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I think the general consensus is that Nancy Pelosi exerted the most iron-willed control over the House since Speaker Joe Cannon more than 100 years ago.
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I think the general consensus is that Nancy Pelosi exerted the most iron-willed control over the House since Speaker Joe Cannon more than 100 years ago.
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I was young then and it would be pleasant to think that now that I am old I am wise and have developed more strength of character and an iron-willed self-command.
Lance Mannion: 2010
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Alastair Cook is so mild-mannered that, sitting next to him while relaxing and watching a game of cricket on a Saturday morning, it's sometimes easy to forget he is also the iron-willed batsman who has ground down so many bowlers around the world.
Alastair Cook: Who wouldn't want to captain England's Test team? 2011
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Miranda ducked through a burned doorframe, between two still-standing sections of wall, and even her iron-willed composure cracked at the sight that greeted her.
Word Repetition and Sundry marshallpayne1 2010
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I was young then and it would be pleasant to think that now that I am old I am wise and have developed more strength of character and an iron-willed self-command.
Random Thought Number Two on the Hoosier Hypocrite---Now With More Middle-aged Sex Appeal. 2010
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It seems that the Pakistani military and its civilian supporters allow the rumors to flourish in order to put pressure on an iron-willed and stubborn Zardari, while the objective conditions prevent a coup -- for now.
Aparna Pande: President Obama to General Kayani: Can You Hear Me Now? Aparna Pande 2010
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Perhaps he sensed that only a dour, iron-willed man like Ferrie could help him control the chaos of his life.
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David StubbsIt will be an iron-willed viewer who doesn't switch this off or heave their television into the street after 10 seconds.
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Miranda ducked through a burned doorframe, between two still-standing sections of wall, and even her iron-willed composure cracked at the sight that greeted her.
Word Repetition and Sundry marshallpayne1 2010
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