But someone else was determined to bring him into the battle.
Government officials say they are determined to bring the phenomenon to an end.
They have been determined to bring him down from the very first.
They are disgusted, angry and determined to bring about change.
Sometimes it felt as if destiny was determined to bring them together.
The Pentagon is determined to bring the last son back alive.
Palestinians, on the other hand, are determined to bring political questions into the negotiations.
The Palestinians, for their part, say they are determined to bring things back to normal.
She'd been determined to bring people to her food, not to the restaurant itself.
"But we are determined to bring them to a higher state of consciousness."