Sentence examples for given the tenacious from inspiring English sources

But given the tenacious traditionalism of many locals ("Avenue of the Americas," anyone?), it is safe to assume that the Anthora and its heirs will endure, at least for a while, in the city's steadfast precincts.

No one is getting carried away, given the tenacious grip of gun culture in Manchester's past, but Moss Siders feel that change is running more deeply than the police's work in winning convictions for the 11-strong leadership of the Gooch Gang, five of whom were jailed for life.

Supporters of Truman's decision argue that, given the tenacious Japanese defense of the outlying islands, the bombings saved hundreds of thousands of lives that would have been lost invading mainland Japan.

The blades were clean and free of blood, but instead of giving up the tenacious investigator decided to wait for a few minutes.

In the process, they may be rushing from the clutches of one tenacious chief executive, Jeffrey P. Bezos, into the arms of another, Steven P. Jobs, whose obstinacy over pricing has given the music industry similar paroxysms of anxiety.

But given his tenacious pursuit of an idiom defined by relentless challenge and continual change, few living composers warrant the label maverick more than he does.

Given his tenacious recovery from this latest injury, we can assume they remain firmly intact.

Given Mr Murdoch's tenacious and successful pursuit of Dow Jones, the owner of the Wall Street Journal, in 2007, most analysts and pundits assumed he would close the deal.

There is talk of a reshuffle in which the party chairmanship, whether in its entirety or in its current bifurcated shape, will be strengthened and given to a tenacious campaigner.

And throw in the tenacious Andy Murray.

When you give incredibly smart, tenacious, motivated people very powerful tools, they will do astonishing things.