When anyone asks me about the Irish character, I say look at the trees. Maimed, stark and misshapen, but ferociously tenacious. From LearnThat.org. [Edna O'Brien]
"He's known as a tenacious, aggressive investigative journalist". From Wordnik.com. [Michael Crick is Promoted at Newsnight] Reference
It is nice that you end up congratulating the press for being so tenacious, which is sweet music to their ears. From Wordnik.com. [John Neffinger: The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Explanations: Fixing the Bill Lynn Blunder] Reference
He's just tenacious, which is amazing for guy who has made millions and is a millionaire futures trader in Chicago. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 2, 2002] Reference
He's known as a tenacious, aggressive investigative journalist but that's not really the role of a political editor. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Crick is Promoted at Newsnight] Reference
"Bob Simels is well-known as a tenacious, effective and highly capable defense lawyer and he was doing his work," Shargel said. From Wordnik.com. [- Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community] Reference
Maybe she fails to realize that even though Douglas was a "tenacious" opponent against Lincoln, he lost!!. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton challenges Obama to Lincoln-Douglas style debate] Reference
He described Kunar as an increasingly challenging and " tenacious " place for American troops and their allies. From Wordnik.com. [In Afghanistan, Gates Hears Sober Assessments] Reference
Described by one scout as "tenacious," he is not afraid to drive to the net or chase the puck along the boards and into the corners. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - North American prospects] Reference
Clinton was a formidable, "tenacious" opponent, Plouffe said. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories - Google News] Reference
His friend, Chuck Hyatt, was "tenacious" and continued pulling him to safety. From Wordnik.com. [Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Top Stories] Reference
Feltman said Robinson was "tenacious" and suggested that this helped her succeed. From Wordnik.com. [Centredaily.com: Local] Reference
The ALP was also having to cope with a "tenacious" Mr Abbott, Mr Mitchell-Taverner said. From Wordnik.com. [Australian Politics] Reference
In the TV interview, Cannady described his 26-year-old daughter as "tenacious," and the family believes she fought back. From Wordnik.com. [NewsOK.com RSS - home] Reference
Look up "tenacious" in the dictionary and chances are you'll find a photo of long-time Kossack and Recommended Diary stalwart. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Kos] Reference
Outspoken sales-woman Debra, was awarded 'mouth of the year' at her office Christmas party and confesses to being a bit 'tenacious'. From Wordnik.com. [PersonnelToday.com - All HR news stories] Reference
At the heart of Windisch’s woes is his miserable marriage, in which he is bound to his wife only by a kind of tenacious, bitter dislike. From Wordnik.com. [On Herta Müller « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
Dr. STACY: Today, the oil is a lot more tenacious. From Wordnik.com. [Sea Turtles Among Oil Spill Victims] Reference
Once in office, Tsongas was a tenacious infighter. From Wordnik.com. [The 'Uncandidate': How Pure Is Paul?] Reference
Every championship team MUST have a tenacious, bulldog. From Wordnik.com. [Thomas Alter: Why The Heat Won't Win] Reference
That probe was led by a tenacious counsel named Ferdinand Pecora. From Wordnik.com. [The Pecora Hearings 75 Years Ago Offer Lessons] Reference
His diary depicts the local folk as "proud, positive and tenacious.". From Wordnik.com. [Death In The Mountains] Reference
And with whooping cough, you get a very thick tenacious type of mucus. From Wordnik.com. [Deadly Whooping Cough, Once Wiped Out, Is Back] Reference
Hard to kill, tenacious and supremely adaptable, improbable geniuses of survival. From Wordnik.com. ['Life' (And Other Good Things) Premiering On TV] Reference
So what is it that makes the most tenacious Bulldogs finally say, OK, I've had it?. From Wordnik.com. [Who Says Quitters Never Win?] Reference
But Richard and I are tenacious and stubborn and unwilling to accept no as an answer. From Wordnik.com. [Ariane Zurcher: Our Emma and Autism] Reference
The judge called the FDA's approach a "tenacious drive to maximize its regulatory power.". From Wordnik.com. [E-Cigarettes Spark New Smoking War] Reference
Her tenacious pursuit of a plan to create two new majority-black congressional districts paid off. From Wordnik.com. [Housebroken] Reference
How the tenacious Collins took on the L.A. political establishment forms the backbone of the story. From Wordnik.com. [The Horror Of It All] Reference
Street, at a strong 5 feet 7 and 158 pounds, is a tenacious competitor who helps make her own luck. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Girl] Reference
Like the tenacious Cofán, native peoples of the Bayou are determined to hang on in the face of adversity. From Wordnik.com. [Nikolas Kozloff: Oil and Cultural Genocide: From the Amazon to the Gulf] Reference
It's a valentine to the tenacious spirit of an artist who will do anything to see his vision realized on screen. From Wordnik.com. [Kitsch As Kitsch Can] Reference
YDSTIE: Van Heerden is something of a hero among environmentalists for his tenacious efforts to protect the Louisiana coast. From Wordnik.com. [Environmentalist: Fate Of Coast Rests With Weather] Reference
In spite of, or perhaps in response to, Monsanto's toxic and tenacious grip on our nation's food policy, a movement is afoot. From Wordnik.com. [Is Your Favorite Ice Cream Made With Monsanto's Artificial Hormones?] Reference
It's also the idea that Dennett decries as "the most tenacious bad idea bedeviling our attempts to think about consciousness.". From Wordnik.com. [Is The Mind An Illusion?] Reference
We term H-speed rated tires as performance tires since they focus on tenacious dry and wet grip for stopping, cornering, and handling. From Wordnik.com. [Tires: Goodyear TripleTred, top or not?] Reference
However, I followed an exercise regimen exactly like his, if not more vigorous, and I was tenacious about my selection of healthy foods. From Wordnik.com. [MAIL CALL] Reference
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