I urged him to throw away his mystics; but he adhered to them with the greater obstinacy. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
The young vice-toqui, exasperated at what he called the obstinacy of the. From Wordnik.com. [A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time] Reference
At Northampton I often offended people I liked by what they called my obstinacy when a principle was at stake. From Wordnik.com. [Our Friend the Charlatan] Reference
He had been trying to persuade me to disregard what he termed the obstinacy of the old folks, and said impatiently. From Wordnik.com. [Nick Baba's Last Drink and Other Sketches] Reference
England states were equally angry at what they called the obstinacy of the South, and threats of secession were heard on both sides. From Wordnik.com. [The War of Independence] Reference
At the word obstinacy, the general's face, which was before rigid, grew hard as iron. From Wordnik.com. [Tales and Novels — Volume 10] Reference
His obstinacy was a proverb, my dear -- actually a proverb. From Wordnik.com. [Chronicles of Avonlea] Reference
In ordinaiy men this conduct is called obstinacy, in you, it is perse - verance. From Wordnik.com. [An address to the Right Hon. William Pitt, &c. &c. &c. on some parts of his administration : occasioned by his proposal of the triple assessment, in the House of Commons, in November 1797] Reference
What her mother had always called obstinacy and perversity were now stead-fastness in the Lord. From Wordnik.com. [Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness] Reference
All these letters between Clarissa and Miss Howe hashing and rehashing Clarissa’s family’s obstinacy is getting old. From Wordnik.com. [Clarissa Report « So Many Books] Reference
Not Wednesday, when October truly began, and Jeff Francis mowed down a Philadelphia team that is the Rockies 'equal in obstinacy. From Wordnik.com. [No denying those Colorado Rockies] Reference
One of the most frequent occasions for recourse to this punishment is obstinacy, but what is called obstinacy is only fear or incapacity. From Wordnik.com. [The Education of the Child] Reference
"obstinacy" -- but she knew the hopelessness of opposing it. From Wordnik.com. [Clarence] Reference
A monument to the perseverance, which might almost be called obstinacy, of the indomitable Count. From Wordnik.com. [The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force] Reference
There are some children and even grown-up men and women who mistake their 'obstinacy' for Will-Power. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctrine and Practice of Yoga] Reference
Whenever they fall in love, they do it with an earnestness and an obstinacy which is actually appalling. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847] Reference
But there is another kind of obstinacy which seems utterly useless, especially to the person exercising it. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Today] Reference
They tried to bring her home, but she showed a strange kind of obstinacy, and refused for a long time to move. From Wordnik.com. [Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 2, February 1886] Reference
What you call our obstinacy is an instructor. From Wordnik.com. [The Revelation Explained] Reference
But, what is still worse, this indulgence produces an obstinacy which is of more consequence as the child grows up. From Wordnik.com. [The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I] Reference
"But, monsieur le vicomte," interrupted De Wardes, with a kind of obstinacy, "I affirm that it is I who am correct.". From Wordnik.com. [Ten Years Later] Reference
This I was resolved not to do, whatever might be the result of my "obstinacy", and the result was not long in coming. From Wordnik.com. [Autobiographical Sketches] Reference
Possessed of a certain obstinacy which is almost akin to courage, they accomplish nothing, save to remain in the public eye. From Wordnik.com. [Raemaekers' Cartoons With Accompanying Notes by Well-known English Writers] Reference
Unfortunately, he was not acquainted with the fatal obstinacy which is the distinguishing characteristic of the Chalusse family. From Wordnik.com. [Baron Trigault's Vengeance] Reference
He seems genuinely pained by what he has called the "obstinacy" of Congressional Republicans and their just-say-no obstructionism. From Wordnik.com. [The Corner on National Review Online] Reference
"It is clear that it is the employers 'stubborness and obstinacy which is now delaying a final settlement. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
On one side: Swiss bank execs, notorious for their obstinacy. From Wordnik.com. [After 50 Years, A Deal] Reference
European and American officials were surprised by the obstinacy, but also intrigued. From Wordnik.com. [The Hand That Feeds the Fire] Reference
This obstinacy has been evident in his personnel practices as well as policy choices. From Wordnik.com. [Fishing for a Way to Change the World] Reference
But there was one holdout: Seagram's Universal, and last week its obstinacy paid off. From Wordnik.com. [Mp3.Com Gets Ripped] Reference
Politkovskaya did — with a fierce obstinacy that often defied level-headed calculation. From Wordnik.com. [Slain But Not Silenced] Reference
Still another managed to praise her mate's obstinacy, saying, "I respect him for his strong beliefs.". From Wordnik.com. [How To See The Glass Half Full] Reference
But not trying it, in the face of so few options, reflects a bizarrely insular and ideological obstinacy. From Wordnik.com. [Rethinking Iraq: The Way Forward] Reference
Former senator Bob Dole, asked by Albright to call Demaci as well, says the Kosovar's obstinacy "took Milosevic off the hook completely.". From Wordnik.com. [Balking In The Balkans] Reference
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