"Thran" translates as stubborn or obstinate and neatly encapsulates the attitude of that tribe at the edge of the union in all matters including politics.
This lingering insularity, encouraged by what he regarded as the obstinate egotism and narrow vision of his successor, provided him with a cause that saved him from that elder statesman's fate of subsiding into the Lords or persisting on the Commons backbenches like an extinct volcano.
Particularly around the invasion of Iraq, and later the obstinate refusal of Howard to ratify the Kyoto protocol, Howard was prepared to sideline other relationships in order to please the US.
Heath was obstinate, but he didn't have strength.
Liam wouldn't attempt Noel's parts – partly because he couldn't hit Noel's notes (he often has only a partial acquaintance with his own), but mainly due to an obstinate, competitive sense of pride.
Though widely regarded as obstinate, Ms Rousseff insists that she has learned to listen and to change.
It looks increasingly likely that Ukraine will fail to reach an agreement by June, which could delay the disbursement of a badly needed $2.5 billion loan from the IMF.Even in the face of obstinate creditors, says the IMF, all is not lost.
Those who have clashed with her, and some of those who have not, describe her as obstinate, abrasive, quick-tempered, opinionated, domineering.
In Montana a Democratic governor faces an obstinate Republican legislature.
KING GYANENDRA, Nepal's obstinate dictator, appears to be in a tight spot.
As for the EU budget, many political leaders gathering in Brussels next week are more concerned about the proposals by the current British EU presidency to cut regional aid and other spending than about France's obstinate defence of the CAP.
