Sentences with phrase «by sheer force of personality»

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.
But Blair, an incurable thespian with a hunger for air miles, would transform the role by sheer force of personality
And yet he pushed through great advances such as civil rights legislation by sheer force of personality even when Democrats disagreed with him.
He is resorting to the bravado of a bully determined to get his way by sheer force of personality.
Cuomo, by contrast, will not open any doors for himself by sheer force of personality.

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Through sheer force of her personality and by simply being herself, she reinvented the talk show and still reigns as the undisputed champ of daytime television.
As with such high - profile ventures, the cast is rounded out by an assortment of heavy - hitters, all of who attempt — with mixed results — to enliven their one - dimensional roles through sheer force of personality.
Some people get into leadership by luck or sheer force of personality, but for most, having some credentials is absolutely essential.
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