Finally, in her obstinate quest for middle-class stability, the mother seeks out a new husband, Herr Herkenrath, a man with a desk job and a steady paycheck, brought in to replace the father and divide the family forever.
BRINGING children into the world and raising them is an act of optimism relying on obstinate hope for the future despite grim prognostications: melting ice floes, unbreathable air, poverty and a panoply of violence and unreason.
Many involved in the reform process see Seabrook as a proud and obstinate advocate for the status quo.
In December, a heavy, obstinate downpour lasted for days.
He's very thrawn".' With the characteristic patience of a former schoolmaster, Dalyell pauses to explain that thrawn is a Scots word for obstinate.
The eBay-owned payments company, which had developed a nasty reputation for obstinate customer service and difficult developer tools, purchased a direct competitor to Stripe in the form of Braintree, and has picked up contracts from customers like Dropbox and Airbnb which ought to be a shoe-in for Stripe.
I noticed that the difference in upbringings for my black female friends and their white male love interests created an irreconcilable gulf between the two groups that resulted in seemingly inescapable heartbreak for the former and an obstinate denial of responsibility for the latter.
His professional military reputation, however, was less positive, and he was known for being obstinate, unimaginative, and unsuited both intellectually and emotionally for high command.
Those with persnickety livestock can pick from alfalfa and clover for cows and horses, and cherry-anise for that obstinate sow who will not eat a bite.
