
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Ready for the off he travelled downstream and steeled himself as he approached the edge of the drop. |
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I thought it was a protest over something or other and steeled myself for a list of complaints. |
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Though he had steeled himself against the reaction, Raylf knew he still flinched at the tone. |
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No doubt his resolution was steeled by news of disasters from the front, as Prussia entered the war and prepared to invade French territory. |
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She steeled herself for a long trip, dug into her bag, pulled out a datapad and began to read. |
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Stiffening, his hand gravitating to his sword hilt, Ikeda steeled himself, preparing for any situation. |
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I was doing well that day, having gotten up early and steeled myself to give the eulogy. |
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The mauve glow of the sky outside tugged at Danielle's heart even as she steeled herself. |
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With her free hand in her pocket, clutching her rosary, she steeled herself against the crowd and followed Sean into the gym. |
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He had steeled himself for a conversation in English and was delighted when I broke into Portuguese and Konkani. |
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Jo steeled herself, and with an almighty wrench pulled her legs free of Morgan's vice-like grip. |
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Another glass of wine was downed as I steeled myself to approach a group of rather important-looking men and women. |
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That wouldn't buy them much time, Sydney knew, so she steeled herself and placed one foot on the first rung of the ladder. |
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Even though she had steeled herself before coming, she wasn't prepared for what she saw. |
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Reports of martyrdoms steeled resistance to persecution and were the source of encouragement to persevere. |
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There would be no rest for the delegates, however, as they steeled themselves for further Defence cuts surely lurking on the horizon. |
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All such diabolic, yet cowardly actions must be severely condemned, censured and deterred with steeled resolve and equally resolute counteraction. |
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The continuous exposure to brutality has also steeled his resolve to soldier on, and his Gandhian belief that violence can never be the answer to violence. |
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An Armani suit steeled the nerve of women without masculinizing them, just as it disarmed men erotically without unmanning them. |
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Eight tumultuous seasons as the 49ers' on-again, off-again, on-again, off-again, on-again, off-again franchise quarterback steeled him. |
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And the horde charged once more, their nerves steeled and their war-cries resonating, ready to shred, rend and tear apart any foe, be it human or not. |
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Even so, non-leaguer Pacquette is predictably steeled against being intimidated by high-calibre opposition. |
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I don't want to go to work needing to be steeled to fight cynicism every day. |
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Its members have been hunted down and beaten. The repression has steeled some people's resolve. |
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Being an obedient friar, he steeled himself for the task at hand and did the best he could. |
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They can be manufactured in various colors and have a polished, steeled or rock finish. |
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The operation was apparently intended to terrify the residents into leaving voluntarily, but instead it steeled their resolve. |
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Huntsman is a long shot, and his daughters are steeled for whatever the outcome. |
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The prosecutors liked me because my professional experience as a media researcher had steeled me against public abuse and made me imperturbable under cross examination. |
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He wheeled round to face me and I steeled myself for a confrontation. |
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Nay, a Crystall glasse will not show a man his face, except it be steeled, except it be darkned on the backside. |
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The rich experience of a long life steeled in the victorious struggle with every unchristian element. |
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When God...draws aside his curtain, and shows his arsenal and his armory, full of arrows steeled with wrath. |
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I steeled myself, expecting that she would need comfort and reassurance. |
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Michel Tremblay has steeled his courage and done that which lesser writers dare not do: written a classical tragedy... a powerful playwright...a formidable accomplishment. |
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It delivers an edge that is far superior to conventional steeled edges. |
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Our HG range is steeled for the challenge. |
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Then last February the fund steeled itself and censured the country, warning it to improve its statistics by September or face potential suspension or expulsion. |
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Still, the Tories left Manchester steeled for the fight. |
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I steeled myself for mocking comments and posted it. |
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And lo! those waters, steeled By breezeless air to smoothest polish, yield A vivid repetition of the stars. |
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