Sentence examples for as stubbornness from inspiring English sources

It is characteristic of the breed to have an inviolable commitment to self-preservation, which is often misinterpreted as stubbornness.

Persons with passive-aggressive personality disorder express their hostility through such indirect means as stubbornness, procrastination, inefficiency, and forgetfulness.

But the tone is never angry; resignation is the primary note, and an ability to endure that isn't so much resilience as stubbornness.

They are characterized by antisocial behaviors such as stubbornness, aggression, frequent temper tantrums, deceitfulness, lying, and stealing.

Hopley used corporal punishment with the stated intention of overcoming what he perceived as stubbornness on Cancellor's part, but instead beat the boy to death.

Don't misinterpret these signs as stubbornness when it comes to exercise workouts.

He had style and stubbornness as well as self-discipline.

There was no point; they always refused, out of a fatalistic stubbornness as much as anything else.

That involves good old fashioned stubbornness as well as using the blog and a well placed app or two on my phone.

Avoiding elimination with stubbornness as much as skill, the Trail Blazers forced the Western Conference finals to Game 7, which will be played in Los Angeles at 7 30 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday.

But the most intriguingly shaded voice on the album belongs to Ms. Ndegeocello, who apprehends Simone's legacy with curiosity and stubbornness — as well as a keen appreciation of her political stance, what Ms. Ndegeocello called her "blurry sexuality," her independence as a black woman and her fearsome integrity as an artist.