Briefly, I wondered if it was great adversity that made a person stronger.

Wiremu Phillips, like many others in the class, has overcome great adversity to take part.

It is not enough to survive great adversity.

In dealing with my dad's polio, they were living examples of tenacity in the face of great adversity.

But, in this time of great adversity, this is the sort of welcome distraction most of us will need.

Like most icons, they inspired us to dig in deeper and continue, even in the face of great adversity.

Artful and manœuvring though he was, there were certain deep principles within his breast that only great adversity could touch.

Walter Scott judges said it was "quite simply a celebration of the triumphant human spirit in times of great adversity".

In times of great adversity and persecution only the most highly educated and adaptable Jews survived: the less bright Jews died off.'

Behold I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit fornication with her into great adversity, except they repent of their deeds.

The novel contains many classic Dickensian themes - grinding poverty, desperation, fear, temptation and the eventual triumph of good in the face of great adversity.

Job proved the fidelity of his love for God by being faithful through his great adversity, as well as during the prosperity of his life.

The Augustinian friars of Fethard and Callan have survived great adversity to maintain a presence in both towns for 700 and 530 years respectively.

But as abused prosperity is oftentimes made the very means of our greatest adversity, so it was with me.

But as abused prosperity is oftentimes made the very means of our greatest adversity, so was it with me.

"He was adorned with every virtue," says Pigafetta, "and ever exhibited an unshaken constancy in the midst of the greatest adversity.