Sentence examples for stubborn quality from inspiring English sources

That indicates a bullheaded, stubborn quality.

'When I think about it, we were so innocent because we were all trying our best.' Even back then, she would argue with directors about her part, demonstrating a stubborn quality for which she would later become well known.

At his mother's death, he regretted those habits of ingratitude, writing to inform his sister that he and his mother hadn't shared "anything in common except a relentless stubborn quality," but that nevertheless he couldn't discard any of her things because, oddly, he appreciated the way "she clung to the end to all things that would remind her of moments of snatched happiness".

He could be cussed and difficult, but those stubborn qualities meant he fought his cases with determination.

The victory secured late was a throwback to this team's resilience of a year ago, and a reminder of the stubborn qualities they still hope can force passage beyond Paris Saint-Germain in a Champions League knockout tie which, if taken at face value, might otherwise appear already lost.

The pain was more intense for firms that had invested heavily in refiners able to transform even stubborn lower-quality crude, which can typically be snapped up at a large discount.

The Jets are a tough, stubborn group, qualities best indicated by the fact that they became the first team since the 1989 Green Bay Packers to win three games in a season by a point.

The casual gait, the easygoing manner, the down-home drawl set a tone for audiences, but masked a fiery temperament, a ferocious work ethic, a tigerish competitiveness and a stubborn idealism, qualities that made him a perceptive observer of the American scene for more than a half century.

Surrounded by a stable of gifted supporting players like Kennedy, Stewart, Marilyn Maxwell (as a high-living, seductive gold digger), and Lola Albright (as Midge's married lover), Douglas embodies the stubborn, selfish qualities that make Midge both a hero and a lost cause.

The sport turns on the donkeys' stubborn nature, a quality that is encouraged by the referees.

The 52-year-old mayor of Rome has many qualities, but stubborn commitment is not among them.