Yet taking on The New Yorker's problems does require a stubborn sense of confidence.

He is hot in every sense of the word, passionate and stubborn.

Or if not habit, then perhaps out of a stubborn sense of duty.

But as they go about rebuilding, a stubborn sense of guilt is pervasive.

Still, Portugal seems to retain a stubborn sense of wanting to do things its own way, which for wine lovers has its benefits.

So, baseball, with its stubborn sense of time - in theory, of course, a game could on forever - became the focus.

But always there was that stubborn sense of trepidation.

That did not reflect any failure so much as it did his stubborn sense of duty to all the state's citizens, not just its doctors.

Ah, Shana-I could use your stubborn good sense right now!