This is a performance that can't be pinned down as good or bad — it's more a manifestation of sheer force of will. (salon.com)
The iconic CEO may have led and influenced people through sheer force of personality or may have developed respect owing to a phenomenal track record. (canadianbusiness.com)
Yet when fictional classrooms are filled with lower - income minority children, the teachers tend to be superheroes who triumph over poverty and racism by sheer force of personality and perseverance. (nytimes.com)