She remained stubbornly in the same position. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a stubborn child. ,a stubborn opponent of foreign aid. ,a stubborn resistance. ,a stubborn horse; a stubborn pain. From Dictionary.com.
In real life characters often remain stubbornly immune; life-changing events can leave lives oddly unchanged. From Wordnik.com. [Sarfraz Manzoor: My family said they would boycott my wedding] Reference
John McCain stubbornly insists on continuing a dangerous and failed foreign policy that has clearly made the United States and Israel less secure. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Responds to McCain's AIPAC Speech - Real Clear Politics – TIME.com] Reference
Jobless rates remain stubbornly high, and the troubles in the nation's foreclosure system threaten to undermine any revival in the housing market. From Wordnik.com. [After surprising third quarter, investors still watching their step] Reference
"Jessie" -- he repeated the name stubbornly -- "I think we'd better drop that subject. From Wordnik.com. [Rowdy of the Cross L] Reference
"I'm very angry indeed!" maintained Margot stubbornly -- nevertheless her hand was in his, and her fingers involuntarily returned his pressure. From Wordnik.com. [Big Game A Story for Girls] Reference
It was the last of what Wagner liked to call his stubbornly independent stores -- there had once been seven of them -- and now it had been reduced to a pile of debris. From Wordnik.com. [Inc.com] Reference
Still, the idea stubbornly came back, that the tie between Miriam and herself had been real, the affection true, and that therefore the implied compact was not to be shaken off. From Wordnik.com. [The Marble Faun - Volume 2 The Romance of Monte Beni] Reference
Mbatha said the turnout by youths in all rounds of registrations for the voters 'roll and the polls was "stubbornly". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Kaylee dug her heels in stubbornly. From Wordnik.com. [Repercussions (45-48 of 55)] Reference
"stubbornly" with us, party president and deputy education minister. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
"stubbornly" with us, Azapo president and deputy education minister. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Is there any other reason why we cling so stubbornly to this belief?. From Wordnik.com. [Doing It After ‘I Do’] Reference
Alas, those days are long gone and reality has stubbornly settled in. From Wordnik.com. [Locker-Room Heroes] Reference
Schulz's "stubbornly held resentment had no ending," writes Michaelis. From Wordnik.com. [A Dark and Stormy Life] Reference
For all of their marriage, my parents stubbornly kept separate accounts. From Wordnik.com. [IN THEIR LOSS, THEY FOUND EACH OTHER] Reference
It wasn't just that he was a stubbornly loyal man, or that he abhorred scenes. From Wordnik.com. [Rocky Road To Houston] Reference
But Kessinger stubbornly insisted that he had seen the two men together on the same day. From Wordnik.com. [Judgment Day] Reference
Japan was said to be hungrily assimilating world culture, yet still stubbornly traditional. From Wordnik.com. [Turning Un-Japanese] Reference
Stolen goods: The island's stubbornly socialist regime appears powerless to stop "dollarization.". From Wordnik.com. [The 'Worms' Become Butterflies] Reference
Beijing's deify-and-conquer campaign hasn't won over many of the stubbornly independent Tibetans. From Wordnik.com. [In China, A Strategy Of Deify-And-Conquer] Reference
Even in an increasingly global city such as Beijing, it seems, all politics remain stubbornly local. From Wordnik.com. [Restrain The Riffraff] Reference
For decades, Hong Kong's laissez-faire government stubbornly refused to invest in technology and research. From Wordnik.com. [Built To Last] Reference
One reason health spending rises so stubbornly is a constant increase of new medical technologies and treatments. From Wordnik.com. [Getting Serious] Reference
But this arrogant president has stubbornly chosen to go his own way, and has alienated allies all around the world. From Wordnik.com. [MAIL CALL] Reference
Female enrollment has stubbornly remained below 30 percent, even while it has climbed above 37 percent at rival Columbia. From Wordnik.com. [Getting Down To Cases] Reference
Moderators Brian Williams and Tim Russert tried their best to shake things up, but the candidates stubbornly stayed on point. From Wordnik.com. [Playing it Safe] Reference
The Pentagon, which comes off poorly in the commission reports, was stubbornly unwilling to provide aggressive and creative options. From Wordnik.com. [TERRORISTS DON'T NEED STATES] Reference
Her isolated and humiliated 61-year-old predecessor is stubbornly refusing to leave the palace, claiming his impeachment was illegal. From Wordnik.com. [After The Ouster] Reference
Dutch cities offer free subway tickets to motorists who use car parks on the cities 'edges, but the parks are still stubbornly half empty. From Wordnik.com. [Europe Vs. The Car] Reference
Throughout the decades of communist rule, most of them fiercely resisted collectivization and stubbornly kept their small private holdings. From Wordnik.com. [A Bumper Crop Of Despair] Reference
But the law, which led to racially biased prosecutions and a misallocation of federal anti-drug resources, has stubbornly remained on the books. From Wordnik.com. [Closing the Gap] Reference
Faced with stubbornly undecided voters in Iowa in the closing days of the race, Obama would sometimes wonder out loud what it would take to win them over. From Wordnik.com. [Inside Obama’s Dream Machine] Reference
Or whether the Bushies will cling stubbornly to the bedrock bias they came into office with -- America does not do nation-building, and American troops don't do peacekeeping. From Wordnik.com. [Our New Civil War] Reference
Although Dubcek stubbornly clung to his belief in reform socialism even after he was consigned to fixing chain saws for the forestry service, others retreated into angry cynicism. From Wordnik.com. [The Road From Prague To Berlin] Reference
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