| I am possessed, as much as the next man, of that stiff upper lip, steely resolve and adamantine backbone which make us British positively megalithic in the face of danger. |
| He is approaching the final round with a gap-toothed smile that masks a steely resolve. |
| With his hushed tones and anxious expression, he gives the impression of a shy young lad bewildered by the events unfolding around him, but appearances can be deceptive, for beneath his timid exterior lurks a steely resolve. |
| But he also detects the familiar, steely resolve of a Chancellor who is convinced that they will be borne out. |
| Nowhere was this steely resolve more in evidence than among Burnley's back four. |
| He certainly demonstrates a similar steely resolve, pugnaciousness and disdain for consensus politics that was the hallmark of the Iron Lady. |
