obstinacy

But for his obstinacy, my brothers would have brought him over.

I began to think that he was carrying his obstinacy a great deal too far.

No one would be able to explain the obstinacy of these few men who themselves did not know why they were doing it.

I could sense the muscles in my face set with obstinacy.

After all, I was not sorry for his obstinacy under the circumstances.

He has talked to friends about the obstinacy of his client.

Given her obstinacy, he might as well save his breath.

A last trace of obstinacy made him add, "If they really are after me."

My father was perhaps the one man they might all have followed, given time enough to swallow their obstinacy.

But there he ran up against the obstinacy of the Admiral.

She knew her grandfather's obstinacy too well to argue against the decision.

"This obstinacy is not likely to win our confidence," he said.

I think she was probably activated by a divine obstinacy.

She made a disdainful face at the obstinacy of men.

Her aunt is at first much put out by Dorothy's obstinacy.

If necessary, a little imagination and obstinacy can turn any place into a theater.

My obstinacy was but increased by what she said, and I made it a point of honor to remain.

The Emperor's obstinacy when he had once resolved upon a thing is well known.

And now he was dead because of her obstinacy.

He was particularly effective in two sketches about the obstinacy of objects.

"Solving the Israeli obstinacy problem is not easy," he said.

David Shapiro was a young man who could literally die of obstinacy.

And an obstinacy that would not let her stop.

"No," he said again, and gave me a familiar look of obstinacy.

Perhaps at the root of his reaction was plain obstinacy.