| 单词 | obdurate |
| 例句 | My reserve was greater and more obdurate than ever before. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But when they came, their obdurate, elliptical prose offered no choices. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat writing up his records with the same obdurate patient thoroughness I had seen in a mad king up on a scaffolding mortaring a joint, and said, “When we reach Karhide....” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z François was obdurate, but when he turned his back Buck again displaced Sol-leks, who was not at all unwilling to go. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z So the boy went to the front door, rang the bell, hoping some other less obdurate servant might let him in. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He maneuvered for tiny advantages and exhibited an obdurate patience. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They are anything but a phlegmatic people, yet they are obdurate, they are pertinacious, they finish plastering joints. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “If, in spite of all your efforts,” the cable to the ambassador read, “Diem remains obdurate and refuses, then we must face the possibility that Diem himself cannot be preserved.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Also, the numbers themselves seemed solid, obdurate, much less fun. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The thumping, obdurate stresses of “blood, sweat, toil and tears” were no accident of rhythm. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z But the mice—with equal and obdurate consistency—had been born with tails perfectly intact, generation upon generation. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z To get this far one had to have an uncommonly obdurate personality. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z And as an obdurate blue-collar gal who kept her secrets to herself, Frances McDormand provided a master class in beneath-the-skin acting in Daniel Sullivan’s deceptively easygoing production. Traditional Theater, Sometimes With Stealth Bombs 2011-12-17T01:47:24Z It might be a word in your own language: What does obdurate mean? Where does language come from? 2012-10-20T17:00:00Z There's an obdurate quality to his anger, and Kang's remarkably honest performance articulates the feeling bodily, in hunched posture and sluggish movement. In 'Aubergine,' Julia Cho turns choked-off emotions into a tale of sustenance 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z But there is a special satisfaction in what appears to be Giuliani’s obdurate inability to refrain from this type of behavior. The Year in Stupidity 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Moribund and obdurate, Cassovan represents the old guard; he is the custodian and elegist of an unalienable tragedy. “The Shakespeare Requirement” Is a Sad-Professor Satire That Burns with Moral Anger 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Like “Blind Date,” “The One-Armed Man” pits battalions of words against one person’s obdurate silence. Theater Review: ‘Harrison, TX,’ Three Plays by Horton Foote 2012-08-15T02:27:25Z Anything that might remind a person of the obdurate passage of time. A Visual History of Rock and Roll, Room by Empty Room 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Over budget, under-grossing, badly received studio epics helmed by obdurate, singular auteurs: ready fodder for ridicule, traditionally, though time has been kind to the legacies of those three pictures. The man behind the Razzies: 'Brian de Palma had no talent' 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z But turning Bush sympathizer felt less like a sign of growth than a desire to be seen as something other than the obdurate loudmouth he’s spent years becoming and rarely regretted. Kanye West, Still Unfiltered, on Eve of Fifth Album 2010-11-19T04:30:00Z Her fierce practicality butts up against his obdurate idealism in a principled conflict that is as fraught as that in Herman Melville’s “Billy Budd.” Review | After an act of ecoterrorism, two siblings go on the run in ‘The Wildlands’ 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Serialism’s obdurate, abstract, quasi-mathematics implied a semblance of cultural rationalism, unattached to nationalist ideas, a fresh start, musically speaking. 2010-01-08T21:25:00Z It’s the image of Ms. Love’s Brittany, grim and obdurate and weary, as she wordlessly sets up scene after scene for our dubious entertainment. Review: A Put-Upon Nanny Erupts in Todd Solondz’s ‘Emma and Max’ 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Granite is a hard, obdurate stone, high in acidity. Dealing, kindly, with stony ground That is no small achievement; and the reason why, on his 80th birthday, we should remember this fearless, flinty, obdurate Afrikaner. Playwright Athol Fugard: a man of obstinacy and courage 2012-06-03T17:45:01Z My perseverance had to be as obdurate as the long trudge through the meseta. Jay Griffiths: ‘I walked 800km in a heatwave to get out of a severe depression’ 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Ink and paint veer between obdurate opacity and delicate transparency. Shahzia Sikander’s Exquisite, Entangled Worlds 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z Then there is the obdurate skepticism of Pakistanis who view polio eradication as part of a Western plot against Muslims. Commentary: 3 films you must see to understand Pakistan, its problems 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Plodding, obdurate, opportunistic, load-bearing, indestructible, cheering, she represents the stubborn human will to survive. An Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo 2010-07-15T23:05:00Z But turning Bush sympathizer felt less like a sign of growth than a desire to be seen as something other than the obdurate loudmouth he's spent years becoming and rarely regretted. Kanye West: Do not disturb 2010-11-20T01:25:00Z Mr Geithner will not convince his most strident critics, but less obdurate readers will find his advice invaluable. Man in charge 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Soloman Howard was an impressive, youthful king; Morris Robinson, as the high priest, Ramfis, looking like an obdurate Cossack in his odd hat, sang strongly while bristling with implacable religious fervor in an all-too-timely portrayal. Review | An ‘Aida’ that aspires to give street cred to grandiosity 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z They are both excellent, making it clear that their different responses to their servitude — awakening rebellion in his case, obdurate resignation in hers — are cut from the same suffocating cloth. Reviews: ‘Mies Julie’ and ‘Dance of Death,’ Love and Madness in Strindberg 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, on Friday morning, the obdurate Los Angeles Philharmonic offered, as it typically does this time of year, no overt acknowledgment of holiday glad tidings or piety. Cristian Macelaru gets a big sound from the L.A. Phil as it plays Rachmaninoff 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Increasingly, his own work doesn’t really propose variants on hip-hop or house or dark-ambient — it’s both more stretchy and more obdurate than any of those definitions. Review: Arca Keeps Moving With ‘Mutant’ 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Her eyes are wild and her bare legs wobbly, and he leads their stuttering steps with an angry, obdurate chin. Review: ‘Blackbird’: The Past Returns, Taunting 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z The best of five examples of J. M. W. Turner’s late, possibly unfinished seascapes can cause a kind of brain freeze as they hover between obdurate and infinite, realistic and abstract. At the Met Breuer, Thinking Inside the Box 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Adeem seemed less sanguine about the prospect of moving beyond country’s margins, of infiltrating a genre and lifestyle chained to obdurate mores. Adeem the Artist, Crafting a Country Music of Their Own 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z For real strangeness in novels, you usually have to voyage to lands that still tolerate the obdurate, the sleazy, the resentful, the offline and any other attributes presently considered unmarketable. John Waters’s First Novel Is Manic, Hyperbolic and Deviant. Surprised? 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Despite, or because of, her disability, and her mother's efforts to make her whole, Roberta is as tenacious and obdurate as Lily May. The Beloved by Annah Faulkner – review by Kristina Olsson 2013-06-18T05:28:36Z What links his work to the other movies I’m discussing here is that all-important sense of difficulty, of an obdurate and complicated reality submitting only partially to the filmmaker’s demystifying will. Captivating Films, Complicated Truths 2011-07-23T00:03:17Z The house is also America itself, as relentlessly haunted by the obdurate, divisive specter of race as Warren is. ‘Loving Day,’ by Mat Johnson 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z She can be vulnerable one minute, flashing puppy dog eyes that beg for compassion, and obdurate the next, asserting her independence with a fierce determination that shows her mettle. "You Mean Everything to Me" star Morgan Saylor on this seductive cautionary tale: "I love bleakness" 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z He’s painted as often being difficult and demanding, yet clearly this obdurate artistic vision was what produced such deeply singular music. My streaming gem: why you should watch Wild Combination 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z Something in its obdurate difference – not England, not anything other than England – made it unspeakably poignant, a place that doesn’t change the backdrop to a love that doesn’t. 'My romantic holiday’: the good, the bad and the calamitous 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Ms. Shah uses cholera, one of the most obdurate of pandemics, as a paradigm to explain how new deadly pathogens both emerge and circulate. Review: ‘Pandemic’ Explains How to Host the Perfect Pathogen Party 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Her photograph shows an aged and obdurate man with a tinge of uncertainty in his face. The Photographer Who Searched for the Humanity in Strom Thurmond 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z On the other hand, though, it might have been because Koprowski had finally realised just how persistent, obdurate and dedicated Hayflick could be. Germ warfare: the battle for the key to modern vaccines 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z He’s not a wistful old man; he’s tense and obdurate even in the presence of pleasant or affirming words. Music Review: Strumming Solo, With the Reverb of a Full Band 2011-04-25T21:59:38Z Few married people will admit to being changed by a spouse’s obdurate political leanings. Cultural Studies: Hand-Holding Across the Aisle 2010-09-24T19:30:00Z She describes being presumed to have somaticized grief and trauma, an explanation that, she says, seems to erase “the obdurate reality of the body.” How a Mystery Illness Cost One Writer a Decade of Health 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z ITV1 Serbia could face England in subsequent rounds, so it'll be interesting to see how they measure up against the perennially obdurate Germans. World Cup Live 2010-06-18T05:45:00Z “The expressions are hard-edged, the eyes as obdurate as metal,” he wrote. Michael Schmidt, Photographic Storyteller, Dies at 68 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z The predestination here is to perennially reckon with unruly and obdurate feeling: people cannot help what moves them, what makes them feel alive. Twenty Years of Listening to Gillian Welch 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z He’s defending jazz’s right, or maybe even its obligation, to be deep and obdurate. Playlist: New Music From Mark McGuire and Twin Sister 2011-09-24T22:15:07Z In the face of its many imitators, Polo remains resolute, even obdurate. | Ralph Lauren Men: Uncompromising, Like a Gentleman 2010-09-28T22:56:00Z The opening number, “Oh Freedom,” begins as an a cappella spiritual before the piano enters with obdurate clusters of bass notes. Review: Songs That Defy the ‘Quotidian Nature of Evil’ 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z However, Luther — obdurate and reckless, bilious and doctrinaire — eventually swamps the book, as he eventually swamped the urbane and ironic man of letters. Erasmus vs. Luther — a Rift That Defined the Course of Western Civilization 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z A few days after the lecture, at the Virginia Dwan Gallery in Los Angeles, he admired a show of Reinhardt’s Black Paintings — those difficult, obdurate, near-monochromatic canvases that require close and prolonged looking. James Turrell Takes Up Curating, With a Show by His Hero 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z DNA, the Sex Pistols and Parliament-Funkadelic, as well as the obdurate, unquantifiable Cleveland group 15 60 75, otherwise known as the Numbers Band. Music Review: The Golden Palominos Play at Le Poisson Rouge 2010-05-12T21:16:00Z It might have been safe to assume that not even the most obdurate antiabortion conservatives could expect to resurrect the act and turn the clock back to the Comstockian world of 1873. Column: Conservative attacks on abortion depend on a law that courts have snubbed for 100 years 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z But the past is obdurate; it remains as it was. Review | A Montana cowboy, troubled by the violence that ‘won’ the West 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Indeed, Messi thought that was his team’s problem as Argentina struggled to find a way through Mexico’s obdurate defense in the first hour of the match. Argentina riding emotional rollercoaster at World Cup 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z Among physicists, those studying elusive particles called neutrinos may set the standard for dogged determination—or obdurate stubbornness. Showdown: Two huge neutrino detectors will vie to probe matter’s origins 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z South Africa were still 15 behind when the obdurate Sekhukhune was joined by Kapp for what proved to be an unbroken partnership of 63. Rain ruins England's victory push v South Africa 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z He could have called his former boss obdurate, or dead-set in his views about what happened. Bill Barr's parting gift to Donald Trump: A possible "get out of jail free" card 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z England were hampered by spinner Jack Leach's inability to provide either penetration or control and, even when Conway and Young were dismissed, Mitchell and Blundell once again proved to be obdurate foes. England keep victory hopes alive 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z In part, that’s because the conservative majority is larger than in the 1930s and it’s composed of more obdurate ideologues. Column: Trump's judges will keep moving the country to the far right for decades 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z But even though Biden says Russia would “pay a serious and dear price,” some experts believe sanctions may only make Putin more “obdurate.” Column: Can sanctions repel a Russian invasion of Ukraine? 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Those are just the most obdurate employers, says David Woods, the union’s secretary-treasurer. Column: At a subsidiary of a $4-billion corporation, these low-wage workers are striking for better pay 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z What matters is that, after United had struggled for 45 minutes to break down an obdurate Newcastle team, Ronaldo appeared to tap in the opening goal. Cristiano Ronaldo Is Back and So Is Manchester United 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Defensively obdurate, powerful in midfield and with Lukaku heading a loaded attack, Chelsea has the deepest and most balanced squad in the league and will be tough to stop. EPL landscape altered as clubs spend $1.4 billion in window 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z That’s one of the parallels to the Vietnam War, where a similar group of brilliant policymakers who had rarely experienced failure was confounded by an obdurate enemy from another century. Opinion | The Best and Brightest never recovered from Vietnam. Will Biden’s team fare better? 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z As the bizarre scene unfolded, the show's other guest, Bobby Gillespie, remained rooted to his seat wearing an obdurate and slightly weary expression. Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth: 'Brexit has destroyed any hope for young musicians' 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z France’s defense is stolid and obdurate and miserly. France, So Deep and So Dominant, Finds One Goal Is Plenty 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z For people like Glickman, a combination of anxiety, murky information about new virus variants and the emergence of an obdurate and sizable faction of vaccine holdouts means mask-free life is on hold — possibly forever. They’re vaccinated and keeping their masks on, maybe forever 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z Lap 25: An obdurate Hamilton has closed the gap at the front to 2.5secs. Emilia Romagna Grand Prix: F1 – live! 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z But in interviews, the Epleys said the situation at 81 David Whites Lane was nothing more than a shrewd real estate investment gummed up by an obdurate tenant. Is the Mayor of an Exclusive Hamptons Enclave a Squatter? It’s Complicated 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z With the new variant of the virus pushing British hospitals close to their breaking point, there is limited appetite for rebellion, even among the Conservative Party most obdurate lockdown skeptics. As Britain Enters a Crisis Period, a Reprieve of Sorts for Johnson 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Another wicket a few overs later is significant - the obdurate number three removed for a duck - but that's not unusual. How Kohli's India were skittled for 36 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z Fortunately for Guardiola, his players possess the necessary vision and technique to construct the most geometrically ambitious attacking patterns and, almost imperceptibly, they eroded United’s initially obdurate resistance. Kyle Walker lashes Manchester City to victory over Sheffield United 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z This has led many commentators to understand elections as battles between two camps with obdurate loyalties. Perspective | High turnout among his base is unlikely to save Trump 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z It was, to be sure, partly the obdurate contrarian in me — my wish to expose complexities ignored by absolutists of all stripes — that urged me to go forward. Perspective | How literature can mirror our complicated desires 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z This boomerang effect of obdurate white racism — what Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl calls “dying of whiteness” — means that Americans now are less likely to graduate from high school than children in many peer countries. Opinion | We Interrupt This Gloom to Offer … Hope 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Daniel Snyder wouldn’t backtrack from “NEVER — you can use caps” to a team statement vowing to consider “the best interest of all in mind” without resignation that his obdurate protection of tradition must end. Perspective | Daniel Snyder no longer has a choice, and he knows it. Battle over name has reached its endgame. 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z You — yes, you with the blue bow tie! — you remain obdurate in your heresy! CTM means contra-temporal movement 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z It’s the sound of a band consumed by momentum and driven by an obdurate vision – but nonplussed by imperfections that arise along the way. The Fall: where to start with their catalogue 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Were other international trade negotiations to be put back because of the virus — for example those being conducted between London and Washington — Britain’s government could start to look obdurate about the Brexit talks. Boris Johnson Pressed to Move Brexit Deadline Amid Coronavirus Threat 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z Thereafter, Mr. Volcker was obdurate, insisting that the pain was necessary and ultimately worthwhile. Paul A. Volcker, Fed Chairman Who Waged War on Inflation, Is Dead at 92 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z For Johnson, it was his obdurate opposition to Reconstruction, the project to establish an interracial democracy in the United States after the destruction of slavery. Opinion | Donald Trump, Meet Your Precursor 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z I had never met him before, but he was as I anticipated: at once obdurate and guileless, without the usual church politician’s affect, and with a straightforward bullet-biting to his criticism of the pope. Opinion | What Will Happen to Conservative Catholicism? 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z It sent me into “hyperbolic effusiveness,” probably similar to what the reviewer experienced in reading “Crawford’s obdurate tome.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Express will be missed 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z A considerable portion of the Democratic core will remain obdurate on entitlements, determined never to be confused by the facts. Opinion | America needs a Democratic Richard Nixon 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z It’s as if we’d rather stampede away from facing the harsh truth and fall into obdurate, enveloping silence about it. What's destroying our civil society: White supremacy, or relentless corporate greed? 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z This also should be an opportunity for some conservatives to rethink their obdurate devotion to a “judicial restraint” that is indistinguishable from dereliction of judicial duty. Opinion | Surely Chicago has bigger things to worry about than a cupcake truck 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z Even as his music shifts shape, it retains an obdurate purity of voice. The Shape-Shifting Music of Tyshawn Sorey 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Yes, Atlético Madrid, for so long regarded as soccer’s most obdurate, unyielding opponent, the sport’s great immovable object, collapsed into itself, Diego Simeone’s players succumbing to their fate with barely a whimper. Juventus Survives, as the Improbable Becomes Real Again 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z “Stocky and obdurate, Mr. Finney spits with aggression, walks with impatience and indicates that laws exist to be broken,” Ms. Sayre wrote. Albert Finney, ‘Angry Young Man’ Who Became a Hollywood Star, Dies at 82 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z During the intervening week, the government had vacillated between conciliatory and obdurate. Inside the Chaos of the Gilets Jaunes Protests 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z But when it was submitted to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change on Saturday, the four oil allies – with Saudi Arabia as the most obdurate – rejected a motion to “welcome” the study. US and Russia ally with Saudi Arabia to water down climate pledge 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z There's also a bit of fun with Mrs May's invocation of famously obdurate England cricketer Geoffrey Boycott. In a hurry? Here's what you need to know in five minutes 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z “You have destroyed every bridge I have built for you,” Marjorie forcefully tells her obdurate client. Review: Melissa McCarthy turns a malcontent into fascinating company in 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' - Los Angeles Times Yet Americans have been obdurate in refusing to acknowledge that fact. After Trump: The Donald in the rearview mirror 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z The German refused, and when the officer politely but firmly insisted he remained obdurate. The Battle of Amiens: how the Guardian reported 'rout and confusion' of German soldiers – August 1918 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z They represented different generations of Saudi women, trying over decades to bend the will of a harshly conservative and often obdurate state. Meet the Saudi women who advocated for the right to drive — and are paying dearly for it 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z He convinced a usually obdurate Republican legislature to bring this blue-trending state fully under the Affordable Care Act—even as the Trump administration continues efforts to kill it. How Ralph Northam struck a deal with Republicans 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z The hosts’ back-line was obdurate and organised, their midfield industrious and energetic and neither of United’s centre-halves ever appeared at ease in trying to combat the splendidly awkward Glenn Murray. Pascal Gross gets Brighton across the line against sloppy Manchester United 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Even the toughest, most obdurate of characters needs a day off sometimes. Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Arsenal created little going forward but were obdurate in defense to leave the tie in the balance ahead of the second leg in two weeks time. Chelsea spurn chances in League Cup stalemate with Arsenal 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z The financial backers who took charge of Christian Dior after the acclaimed couturier died in 1957 proved obdurate, as did the house’s older, conservative clients. Pierre Bergé, Yves Saint Laurent’s co-founder 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z The prudent financial backers who took charge of Christian Dior after the acclaimed couturier died in 1957 proved an obdurate combination with Dior’s older, conservative clients. Pierre Bergé was one half of an extraordinary fashion duo 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z In wringing so much from his car, Vettel’s performance was formidable, skilful and obdurate. Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel’s epic battle makes Monza unmissable | Giles Richards 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Liu will remain best known as an obdurate dissident who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010 while in prison. Liu Xiaobo’s Dying Words for His Wife 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Arsenal created little going forward but were obdurate in defense to leave the tie in the balance ahead of the second leg in two weeks time. Chelsea spurn chances in League Cup stalemate with Arsenal 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z Erdogan’s most hardcore advocates brushed off the losses in big cities, insisting that the slim margin was due to campaign blunders or the obdurate views of opposition party voters. As Turkey’s Erdogan savors new powers, there are whispers of dissent among his loyalists 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z Those born later, especially after the Soviet Union started collapsing in 1989, tend to view him as an obdurate barrier to economic opportunity and to integration with the rest of the world. One Family. Six Decades. Myriad Views of Fidel Castro’s Revolution. 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z They were disciplined and obdurate in defence, confident in midfield and, when possible, enterprising in attack. Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z These weekend warriors form the obdurate bedrock of Trump Nation: white, rural and working class. A Militia Gets Battle Ready for a ‘Gun-Grabbing’ Clinton Presidency 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Another unforeseen factor is the obdurate intransigence of the right that prevents necessary amendments and alterations to the program informed by experience gained from observing how it is working. See Obamacare Rates for Every County in the Country 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z It arrived, inevitably and the Scot swept into the final in typically obdurate style, although not without the controversy of a disagreement about the roof at the end of the third set. The Joy of Six: tennis tantrums 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Let him lead the lobbying effort with the obdurate politicians. For Michael Jordan, a Chance to Speak Up (for Once) 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z While Islamist terrorism is the deadliest threat facing Europe, obdurate separatists in northern Ireland and Spain continue to pose problems for authorities. European Terrorism Arrests Rise as Jihadist Groups Focus on Urban Attacks 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z “Why do you wear that stuff?” she was asked, a question that has passed between many a caviling mother and obdurate teenage daughter. Lorna Kelly Dies at 70; Left the Sotheby’s Rostrum to Help the Poor 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z That is, unless we are beginning to accept obdurate lies by a serious candidate for high public office as not especially noteworthy. Challenge the politicians who peddle disinformation 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z The head was fitted with blunt disks, seventeen inches wide, made of an obdurate alloy of manganese, steel, and chromium. The Long Dig 2008-09-15T04:00:00Z With fighting reported across much of northwest Syria on Tuesday, both sides were obdurate. Syrian talks' future bleak as fighting rages and both sides obdurate 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Because they have a right to be obdurate, there being no explicit constitutional proscription against this. Do Republicans really think Donald Trump will make a good Supreme Court choice? 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Mention of God and the Devil nothwithstanding, is there anything in Donne's psychologising of wrongdoing - call it by the name of sin or not - that will not chime with the most obdurate of atheists? A Point of View: Why the world needs more sermons - BBC News 2015-12-26T05:00:00Z GMT06:13 41 min: River Plate look obdurate but limited opponents. Barcelona v River Plate: Club World Cup final – live! 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z But the Murray brothers take the first two points thanks to two obdurate volleys from Andy Murray. Davis Cup final: Belgium v Great Britain, day two – as it happened 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z Hard to know whether it’s because the home side are struggling to break down obdurate opponents, or simply because nobody can see a bloody thing. Bosnia–Herz v Rep of Ire: Euro 2016 play-off first leg – as it happened 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z With three runs required, Australia’s obdurate stand ended when Lee’s batting partner Kasprowicz was caught behind courtesy of an acrobatic tumbling catch from England wicketkeeper Geraint Jones. The Joy of Six: iconic sports photos | Barry Glendenning 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z It took a half-time formation change from Manchester City to break down the obdurate visitors. Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z But by bringing in Xherdan Shaqiri – an obvious talent – is he now in danger of overloading Stoke in the attacking third and neglecting the qualities that made them such obdurate opponents in the first place? Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z But the Murray brothers take the first two points thanks to two obdurate volleys from Andy Murray. Davis Cup final: Belgium v Great Britain, day two – as it happened 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z Hard to know whether it’s because the home side are struggling to break down obdurate opponents, or simply because nobody can see a bloody thing. Bosnia–Herz v Rep of Ire: Euro 2016 play-off first leg – as it happened 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Confidence between Athens and its euro zone partners is at a low ebb after three months of radical rhetoric, obstruction of EU and IMF officials, contradictory policy statements and obdurate negotiations. Greece defies euro zone on pension, labor reform 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z The obdurate Devon Smith, who added 83 with Bravo for the second wicket, will resume on 59 on the final day. England push for West Indies victory 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z The Dane, aiming to become the first European to win the title since 1999, proved an obdurate opponent in a fluctuating match. Marin and Chen scoop All-England singles titles 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z Curiosity as to how, and why, anyone can live in this disturbingly beautiful yet hellish land is what brought me here - but as I mentioned Don Roberto is being wilfully obdurate. The dogged old man of the badlands 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z It would be most unkind if it were and my own expectation is that it would only be done if the Greeks were being particularly obdurate. This Week Is The Latest Deadline For The Greek Euro Deal And The View From Germany 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z Why is the state being so obdurate in having to intervene in such an individual personal decision? Complexities of Choosing an End Game for Dementia 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z It’s easy to assume that what you see in a person is what they essentially are–grouchy, obdurate, or easily distracted. SungardASVoice: How To Solve A People Problem: 6 Tips For Managing Difficult Employees 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Some Fox commentators’ obdurate blindness to the reality of racism notwithstanding, there is emerging bipartisan support for reducing the severity of our criminal-justice system. The Color of Justice 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z First, to expect no favours; India’s power brokers are ruthless and obdurate in cricket and otherwise. The great game 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z They seem to take the same obdurate stance as chided children. Behind Luis Suárez, Uruguay’s World Cup Tradition Endures 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z At their best, Uruguay are obdurate and spirited in defence, powerful, disciplined and unstinting in midfield. Uruguay: Anything for England to fear? 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Eventually the USA found a way through against an obdurate but tiring Azerbaijan defense. USA vs Azerbaijan: what we learned 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z “If in spite of all your efforts, Diem remains obdurate and refuses, we must face the possibility that Diem himself cannot be preserved,” the cable said. Roger Hilsman, Adviser to Kennedy on Vietnam, Dies at 94 2014-03-11T01:35:57Z Instead of obdurate outbursts that end up benefiting less-friendly nations, American college students would better spend their energy on creative destruction showing us that green tech truly holds the key to the future. Anti-Keystone Protesters Are Boosting Putin's Petrostate 2014-03-05T02:55:00Z Pros: An obdurate but immensely effective left-handed opener in his playing days, Kirsten has gone on to become an outstanding coach. The pros & cons of England's coaching contenders 2014-02-02T18:43:49Z He's competitive, a risk taker, obdurate and fearless. How imaginary chess kept one man sane 2014-01-03T00:24:03Z If only a spokesman was not obdurate, we would get the real story from this mayor, that police commissioner. Gotham: Shades of the Truth From the Police 2013-07-23T01:19:30Z Removing a loyal but obdurate contradictor, sanctioning bad performance and foul politics is one thing. Microsoft reorg: the m 2013-07-15T11:29:47Z Nevertheless, only a miracle will unseat incumbent Prime Minister Hun Sen, whose obdurate hold on power has spanned almost 28 years — helped by voter irregularities, partisan media and blatant intimidation of his opponents. Cambodia Election Campaign, Little Change 2013-06-28T05:05:24Z After all, something happens to even obdurate politicians when they grasp that citizens are not going to vote for them. State of the union: the president proposes 2013-02-13T23:07:42Z It is not that Democrats want these things; rather, they assume that Republicans would become much less obdurate in negotiations if such calamities were already unfolding. The Democrats and the fiscal cliff: Not much on the table 2012-12-06T16:03:43Z Mr Glasenberg, an obdurate character, refused to budge, saying that he did not regard the tie-up as a “must do” deal anyway. Glencore and Xstrata: Miner irritations 2012-09-13T15:03:53Z For a piece of technology that people spend so much time with, cable boxes remain obdurate and inscrutable ”black boxes” of functionality. It's The Set-Top Box Stupid! Apple's Cracking Of TV Is Hiding In Plain Sight 2012-08-16T04:06:45Z After that Hulk, who began on the right of Brazil's attack, found Figueroa a most obdurate opponent. London 2012: Brazil edge past Honduras in Olympic quarter-final 2012-08-04T18:44:00Z In the West, and among Vietnamese exiles, Ho Chi Minh is often viewed as an obdurate Stalinist as well as an anti-imperialist. Uncle Ho's legacy lives on in Vietnam 2012-06-06T23:32:08Z Fiscal and trade deficits are soaring, the rupee is at a historic low, reforms are stalled due to obdurate politics and a hesitant government, inflation is high and investment and consumption are down. Is the India growth story over? 2012-06-01T10:05:26Z However, it may be goals and not injuries that forces a change in the septuagenarian's famously obdurate opinion. Five things we learned from the Euro 2012 warm-up matches 2012-05-28T07:03:42Z It's about hard work and West Indies showed glimpses of being quite obdurate and difficult to dislodge at times. Strauss wants to calm Twitter row 2012-05-24T16:51:33Z The obdurate were excommunicated until such time as they submitted. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z If he remain obdurate, cut the trees down with your little hatchet and pitch them over the fence, but keep your temper as sweet as a June morning. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z The latter was obdurate, though the former seems to have manifested some zeal, if one may believe the praises bestowed on him in 1327 by John. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z Those who were obdurate to its kindly efforts were ungrateful and disobedient when ingratitude and disobedience were offences of the most heinous nature. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z But, be the exact facts of his connection with her what they may, that bond was probably the true reason for his obdurate refusal to hear of any other marriage. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z This was a particularly severe, not to say inhuman, penance and it is unlikely that such was the rule even in the case of obdurate offenders. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The son of Llywarch could scarcely have been living in 472; and Davies in vain essays to get rid of this obdurate fact. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 111, December 13, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-08T02:00:23.437Z Those who were detected proved obdurate; they were deaf to all persuasion, and met their death in the flames with the utmost cheerfulness. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z If he proved obdurate, or if his conversion was evidently feigned, it could do no more. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z As the hard, stiff, corded muscle shrivelled, so shrivelled his obdurate, persistent self-confidence. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z How true is the language of the poet—"There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart!—It does not feel for man." Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection 2012-04-06T02:00:31.240Z On their arrival at Dimden, the gipsy lad was sent for, and a few casual questions asked him by the peer, which he repelled by either obdurate silence or sullen monosyllables. The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z Those who would humbly return to the Church would be received to mercy, while the obdurate would be made to experience the full rigor of the canons. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z Early in the twelfth century Honorius of Autun proclaimed that the rebels against God who were obdurate to the voice of the Church must be coerced with the material sword. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z But the queen was more obdurate than ever. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z In such cases, there is nothing but death, which the most obdurate villain would not endure to be relieved from it, after a confinement generally of less than thirty days. Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection 2012-04-06T02:00:31.240Z He petitioned first the Privy Council; and they proving obdurate, he petitioned the king. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z About a hundred of them, however, under the persuasion of their leader, a priest of Strassburg named John, were obdurate, including twelve priests, twenty-three women, and a number of nobles. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z He took no steps, therefore, in response to the impassioned arguments of Innocent, and the legates found the heretics more obdurate than ever. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z When the little fellow caught sight of this, he "begged" for it, but his mistress was obdurate. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z The gift was unimpaired by the Reformation, and an obdurate Catholic was converted on finding that Elizabeth, after the Pope's excommunication, could cure his scrofula. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z Of all the spectators of this tragic drama, few were obdurate enough to stand unmoved. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z My father-in-law evidently thought me ungrateful, and wrote Orlean that I should write him or the folks at home occasionally, but I remained obdurate. The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer 2012-03-26T02:00:32.910Z The Spaniards on their side were obdurate on the subjects of freedom of trade in the Indies and of freedom of religious worship. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Again she almost mastered him, but still he remained obdurate. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z In cases of obdurate induration, the udder should be anointed with iodine ointment. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z It was said of him that people who came to his house obdurate and bitter “melted like wax” in his sunny presence. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z The obdurate malefactors serve out their full sentence, as they would in state's prison. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z If her heart were obdurate, her sex spoke for him. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z There was no suppuration, nor any formation of pus; but the malady continued obdurate, and yielded to no application. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z All this reacts upon our power to prosecute with confidence the remoter ends, and marshal the more obdurate means of real work. The Five Great Philosophies of Life 2012-03-09T03:00:19.413Z It is to the strength of this obdurate superstition that we must ascribe the horror with which many minds contemplate the possible loss to the country of a part of its gold. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z He saw that if Clement said the word and made the thing public, his position would be perilous; and if his uncle proved obdurate, it might be desperate. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z Bob, however, was obdurate, declaring that he couldn't and wouldn't say another word about the matter, except that the obstacles referred to were irremovable. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z The figure was on these occasions called by the name of the person, and afterwards placed near the fire, when, as the heat gradually melted it, the obdurate heart of the lover was simultaneously softened. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z But the man, sobered and frightened, was obdurate. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z But supposing that weeping Niobe proved obdurate--weak people are pigheaded--and was inconvenient enough to be inconsolable? The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z But he was obdurate--work your worth, or starve! Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z It was a mercy, considering all things, that the obdurate and recalcitrant lady had resolved on returning to Lorge. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z The obdurate ruffians should be transported to Fort George, as soon as it could be made strong enough to keep them safe. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z He concludes that the physician has done his duty; that the patient was obdurate and suffered the penalty. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z I tore out their tongues, put out their eyes, crushed their bones, stretched them upon racks, roasted their feet, and if they remained obdurate I flayed them alive or burned them at the stake. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 2 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:51.557Z If the holy writer uses general terms, an ingenious theologian can harmonize a seemingly preposterous statement with the most obdurate fact. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z In similar fashion all the daughters are coaxed away until only the youngest remains, but she proves obdurate. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Once or twice he had begged that his servant Phil might be permitted to keep him company, but on this point the major was obdurate. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z Germany, where service in shops is often dire, has been particularly obdurate. Schumpeter: The coming retail boom 2012-02-02T16:03:12Z The excellent surgeon, who had not recovered the fright of Preston, was obdurate. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z He had followed her from Trinidad, but Don Santiago, with a father's eye for worldly goods, had been obdurate. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z After all his patience, the South was obdurate. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z These he shall bear, and heed not: 'tis the rock Of your obdurate hearts that gives him pain. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z She rose for that purpose; her letter was couched in terms that would have pierced the bosom of the most obdurate savage. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z The obdurate fair was not so to be mollified. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z As many persons perhaps contend that he was cold and obdurate as that he was warm and affectionate. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z I was just trying to persuade Palmer to go with us on our little trip, Aunt Dora, but he's obdurate. Loaded Dice 2012-01-04T03:00:36.343Z In the event of insurance companies being obdurate, it is very easy to excavate a place in a side hill, or on level ground. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z Women are not the obdurate and cruel creatures you fancy. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z But the King was obdurate to all remonstrance. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z But she was more obdurate than the other. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z The obdurate lady put three pesetas in his hand every Sunday, neither more nor less. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z The Minister of Foreign Affairs continued obdurate until the Papal Delegate appealed to the First Consul. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z That the man who now proved obdurate had boldly shown his admiration for her, made it worse. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z But Pitt was obdurate.379 He would be no party to a system of subsidies. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z "Will you promise?" asked the obdurate seamstress, looking at him in a relentless way. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z To those men he shall grant forgiveness of sins, whom he sees that they are stimulated by God's grace, and to those he shall be obdurate who have no repentance of their misdeeds. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z The weekly protests are almost a cause celebre, drawing ardent, scruffy international activists as well as a handful of obdurate Israeli peaceniks. How Not to Handle Protests: A Death in the West Bank 2011-12-13T02:50:23Z From this obdurate Rock whence flow those Tears? Are these Things So? (1740) The Great Man's Answer to Are These things So: (1740) 2011-12-13T03:00:25.107Z The clerk tugged at it, thrust it in, gave it several thumps, made sundry grimaces, but the pipe was obdurate. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z She would tell all her story; and its pathos, she fancied, must subjugate the most obdurate heart. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z If they hadn’t both been so obdurate long ago all sorts of things might have happened, eh, Jane?” and the old man laughed heartily. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z He wants a strong Coercion Bill and an illusory Land Bill; but his party and personal loyalty make up for much obdurate deafness to the Morley predications. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z She pleads and entreats, but her father is obdurate. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Many a time, madame, it seemed to me that my brain would give way, and that I should go raving mad in the presence of this obdurate woman. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z Beatrice, full of anxiety and consternation, was obdurate. A Mere Chance, Vol. 3 of 3 A Novel 2011-11-24T03:00:45.990Z Mrs. Twining ceased to carve the obdurate beefsteak, though still retaining her hold on the horn-handled knife and fork. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z I hope he accepted some of my amendments; but he was obdurate about the most important. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z It is a strong and powerful theme, but Hamlet is obdurate. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z And never a man among them could or would, she was sure, have handled these obdurate barrels and boxes as this man did. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z And then I begged him on my knees— I might be kneeling still, If so I hoped to move that mass Of obdurate ill-will— As well invite the monument To vacate Bunker's Hill! The Coo-ee Reciter 2011-11-20T03:00:16.890Z I sometimes wonder if other singers do the same with obdurate auditors? Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z The sister begged that her brother be allowed to live with her, but the squaw was obdurate and prevailed. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z If my guide is less obdurate than usual about compelling me to find my way without his assistance, he shows me the front steps of a Department Store once. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z The four girls looked obdurate, and Mr. Gilroy began to smile, then he turned to the Chief. Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp 2011-10-21T02:00:19.027Z Fly from her kind embracing arms, Deaf to her fondest call, blind to her greatest charms, And sunk in pleasures and in brutish ease, They in their shipwreck'd state themselves obdurate please. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z I have also proved how obdurate Germany was in resisting England's propositions, and her successful intrigues to thwart Great Britain's efforts to have them adopted and put into practice. England, Canada and the Great War 2011-10-20T02:00:21.577Z But the obdurate and savage-hearted holy father, whom the view of no misfortune could move, in order to reduce the king to obedience proceeded to pronounce a sentence of excommunication against him. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z An obdurate and intractable pupil usually has a family to espouse her view of the case; and the neighbors share the impression of the family; and visiting guests share the opinions of the neighbors. The Story of a Life 2011-10-11T02:01:02.723Z This was fortunate for the new-comer, who proved at first an obdurate pupil. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z Nothing so soon softens the obdurate heart of a man as seeing a woman in tears; especially when she is a handsome young girl, and is beloved by her masculine tormentor. Fern Vale (Volume 3) or the Queensland Squatter 2011-09-30T02:00:17.137Z When Napoleon finds his brother obdurate he makes Eug�ne Prince of Venice, and his eldest daughter Princess of Bologna, with a large appanage. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z The doctor, evidently sparring for time, insisted that he had been in his laboratory all day and that nobody could have slipped into the closet unnoticed by him; but the other was obdurate. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z A coach should be reasonably firm in resisting unnecessary petitions for extra fluid, but he must exercise discretion, and need not be always obdurate. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Not only the Women and Children that were aboard gave such Shrieks, as were enough to have pierc'd the most obdurate Hearts, but the generality of the Men were frighted almost out of their Wits. The Travels and Adventures of James Massey 2011-09-13T02:00:31.293Z The man’s eyes were shining with a triumphant light as he saw that the woman was obdurate. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z They thought that great happiness melts even hearts the most obdurate, and, waiting for what he had to say further, they looked at his iron-gray head resting yet on the edge of the table. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z The owner was deaf to all entreaties and obdurate. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z But Mrs. Driscoe remained obdurate and the household was plunged into a state of strained atmospheric conditions such as had never been known before. Those Dale Girls 2011-09-05T02:00:18.917Z More obdurate than gate of adamant or brass, this gate of Miss Monflathers’s frowned on all mankind. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z Finding her still obdurate, and less accessible than when she had lived beneath his roof, he had suggested marriage. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z The work entailed was no sinecure, the more especially since Miss Collins was obdurate as to her time-limit of ten to five-thirty. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z The ladies were not obdurate, and no doubt had an increased idea of Daddy Sam's value. Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army 2011-08-19T02:00:11.243Z "No, I mean to stay and read 'Evelina,'" replied the obdurate young man. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z “Miss Dartle,” said I, “if you can be so obdurate as not to feel for this afflicted mother——” “Who feels for me?” she sharply retorted. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z If, when he returned, he found her still obdurate he would broach the subject of a more complete separation. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z So long as she proved obdurate and was not yet won, Collingwood could not analyze. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z Franklin was a doughty antagonist when at bay, but he had few obdurate resentments, and was quick to see the redeeming virtues of even those who had wronged him. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z In spite of everything, however, Doctor Johnson proved obdurate to Franklin's coaxing pen. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z Then the Dominican rose up, and, with a frightful menacing look—"Away—to the rack with him," cried he, "the stiff-necked obdurate sinner—to the rack with him—he deserves no mercy!" The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z I would give much to have Netta back again, but Miss Purcell is obdurate. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z "Three minutes," suggested Sir Arthur Markham; but Mr. Asquith was still obdurate, and seemed to think that as the Dukes in question had lost their Garters they were sufficiently down-at-heel already. Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 19, 1916 2011-08-07T02:00:07.573Z In the face of obdurate unreason, the president of hyper-reasonableness was forced to surrender. Britain must resist Tea Party thinking 2011-08-01T21:00:00Z Nor does she seem to have reserved all her quills for obdurate creditors. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z How came you into this condition of abandoned and obdurate wickedness? The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z But she glanced down into such a forlorn, wistful face, that her heart was touched, a not unkindly heart, though it had been bitter and obdurate with the unreason of youth. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z Evelyn put on that stubbornness with which she could encase herself as in armor; nowhere could Sylvia find a crack or a crevice through which her words might pierce the obdurate and naughty little heart. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z His mother takes him to her arms; but his father is obdurate. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z You won’t hear American announcers call an “obdurate defense,” a terrific pass a “rapier thrust” or a tying goal the “equalizer.” Tv Sports: Fairer Broadcast for Title Game 2011-07-19T00:34:37Z Then all the demons of hell seemed awoke within me, and manifested, in its utmost extent, that power which they are allowed to exercise over an obdurate and unrepentant sinner. The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z We do not even strive to reason with him, for we feel that arguments would produce no impression on his obdurate consciousness. The Reform of Education 2011-07-18T02:00:21.207Z For this was more than the police commissioners could stand; and they dashed off in hot haste to demand Ráby's release from the authorities, but they found the latter perfectly obdurate to all their entreaties. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z The Doctor again implores a respite from his father, who is obdurate as ever. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z And should she e'en at the eleventh hour Be obdurate, why then, as last resource, Tell her her father's life hangs on a thread. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z I would indeed spare your brother this bitter shame, but if you continue thus obdurate, no entreaties will move me. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z She coaxed the boy to leave it until morning, but he was obdurate. Hope Hathaway A Story of Western Ranch Life 2011-07-07T02:00:27.303Z Finally Andros visited the obdurate colony, dissolved the government, and admitted representatives to his council. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z He was as obdurate towards this Gentile, as the Egyptian Gentile had erewhile been towards his own ancestors. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Our servants, too, must all our ills endure; And all through thee, through thine own obdurate heart. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z If you leave us still obdurate, years will, in all probability, pass before we can feel sufficiently confident in the restored integrity and openness of your character to permit your return to us. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z But here I bid farewell to grief and fondness: Let him go kneel, and sigh to Isabel: And may he as obdurate find her heart, As his has been to me. The Count of Narbonne A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-07-03T02:00:12.153Z Whig clergymen held conferences in Loyalist communities to try to convert them, and obdurate places were visited by armed bands. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Mrs. Smedley felt it was an affair of duty, and was obdurate, and shortly afterwards put on her bonnet and left the house. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z Mr. Oldstone, in particular, exhausted all his powers of persuasion to yet delay his departure, but he found him obdurate. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z "And is it possible that the Doña can be obdurate to such irresistible attractions?" Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z For Philip had been obdurate with their home-coming, had refused to consult a doctor. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z Sally had begged her mother to say as little about the wedding as possible, and if that obdurate person had only heeded the request, all this present trouble might easily have been avoided. The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky 2011-06-23T02:00:24.513Z But Abdul was obdurate; he had enough to do to keep watch on the enemy in front, without having to reckon with the Jew besides, for he knew that Salathiel would stick at no treachery. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z She spoke at length, saying "Emily, my child, to you I must appeal, as your father is so obdurate." The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z A small negro boy was crying piteously and begging the peanut vender to give him back his money, to which appeal the peanut vender was obdurate. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z Olivia was obdurate at first, but after a time, she yielded, though she assured Rupert she should be miserable all the time he was away. The Mandarin's Fan 2011-06-09T02:00:17.540Z It was all to little purpose—the girl was determined and obdurate. The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky 2011-06-23T02:00:24.513Z Vainly they urged him to send both; he was obdurate. Gunpowder Treason and Plot And Other Stories for Boys 2011-06-08T02:00:16.797Z Milly, more than happy to attempt to do the professor a favor, besought Adelaide, who was obdurate and even indignant. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z Given his obdurate public persona and his delight in flaying medical critics as “hypocritic oafs,” Dr. Kevorkian invited and reveled in the public’s attention, regardless of its sting. Dr. Jack Kevorkian Dies at 83; Backed Assisted Suicide 2011-06-03T14:18:19Z The remoter the locality, the more obdurate was the Saxon; and these indwellers were latterly distinguished as “Uplandish” by the inhabitants of cities. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Her father had, with his usual diligence at self-torment, supplied her with sufficient proofs of the covetous and obdurate temper of her creditor. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z The man appeared not to notice his approach at all, and continued to labor on with his pastime, carrying on a muttered address to the obdurate "bones." The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z A personal fate is propitiated by suitable offerings, or, if obdurate, it may be brought to reason by a well-timed punishment. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z "Oh, no, I ain't," replied the obdurate fellow; "and what is more, you and your whole shebang are frauds and humbugs." Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z Rosalind was indeed not the Cynthia of a poetic hour: deep was the poet’s first love; and that obdurate mistress had called him “her Pegasus,” and laughed at his sighs. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Finding the President of the Academy Directors obdurate, I at once announced the farewell performances of Mdme. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z But, though she added to its attraction an appealing glance, he remained grimly obdurate. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z "No!" was the obdurate reply, when the Black Seigneur made a sign; hands reached up, seized Sanchez, and a moment later the car started down. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z There are no women-haters," observed his sister; "her tarts softened his obdurate heart from the first day, and Cupid did the rest. Daisy Burns (Volume 2) 2011-05-20T02:00:30.427Z My refusal may be just as obdurate and indefensible as you are pleased to think it; that is not the point at all. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z All my persuasions, aided by those of the older women, accomplish nought, even the liberal offer of silver guilders is not sufficient to move these obdurate maids, and I am obliged to relinquish my desire. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z The ladies kept up their knocking for a long time, but I was deaf and obdurate as only a boy of eleven could be. White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z The plainness, the prudence, the moderation which marked all official acts was beginning to move the most obdurate. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z He fumed and fretted, but I was obdurate. Daisy Burns (Volume 2) 2011-05-20T02:00:30.427Z The great tamers of strong spirits, the quellers of the rebellious heart, the conquerors of the obdurate, the determined, and the enduring, Silence and Solitude, were upon Bernard de Rohan. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z And I tell you these erroneous belief and unfounded conceptions cling to the man with more obdurate persistency than the most of mankind could be induced to believe. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z Cruel, hard-hearted knight," said she, "all these disasters are befallen thee as a just punishment for thy obdurate stubbornness and disdain. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z All which pretty lectures, though they made Owen no whit less obdurate towards Theodore, melted his heart into ever softer tenderness for May. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 2011-04-26T02:00:28.200Z The medicinemen pleaded for the first wife because they believed her innocent, but the husband was obdurate. The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians 2011-04-26T02:00:23.287Z He must be an obdurate man indeed," said the priest, "if your persuasions, my noble lord, can have no effect upon him. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z Machiavelli himself held this means of subjecting a people to be perilous, observing that loss of welfare stirs up more obdurate enemies than loss of life. The Philippines A Century Hence 2011-04-20T02:00:25.047Z O obdurate heart!" cried Don Quixote; "O nourishment and favours ill bestowed! The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z To pray for our cotemporaries, Greatly should we love it, That they barter not their Creator For the obdurate, condemned demon. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, January 1865 2011-04-19T02:00:18.103Z But in spite of these proofs, her husband was obdurate and the second wife went on with the ceremony. The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians 2011-04-26T02:00:23.287Z The affair is one that we wish to arrange quietly, but there are one or two sections who will take no part with us, and the Sergeant Suarez is an obdurate loyalist. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z But Mr. Cook was obdurate and told him to shut up. Leo the Circus Boy 2011-04-12T02:00:28.110Z Their resolution was obdurate and final, and to this day the magpie exhibits the effects of partial instruction by her miserably incomplete abode. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z The situation is inverted: Silvius sings Venus's words reproaching Adonis, to Phoebe; but Bishop is undaunted, and "Oh thou obdurate flint, hard as steel" is addressed to a woman! Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z Evidently we were fellow-sufferers; but pride, which has occasioned so many lamentable catastrophes, made us both dumb and obdurate in our agony. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z If he proved obdurate, and Morales had anything to support his demands with, it might go hard with him. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z We have tried to prevail upon the post-wagon powers to allow us to wait a day, but they are obdurate. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z The marriageable maidens of William's neighborhood had in vain tried to attract the obdurate young farmer, who seemed to enjoy no other society than that of his uncle Newton and his wife. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z She was characterized to an extreme degree by the obdurate narrow-mindedness which sneers conceitedly at everything unlike itself, and absolutely refuses to learn. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z For a long while his supplications made no impression on the obdurate African. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z Appleby was an impulsive man, quick to decide; but there was also an obdurate persistency in him, and the decision once made was usually adhered to. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z Burgoyne's threat of turning loose his Indian allies upon the obdurate incensed most and alarmed all who were exposed to the horrors of such cruel warfare. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z I tried to mitigate the sentence, but the poissarde was perfectly obdurate. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z No doubt an inquiry agent could soon get at the truth so far as the woman herself was concerned; and if she proved obdurate, that might be the best course. The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z When he tried to find out where Esther was, she was obdurate—that she couldn't tell him. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z There are men who become more obdurate when you try to intimidate them. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z He was inclined to do anything desperate and foolish, if by so doing he could sting that cruel, obdurate heart. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z About this the soldier seems to have taken no heed and was obdurate, and upon arriving there, arrested the coffee-coloured coffee boy as well, and marched the two of them into Tangier. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z But the cleverest poem in The Rectory Umbrella is the parody on “Horatius,” Macaulay’s famous poem, which is supposed to be a true tale of his brothers’ adventures with an obdurate donkey. Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home The Story of His Life 2011-03-01T03:00:47.317Z There is no flesh in man’s obdurate heart, It does not feel for man. The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry 2011-02-26T03:00:51.130Z O I know the terms are obdurate—I know how hard to attain to this greatness, the grandest lot ever aspired to by woman. The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman 2011-02-26T03:00:49.377Z The little doctor proved to be the most obdurate, he maintained his opinion immovably as though it were some consultation beside a sick-bed. Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:10.707Z My testimony was accompanied by the Spirit of the Lord, and was received with joy, and these people who had been represented as being hard and obdurate, were melted into tenderness and love. Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z The victors' obdurate severity relaxed in its turn. Under a Charm, Vol. III. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:37.767Z But Binney was obdurate and finally went home, accompanied by the two men. In the Onyx Lobby 2011-02-14T03:00:31.897Z She wondered why and rebelled, but her father was obdurate and left her crying. The Courier of the Ozarks 2011-02-09T03:00:43.267Z In the Middle East, the two pillars of American imperial power and control have long been Egypt and Saudi Arabia -- along, of course, with obdurate Israel and little Jordan. Google manager helps fuel Egypt revolt 2011-02-07T20:56:00Z We repeated his arguments to my father, but the latter was obdurate, and he swore that a regiment of angels would not move him from his ancestral home. The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z There was a borrowing and an arranging and a negotiating at the banks that had become somewhat less obdurate these last days, with the Tennessee in the offing. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z The obdurate right-hander, a constant thorn to Australia during the Ashes, accumulated his second one-day international century with quiet efficiency from 126 deliveries, only six of which rattled the boundary ropes. Trott ton sets up England victory 2011-01-26T11:20:19Z The tiger insisted, but the crane was obdurate, and before long they were quarrelling as if they had been lifelong enemies. Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z To his chagrin, however, he could not but see that his display of feeling produced no effect whatever upon the obdurate beauty; indeed she scarcely seemed to hear what he had said. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z Presently Lord Blair spoke of the question of Knighthood, and attempted to persuade him to reconsider his decision; but Daniel was obdurate, and very reluctantly his chief abandoned the project. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z Nevertheless Byron's marriage ended their comradeship, and the friends did not meet in the months when Lady Byron's unexplained departure and obdurate silence loosed a storm of obloquy on her husband. Thomas Moore 2011-01-14T03:00:51.040Z "Men must take their chances," coldly returned that obdurate being. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z Their defending has been as obdurate as their lack of ambition has been breath-taking. Premier League: Arsenal v Manchester City - as it happened 2011-01-05T18:53:38Z These he either enticed or bullied into his service, according as he read their characters; a few—a very few—like Bar�re, he found obdurate, and drove into provincial exile. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z Several appeared deeply affected, with tears of repentance standing in their eyes, others sullen and obdurate. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z And what heart can be so hard and obdurate, as not to be melted with the tears of Jesus Christ himself? True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z When you have an obdurate, obstinate, contumacious, headstrong, wilful, self-contained maiden to deal with, you will waste your breath whatever you do. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z The turkey is not obdurate, and you fall to on that, making little raids on the potatoes, tomatoes, and cranberry sauce between each mouthful. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z The evening was glorious; but one thought filled Mary’s breast—Abel shut up behind the prison bars, still obdurate, and believing her false to him, and his faithful friend. Commodore Junk 2010-12-20T17:12:13.450Z But everything fell dead against Frank's obdurate melancholy, everything was swallowed up in the dark cloud of his dejection, which seemed incapable of more than one idea—one self-reproach, one grief. Footsteps of Fate 2010-12-20T17:11:56.663Z At first I thought he was going to behave like an obdurate boy, whose affairs are hugely important just because they are his. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z "Our police are working so hard," said Navin Seth, a banker, pointing to the men and women in khaki, trying to keep some obdurate shoppers from breaking the barricades. Obama in India: A Solemn Arrival Spoils the Local Party? 2010-11-19T14:25:00Z My own personal prejudice is that it was his obdurate 46, taking up almost four hours, that truly blunted the tiring four-man Aussie bowling attack. Read our favourites, then tell us yours 2010-11-19T11:27:00Z Italy struggled against an obdurate Northern Ireland defense in Belfast but Giampolo Pazzini missed a chance with four minutes left when he headed across goal. Germany, Netherlands win in Euro 2012 qualifying 2010-10-08T21:56:00Z Dundee United had cause to worry if, indeed, Rangers were intent on proving they represent more than just an obdurate lot; the previous league meeting at Ibrox resulted in a 7-1 home win. Rangers 4-0 Dundee United 2010-09-18T16:08:00Z We thought that when Trott played an obdurate innings in our second innings and it was looked at as very rare and questioned by certain people. No excuses at Lord's says Flower 2010-08-22T21:00:00Z With so many changes it was only to be expected that Argentina would take a while to gel, especially with Greece sticking nine men behind the ball and playing their niggly, obdurate brand of anti-football. Greece 0-2 Argentina 2010-06-22T20:50:00Z Spain's Andrés Iniesta left the field after 76 minutes frustrated at his team's inability to prise open an obdurate Switzerland defence. Richard Williams: The Swiss killed Bambi 2010-06-17T11:43:00Z Portugal and Ivory Coast, their next opponents, will certainly be on their mettle as they prepare for the task of breaking down a most obdurate defence. World Cup 2010: North Korea capable of living up to 1966 legends 2010-06-16T18:12:00Z Every country is the reflection of its domestic game: Wales, generally careless and occasionally sublime; Ireland, obdurate and thorough; France, crammed with talent and sometimes moody. This is no time to doubt Martin Johnson | Eddie Butler 2010-03-20T22:26:00Z We think that demonstrations are one legitimate way to harry obdurate governments, or to make people think about the way society as a whole works. 2010-01-14T10:53:00Z Oh, teach me, my dear Eliza, how I may soften his obdurate heart! for, cruel as he is, I love him still, and would die a thousand deaths rather than offend him. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 She and Jahangir are ready enough to reason the matter, but they remain obdurate. The Great Mogul On the king's refusal they visit the country with various plagues, snipping off the ears of corn, letting the calves suck all the cows dry, defiling the wells, and so forth; but Fergus is obdurate. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race I never imagined you, Henri, so obdurate, so entirely without repentance, regretting merely your own ruined life and shattered career. Small Souls But his heart was too obdurate to yield to the orphan's or widow's tears; and that forgiveness he had refused to his own child, he vowed never to extend to hers. The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. I It looked so obdurate he never thought to knock there. The Unknown Sea They tried with impatient fingers to pull out the cork, but as that proved obdurate they cut the Gordian knot by breaking the neck on a stone. The School by the Sea Nothing could move the obdurate heart of the tyrant who held them. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution And if persuasion failed, the pope's representative hesitated not to excommunicate and interdict the faithful but obdurate city. Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. It was then she acquainted me with the preceding particulars, and regretted the obdurate infatuation of her father, who had sacrificed her happiness for the possession of wealth. The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. I He turned his face away, obdurate still, though the reproach of undeserved esteem had gone deep as any of undeserved shame. The Unknown Sea The consequences present a history, that might draw tears from the most obdurate. The New Conspiracy Against the Jesuits Detected and Briefly Exposed with a short account of their institute; and observations on the danger of systems of education independent of religion McCalloway came forward then, and while he talked, Boone listened with attentive patience, but an obdurate face. The Tempering Voices drifted in from the hall, one high and obdurate; others better controlled, but persistent in argument. The Guarded Heights The obdurate defendants were each given the maximum penalty of two years in prison and a fine of ten thousand dollars. Emma Goldman Biographical Sketch At this there was a loud complaint, and the three made all manner of protestations, but the master of the Columbia was obdurate, and at last threatened to throw them into the hold again. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy The guardian was obdurate; he believed that the world was not wide enough to hold two men who knew the holy place. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II He had haunted their offices and they had endured his obdurate besieging only because he was an efficient man cheaply employed, and, as such, entitled to one hare-brained eccentricity. The Tempering Two or three days afterwards he despatched the following little note to poor Gertrude at Merle Park;— Dear Gertrude, I have seen your father again, and found him to be absolutely obdurate. Ayala's Angel She held him up in the sun: the ingrate met her caress with the same obdurate and indomitable glare. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus "Fortune has still been obdurate, my Lord Duke, I hear," said he, entering softly. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) The girl seemed obdurate; so I took up the sermon, and we both pleaded, and pictured the shame and pain and wretched life and more wretched death before her. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them By three o'clock in the afternoon a brief telegram from Jimmy's commander was brought to us; it removed every possibility of doubt, even from my obdurate mind. The Book of Susan A Novel Shall a wife and child be less dear to him than to a lawyer,—or to a shoemaker; or the very craving of his hunger less obdurate? Ayala's Angel But the heart of the North shook off its despair, listened to no timid counsels; it was growing fierce and obdurate. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 Stoutenburg, obdurate at first, almost drunk with his own fury, tried to free himself from his friend's grasp. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Seizing the excuse that a young girl could not go unaccompanied, her father, for the first time in his recollection, asserted his authority, emphatically refused consent, and was obdurate to all coaxing. By Right of Conquest A Novel Strangers to thee; and, more surprising still, Strangers to kindness, wept: their eyes let fall Inhuman tears: strange tears! that trickled down From marble hearts! obdurate tenderness! Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes If Your Gracious Highness would only remember," replied the obdurate Magistrate, "how great a calamity has come over the Palatinate through this pestilence. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle But as if fearful that he had not been understood, he proved obdurate. Thirty But Neal was obdurate: and when he found how his brother-in-law received his demand for fifty dollars he thought he had acted wisely. Harper's Round Table, August 13, 1895 They were wet and bedraggled, for the stones had been as obdurate as Bob and refused to move. Harper's Round Table, August 6, 1895 Then, if you are obdurate, it will become an asylum. Man and Maid "And Your Highness will still not permit the question by rack to be used on the plainly obdurate prisoners, who are wilfully keeping back the truth from the authorities?" Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle And when the clergyman remained obdurate to all his subtlest questions and cajoleries and indisputable logic, the Judge lost his temper. Thirty He sought his own path from the beginning, and he remained in it with obdurate persistence. An Outline of Russian Literature "I have said all this to her, but she is obdurate." The Ten-foot Chain or, Can Love Survive the Shackles? A Unique Symposium There was no help for it, however; and soon the pretty, tapering fingers were all sore and rubbed; but the abominable iron remained obdurate. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising The plan under the circumstances is craftily to manoeuvre the obdurate quadruped against a bush or a fence. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance Then, finding him obdurate, he turned to Jack and besought him to say something for him. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War “Thy next battle will be thy last,” said Gingamanzi slowly, pointing a menacing finger at the obdurate sentinel. In the Whirl of the Rising But beyond all that kindled a flame within the hitherto obdurate heart of Thomas, was the witching influence of her smile. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative Mr. Conried was obdurate, however; he said I must be presented in a spectacular production, and so I had to give in. Geraldine Farrar The Story of an American Singer It followed me wherever I went, importunately begging for a hearing, and menacing me with sad consequences if I were obdurate enough to listen. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance To disobey conscience is to dull it, and finally to make it obdurate and insensitive. St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. I A Practical Exposition She was obdurate—as he knew she would be. In the Whirl of the Rising The most obdurate heart could not have exacted further patience, and Cæsar instantly gave in. The Spy Condensed for use in schools For eight months Theodosius refused to yield, but Ambrose remained obdurate, and the emperor finally humbled himself and publicly acknowledged his guilt. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. His hard, impassible nature was not to be influenced by those affections which sometimes turn the most obdurate from their purpose. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Vainly they had begged for old favourites; she was obdurate to the point of obstinacy. The Head Girl at the Gables They stood obdurate, and motionless: it was St. Christopher they wished for; it was for him they bargained, and him, they would have. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands As they drew near, Coriolanus, though resolved to remain obdurate, showed himself not lacking in filial respect; he advanced to meet them, ordering the fasces to be lowered in the presence of his mother. Roman Women However, owing to the influence of Ambrose, the bishop of Milan, the emperor remained obdurate, and a second appeal to Valentinian II was equally in vain. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. The Viscountess might obtain this favor," said Dunn, with an obdurate persistence that was not to be resisted; "and even if unsuccessful, it would inflict no rebuff on your Lordship. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day "She told me she 'd not see anybody, sir," was the obdurate reply. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day "Then put them to bed at ten o'clock—or nine, if need be," said Dwight, impatient of demur; but Stone proved obdurate. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade The bonds of a fair girl hold me captive, and I sit like a gatekeeper before her obdurate door. Roman Women Yet Honorius, supported by troops from the eastern empire, remained obdurate, and a disagreement between Alaric and Attalus led to the latter’s deposition. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Wave upon wave of sound swept through the auditorium to break, roaring, against the obdurate curtain. The Destroying Angel Nothing is easier than to tell how a flower was once a blooming virgin, or a rock an obdurate tyrant.—Johnson. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition During a confinement of thirteen weeks she was visited by the minister, who found her obdurate in confession, and was much inclined to find her innocent of crime. Witch Stories The inventor was obdurate, and every one of the machines had added to it the improvements, and all the alterations were made solely at his expense. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 "Probably there may be other questions upon which he will prove equally obdurate," said the Abb�, in a voice only audible to the Viscount "Is her Ladyship at liberty to marry again?" The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life But Pat was obdurate, and with many an exaggerated grunt and groan the remains of the feast were cleared away, the dishes washed and the cabin set to rights. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp We must see if we can soften the General's obdurate heart, my dear. A Life Sentence A Novel Had I been here it would have been different; but my partner was obdurate. Eden An Episode The Sultan, however, remained obdurate, refusing all demands, and insisting on an indemnity for his ships. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 They were obdurate and their long experience with the Spaniards made them confident of their ability to hold off the new invading force. The Story of General Pershing But Pat was obdurate and told them that they were lucky to be allowed to take their guns. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp The night closed in as cold as the hearts of these obdurate creatures; the sky was serene and clear; and the moon rose in her most effulgent brightness. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment But neither threats nor entreaties could move her obdurate heart, and at length she left the court in anger and defiance, vowing that she would never set free her old tormentor. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur No heart is formed entirely hard; there are moments and memories which melt the most obdurate heart, as the wand of the prophet smote water from the rock. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion But upon this point Isabel was obdurate, knowing that if Paula once planted her entire family in the Belmont House the police could not uproot them. Ancestors A Novel Four days before the time of her proposed departure, Mrs. Dale was still obdurate or parleying in a diplomatic way, and Suzanne, disgusted, made the threat which caused Mrs. Dale to wire distractedly to Eugene. The "Genius" Her voice, when she spoke, was extremely sweet, and the words of consolation which she addressed to her aged mother, would have drawn tears of pity from the most obdurate heart. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment BURLINGAME,—The revise seemed all right, so I did not trouble you with it; indeed, my demand for one was theatrical, to impress that obdurate dog, your reader. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) As it happened, Carl got back, quite unexpectedly, in September—but his prospective father-in-law was obdurate. An Old Chester Secret Great Britain and Italy agreed to this arrangement, but the German Kaiser remained for a time obdurate. The United States and Latin America We did what we could to turn him from the idea, but the more his trusty friends reasoned, the more obdurate he became. The Frontiersman A Tale of the Yukon He went over and talked to the Sergeant in charge, an old acquaintance, but the Sergeant was obdurate. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign He was so obdurate that the boys would some times be provoked to sharp words to him, but his gentle speech would quickly disarm them again, and make them feel penitent. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign The teamster demurred, but Shorty was obdurate, and began preparations to put his intention into operation, when the Orderly-Sergeant came down through the company street distributing mail. Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures This poor old woman's story was enough to melt the most obdurate heart. Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles “To tax their stills seemed a blow at the only thing which obdurate nature had given them—a lot hard indeed, in comparison with that of the people of the sea-board.” Our Southern Highlanders There," said Herr Dapsul von Zabelthau more gravely, "there I perceive, to my sorrow and distress, how impossible it is for celestial wisdom to penetrate into your hardened, obdurate, earthly sense. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II Yet a sore trial it was to his Christianity to find the criminal so obdurate. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) Baithnoy's principal wife endeavored to move him to compassion; but, finding him obdurate, she next appealed to his interest. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Women are soft, mild, pitiful and flexible; Thou--stern, obdurate, flinty, rough, remorseless. Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. He had yet to learn the firm and obdurate nature of the starched gentleman with whiskers. A Little Hero And finally Wyn had gained the permission of the most obdurate parent. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club When the girl grew up, many noble suitors came, but the generous father was obdurate. Old and New London Volume I Oh, beg, entreat, implore her majesty, From public shame, and ignominious death, And from the obdurate axe, to save my friend. The Earl of Essex The man swore and cursed and spurred again; but the horse remained obdurate. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance The Countess had been obdurate in her hardness,—still believing that she might thus break her daughter's spirit, and force her to abandon her engagement. Lady Anna Mrs. Havel had to hide a smile at that, but she remained obdurate. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club Mind is more obdurate than steel; and love, the tenderest of the train of passions, is, in its memory, as indestructible as gold;—gold that resists the all-corroding fire. The Advocate If she was obdurate in her anxiety, he always asked her in a gloomy, low voice to go away and leave him to suffer in silence and alone in the darkness without food. The Monster and Other Stories And to all my pleadings he was obdurate, insisting that we each take an equal risk. Astounding Stories, July, 1931 But in this case it behoved her to be obdurate,—even though it should be to the very gates of the grave. Lady Anna Their virtues were the virtues of political machines, their vices were the vices of demons, ready to inflict or to endure pain with obdurate and remorseless inflexibility of purpose. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature It is too much to say that a thrill of fear tried the fibres of Persimmon Sneed's obdurate old heart. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories The obdurate animal in question had refused to enter the door of the car that had been indicated as his Pullman. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" The king was willing to suffer any mortification, even that of a charitable solicitation, rather than endure the obdurate insults of parliament! Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Let an advocate be ever so obdurate, he can hardly carry on a case in opposition to his client's instructions. Lady Anna Finally, having exhausted his extensive vocabulary of maledictions on that mob of obdurate sinners, this patriotic officer took himself away, and the boys turned in for the night. In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House But despite his youthful vulnerability to the dainty which had won him his sobriquet, Persimmon Sneed's palate was not more susceptible to the allurements of flattery than his hard head or his obdurate heart. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories But the captain was obdurate and would not leave off. The Grandee Nevertheless, the obdurate parent, in the hope of reforming his son, and of providing for him by the excellent match with Angélique, hunts up the prodigal and lectures him after the manner of fathers. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 She had heard that young people can always beat their parents if they be sufficiently obdurate. Lady Anna You remember the obdurate pertinacity with which he missed fire, and balked the triumphant outburst that should have greeted his success? When Ghost Meets Ghost The trustees were obdurate, and the upshot of the matter was that the youth quietly packed his clothing into a bundle and ran away. The Missing Tin Box or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds To women, save when they can further the good of his cause, he is obdurate; in business, strong, energetic, and powerful. Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters The young bard turned from his obdurate cousin as “a dull fellow;” a usual phrase with him to describe those who did not think as he would have them. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors But here he showed himself as obdurate as a mule until, arbitrarily, I strapped on our second automatic, took out our second rifle, and filled my pockets with extra cartridges. Wings of the Wind "There is in it," as Luther says, "enough of threatenings and terrors against the hardened, haughty, obdurate heads of the wicked, if it might be of some use." Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 But mother was obdurate and mother held the family purse. How to Analyze People on Sight Through the Science of Human Analysis: The Five Human Types Thou hast not learnt how terrible it is To feed a hopeless flame.—But hear, Elwina, Thou most obdurate, hear me.— Percy A Tragedy However, lad," he continued, seeing that the boy rose as the church bell began to toll, "this is a case wherein I would by no means balk the obdurate chap of his will. Shirley |
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