| The city's obstinance and uncooperativeness throughout the present actions is offensive to the rule of law. |
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| To this point, Mr Hayward's tone has been one of obstinance, avoidance and, to a certain extent, incompetence. |
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| It isn't subtle, but through ingratiation and obstinance she ends up seeing a lot. |
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| Redeeming someone like Kemp, whose power lies in his blind obstinance, is like trying to bring the dead to life. |
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| Lack of energy and routine, loss and slowness to learn are no excuse for either obstinance or passivity. |
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| Bruce Bartlett wonders if the obstinance of the GOP's conservative wing will lead to a new era of bipartisanship. |
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| There are other barriers to adoption, not the least of which is cultural obstinance. |
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| But the overwhelming majority will not respond in this fashion, and as a result of their obstinance, arrogance and pride, they will be among those destroyed during this three and a half years of tribulation. |
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| But such is the obtuseness, and obstinance, of the reigning order: even in the time of merry inversion, on a designated day of freedom, and in the suit of revelry, it still performs its power. |
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| LeBlanc would become indispensable in a game of defensive obstinance. |
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| Misbah provided strong late resistance with his defiant 58 not out off 140 balls while Azhar was obstinance personified with a stubborn 28 not out from 135 deliveries. |
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| The former England international ended with figures of three for 71, Gordon Muchall's obstinance seeing him unbeaten on 37 by the time the final wicket fell. |
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