The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior.
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Examples for "possession"
Examples for "possession"
1Challenge from Hetherington was fair in normal course of competition for possession.
2It gave Utah State possession at the New Mexico State 24-yard line.
3Perhaps they explain all cases of what used to be called possession.
4Singer George Michael was today charged with possession of cannabis, police said.
5Finally one may, among all these, cite a clear case of possession.
1It doesn't only demand enormous power -but even greater willpower too.
2Kelly was no slouch when it came to good sense and willpower.
3That said; it may take a lot of willpower to step away!
4His reflexes were good, but without willpower they just made him flinchy.
5Feel better and get more done by mastering the power of willpower
1She wanted him: his power and his grim self-control, his beautiful voice.
2The Committee stress in the strongest terms the duty of moral self-control.
3Marco would have started but for his long training in exterior self-control.
4The fifth set was an epic duel of will power and self-control.
5And the girl on the bed had the advantage of absolute self-control.
1All the self-possession and promptitude of the Indians returned in a moment.
2Lacheneur saw the snare; he regained his self-possession as if by magic.
3He soon recovered his self-possession, and took measures against the general peril.
4The movement to the supper-table gave Emily time for reflection and self-possession.
5I am calm because I see the need of self-possession and reflection.
1Still his bravery and self-command prevented anything in the nature of murmuring.
2Clear eyesight and self-command are in some degree impaired by it always.
3He was too accustomed to self-command to forget himself in this presence.
4He gripped the arms of the chair fiercely, trying to gain self-command.
5His self-command is the most admirable worldly thing I have ever seen.
1It needs much discipline and watchfulness; it excludes all self-will and selfishness.
2Johnson asserted the power of intellect and self-will over mind and body.
3There is music in heaven, because in music there is no self-will.
4In this case, the bondage of self-will is found to be absolute.
5There was neither self-will, perverseness, nor antagonism, in this; but paralysis instead.
1You could say that the down trains will power the up ones.
2The fifth set was an epic duel of will power and self-control.
3In will power, in mere spasms of earnestness, there is no salvation.
4Frederick had never been in greater need of all his will power.
5Not one drunkard in a hundred has will power to cure himself.
6Sternly he concentrated the whole of his will power upon his task.
7A will power like this is a strong tonic to the body.
8He had managed to bring will power and unity into her senses.
9Somehow, will power with a layer of fat on it gets feeble.
10He seemed to hold her there by sheer force of will power.
11We hear of people having wonderful will power, which really is wrong.
12Wonder that I have even enough will power left to fight them off.
13A small gasoline engine will power the battery for longer trips.
14Nothing is out of reach if you have enough will power and determination.
15I will achieve this by my own strength & will power!
16This will power the thrusters the spacecraft will use to make orbital corrections.
Translations for will power