Sentence examples for stubborn obsession from inspiring English sources

Like Beethoven in his "Diabelli" Variations, Bach turns the medium into high adventure and stubborn obsession, the difference being that the theme-and-variations form occupied Beethoven all his life.

A stubborn little bicycle of obsession, turning, second after second, sometimes without his being aware of it.

A second period of obsession began, going over those stubborn variations in order to understand the independence (or lack thereof) of my hands, trying to find the most transparent and loving way to express them.

At Sanofi, the stubborn scientist leading the way, Dr. Debussche, maintained an obsession with p53 for two decades.

Of course, the more a ballplayer -- or a golfer or a football player or anyone else abruptly thrust into obsession -- tries to stop thinking, the more stubborn the thoughts become.

In his new collection of essays, "(Not that You Asked): Rants, Exploits and Obsessions," Mr. Almond ricochets between humiliations, both real and invented, with stubborn charisma.

Stubborn people.

Stubborn history.