1. A less-determined runner might have given up. Not Noble. 一个比较少决心的人可能已经放弃了，但Noble没有。
2. Maybe students who choose less prestigious universities are bound to succeed because they are determined to. 或许，选择不那么有名的大学的学生一定会成功，因为他们有决心。
3. Michael Raynor and Mumtaz Ahmed work for a consultancy, Deloitte, that is determined to turn itself into more of a thought-leader and less a corporate repairman. Michael Raynor 和 Mumtaz Ahmed 就职于一家名为 Deloitte 的咨询公司，这家公司决心将自己转变成更像一个思想领袖，而不是一个企业修理工。
4. A ritual, consciously created, is an expression of fierce intentionality. Nothing less will do, if you're truly determined to take control of your life. 有意识养成的惯习，是一种强烈意愿的表达方式。一旦真正决定了自己主导自己的生活，养成惯习是终极的方法。
5. The dissertation in medieval history I’d completed less than a year earlier had left me unsatisfied with academia and determined to work in journalism, where I could get a look at history being made. 几个月前我完成的一篇关于中世纪历史的论文让我不满足于学术，我决定在新闻界工作，这样我便可以观察历史变化。
