The word 'unbowed' is correct and can be used in written English.
It means to remain steadfast and determined in spite of difficulty or opposition. For example, "In the face of adversity, John remained unbowed and determined to move forward."
UNDER pressure at home and abroad, Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is unbowed.
The outcome of this interspecies warfare is a foregone conclusion, however: battered but unbowed, the mice are defeating the humans.Out in its isolation, Gough is home to animals found nowhere else.
Since then, many more victims of domestic violence have come forward, and the issue has been reported and discussed more widely in Chinese media.In this section Fast and loose Tweets from the plateau Beaten but unbowed China, Olympic victim?
It employs some 30 people in Beijing and, says its young founder, Rao Jin, attracts 1m clicks a day.In this section Fast and loose Tweets from the plateau Beaten but unbowed China, Olympic victim?
There are even books about Wojtek, a bear cub adopted by Polish soldiers, who drank beer, ate cigarettes, carried ammunition and died in a zoo in Scotland.But until Halik Kochanski's "The Eagle Unbowed" nobody had written a comprehensive English-language history of Poland at war.
(Lesbians in Muslim countries tend to have an easier time: in Iran they are sentenced to death only on the fourth conviction).In this section Straight but narrow Beaten but unbowed Hot tropic ReprintsGay life in the open in Muslim-majority countries is rare, but the closet is spacious.
A wave of suicide trucks punched through Ramadi's defences, and sent the men who held them running.In this section The caliphate strikes back Red card for the ultras Contra mundum Outstaying their welcome Good coup, bad coup Risk on Reprints Related topics Iraq Baghdad Iraq war War and conflictAfter almost a year of American-led bombardment and Iranian-backed ground operations, IS appears unbowed.
Her postings are in Chinese, which has helped to raise awareness among non-Tibetans.In this section Fast and loose Tweets from the plateau Beaten but unbowed China, Olympic victim?
During Ramadan, which comes to an end on August 19th, that tension has been exacerbated by the government's intervention in religious practice.In this section Fast and loose Tweets from the plateau Beaten but unbowed China, Olympic victim?
This is where Mr Barry began his redemption, bloodied but unbowed.
Excluding the World Bank's money, mostly loans to middle-income countries, giving is nearly flat.In this section Straight but narrow Beaten but unbowed Hot tropic ReprintsThe whiff of mismanagement has lowered spirits too.
