Charlie is portrayed as a man who 'does not understand happiness, only its absence' and who believes that 'sadness is so much more a dogged force in the world'.
"Strident, overbearing, tangled up in plot-lines and bunged with theory, the director's first film post-Batman rockets its way to entertainment through Nolan's dogged force of will," Barnes declared.
But if creating the right memorial to Charnock is a challenge, his dogged life force remains an inspiration.
Britain's military intervention in Sierra Leone, moreover, has led to the same worries as dogged American forces in Vietnam, Beirut and Somalia : Once committed, troops may well have to stand their ground at the risk of unwelcome casualties -- or contemplate withdrawal in humiliation.
For three decades he has dogged media firms, forcing his way onto boards and walking away with huge gains.
The company's dogged legal efforts to force Russia to pay more than $60 million it is owed has forced Russian officials to cancel several appearances at trade and air shows and even a trip to the United States earlier this year.
Accusations of excessive force have dogged the Los Angeles police for years and have led to hostile relations between the police and minority residents.
Video footage showing the treatment of Mido Macia, in Daveyton, east of Johannesburg, has once more focused attention on South Africa's police force, already dogged by allegations of brutality, corruption and incompetence.
The death of Mido Macia, in Daveyton, east of Johannesburg, has once more focused attention on South Africa's police force, already dogged by allegations of brutality, corruption and incompetence.
Since it was launched in 2010,the resettlement programme has been dogged by allegations of forced evictions, rapes, beatings and disappearances.
Last year the judges were widely criticised for selecting the controversial new Scottish parliament building for the top prize in the face of a catalogue of problems that dogged its construction and forced it to go 10 times over budget.
