At the back, Martin Skrtel has looked composed, confident and strong and he will need to be at his best again to keep Chelsea out.
Tonight, with a healthy, growing economy, with more Americans going back to work, with our nation an active force for good in the world -- the state of our union is confident and strong.
"The America he describes as confident and strong is not the America I've seen as I travel across this country, " the Connecticut senator said, adding people are "fearful" about their economic situations, the rising cost of health care and the lack of security they face when it comes to retirement.
Lisa has dedicated herself to sharing the value of holistic health with others and helping women uncover the tools they need to feel vibrant, confident, and strong.
"My first impression of Reeva was that of a bubbly, confident, and strong woman, " she told the BBC News website.
"There's a certain walk that you're looking for like a strong confident walk, but not too strong and confident, " Goldberg says.
This is the America -- strong and confident -- to which Bob Gates has devoted his life.
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Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, told an Arab newspaper earlier this month that Russia has returned to the world as a strong and confident power.
Pyongyang's recently-manufactured crisis does not speak of a regime that is strong and confident, but of one that is weak and scared, of the outside world, and increasingly of its own people too.
The trouble is, even with all this attention, is that while the idealized woman spun out by the media is strong, confident and oh-so-pleased with herself, real life singles still have much to struggle with.
Years later, in the mid-1980s, with the U.S. once again strong and confident, Malcolm Forbes, my late father, wrote an editorial in these pages suggesting that President Reagan give Richard Nixon a diplomatic assignment dealing with arms control and Russia.
Democratic states can have peace only if they are strong and morally confident.
And although that friendship and alliance has to continually be renewed and reshaped in light of new circumstances, the core values and the shared vision at the heart of our alliance remains strong, and I am very confident that working with Prime Minister Kan, we are going to be able to continue to build on that tremendous history over the last 50 years.
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The World Cup will be Eriksson's third, having guided England to the quarter-finals in 2002 and 2006, and he is confident he has a strong squad at his disposal.
And that is to have a strong America here, at home, and a purposeful and confident America overseas.
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They taught as to be humble, strong, tender and self-confident.
And I am confident that, with your help, we will continue to keep the United States safe, strong, and exceptional.
Renault were also a major threat in 2003, winning one race with Fernando Alonso, and Trulli said he was confident they could have another strong season after testing the R25 in Spain last week.
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And we are confident that that approach that has a strong military component to it, that is mindful of the enormous sacrifices that our troops and their families are making -- that component is critical, but these other components are going to be critical, as well.
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"The ICC Champions Trophy is an opportunity for the England One-Day side to compete for a global trophy and we are confident we have the talent to make a strong claim, " he said.
President Sarkozy, ladies and gentlemen, members of the Armed Forces of France and the United States, for more than two centuries we have stood together in friendship, and because of our unwavering commitment to the cause of liberty, I'm confident that we'll continue to stand together, strong and free, for all the centuries to come.
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"I'm confident I'm going to go home and try to play a strong game in the next one, " he said.
Any skill-based team, built around real functional experts, requires strong, in-touch, self-confident leadership, and Amundsen exemplified these leadership attributes.
In the meantime, they've got to send a strong signal to the market, and I'm confident they can do that.
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Nonetheless, Brazil, according to The Economist, was one of the latest countries to get in the global crisis of 2008 and one of the quickest to bounce back, remains confident it has strong defenses against external crisis.
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Nothing else comes close to the pride I feel in their achievement and the satisfaction I get in watching them grow into strong, confident young women.
"After having meetings with the organising committee and local organising committee, we are very confident that we are still going strong towards the realisation of a wonderful event, " Blatter told reporters in Durban.
Ferguson's claim that an Arsenal side eight points clear at the top and still going strong in their two favoured cup competitions were over-confident was countered by a statement that confidence is only natural in a team still chasing a treble in March.
Still, perhaps her performance is too strong, and there might be an argument for a less self-confident actress in the role.
Mr Bell said that reflecting these strong male images, girls can be less confident than boys in class - and he said some schools were experimenting with single-sex classes to offset this.
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