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Mr. Weprin confessed that part of the delay in reopening was because of his own obstinacy about getting building permits.

Obstinacy about Star Wars could, of course, simply mean that the chance to reach an accord on strategic arms would be left to Reagan's successor--provided, among other things, that Kremlin hard-liners do not force Gorbachev out.

Last year, he suffered a stroke that reduced his fighting capacity, but there is still a blend of mischief and obstinacy about his face, which has at times more the air of a child than of a 77-year-old man.

It may be the greatest film ever made about obstinacy, which it reveals to be not only a virtue, but also a species of grace.

He was particularly effective in two sketches about the obstinacy of objects.

He has talked to friends about the obstinacy of his client.

Just when the death threats and public shaming are making you question your commitment to the cause, the weekend ends and you head to the airport for your flight home, a little tired and a lot more knowledgeable about the obstinacy of urban politics.

What about Palestinian obstinacy?

Our teens' struggle to "rise and shine" in the early morning hours isn't really about adolescent obstinacy or laziness.

There might be something to admire about the obstinacy of zealots – the refusal to sway, bend or wilt before a changing world – but after spending a day as one all I could think about was wanking.

Say what you want about Israel's obstinacy at times, it remains the only country in the United Nations that another U.N. member, Iran, has openly expressed the hope that it be wiped off the map.