Word: hardheadedness
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Bottles to Chairs. The real Billy Rose, though not hostile to glory, is anything but fantastic. He is a shrewd, hardheaded fellow who snaps off the lights over his Old Masters when he leaves the room. But he produces for adventure as well as profit. "In six months the Diamond...
Everybody knew that Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis' contract as Baseball Commissioner might not be renewed. He had done much for baseball, earned the deep respect of both players and owners; but he was hardheaded and crusty, had stepped on a lot of toes during his quarter-century of rule...
Some of the most hardheaded incumbent isolationists were already beaten in primaries: Missouri's mulish Bennett Clark, Idaho's stubborn D. Worth Clark, Oregon's egregious Rufus Holman, South Carolina's "Cotton Ed" Smith.
Length & Breadth. But if the road to Japan had been widened, the portion which U.S. supplies must travel had been lengthened, as hardheaded Admiral Mitscher was quick to point out. The Pacific war, said he, must slow down now, not because of defeats, but because of victories which have moved...
Too Dangerous. All European nations know that somehow they must stabilize their currency. If Belgium succeeded by the deflationary route, she would have performed this difficult operation in one shocking amputation. Few European countries are likely to follow her example. The hardheaded Dutch next door will have none of it...