Sentence examples for more obstinate from inspiring English sources

But the social controversies were more obstinate.

"Nobody could be less dogmatic or more obstinate than he.

The better the player, the more obstinate he can afford to be.

And he was infinitely more obstinate than that first recording contract made him appear.

A formidable agitation sprang up which, making the King only more obstinate, culminated in the July Revolution of 1830.

Officials say there is a sense in Ankara that Mr. Assad wants reform but is stymied by more obstinate forces in the ruling elite, a point echoed by Mr. Erdogan.

The United States and other major Western powers have toned down the public pressure on the Chinese this year, partly because they believe Beijing gets more, not less, obstinate in the face of external pressure.

BEHIND THE NEWS His problem is seething anger in the ranks over the American raid that killed Osama bin Laden on May 2. Under pressure from fellow top commanders, General Kayani has become much more prickly and obstinate in dealing with Washington, officials said.

More than being obstinate, Hurwitz and Kaiser need the money to pay down $960 million in junk bonds larded onto the balance sheet.

Amazon itself may be significantly more cutthroat and obstinate than any other employer, but the workers profiled by the Times would be mistaken to think they're in the wrong place for a union.

Occasionally, he will be eccentrically right, and may even get others to see this by obstinate repetition; more often he will – whether fairly or not – run into irritation and brush-off replies.