Word: stubborn
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Stubborn enough to stick to his principles yet sufficiently flexible to change course when events dictate, the President is praised by one Administration official for not "allowing himself to be stampeded. In terms of coming to grips with what is going on right now, I would not give him high marks. In terms of keeping the longer-range problems in mind, I would give him high marks. Where I would fault him most is in the political end. That may sound strange, since he is a political man. But he has not seized opportunities that he has had to exert...
...Like stubborn generals squabbling over strategies, U.S. and European leaders have been divided as to just how to deal with Middle Eastern oil producers. The U.S., which is relatively rich in energy resources and thus only moderately dependent on foreign oil, favors an adversary approach; it hopes to weld the world's most important oil users into a united front facing the 13-nation Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in a long-term effort to drive down oil prices. Western Europe, which gets most of its oil from the Middle East, is wary of schemes that would anger...
Unfortunately, Radcliffe has shown no signs of fulfilling these needs in the all-but-impossible fight to influence this powerful, stubborn University. The separate-but-equal formula is a bit anachronistic, a concept we threw out two decades ago as leading inevitably to inequality. Radcliffe's heritage is not one of equality but of inferiority as a minor irritant in Harvard's side, requiring scant attention and making it easy for Harvard to ignore the modern era and remain all-male. Radcliffe simply does not have the power to bargain with Harvard and is not an effective force for women...
...rock heroes of the '70s have turned out to be glittery imitations of talent. Most sixties' superstars survive in repackaged groups with discounted reputations. But Joni's writing and singing continue to renew themselves. Her roots in rebellion have flourished as stubborn, invincible candor. "The most important thing is to write in your own blood," she says. "I bare intimate feelings because people should know how other people feel." Joni's confidences, delivered in poetic portraits, produce in her huge and varied audience a spirit of communion that separates the poet from the diarist...
...shootings, the council announced that it would soon convene military courts to try the remaining 150-odd members of the old order who are still imprisoned. There were reports that Haile Selassie, now 82, might be on the list. For months the council had been trying to force the stubborn old Emperor to surrender the hundreds of millions of dollars that he had hidden in Swiss bank accounts. Late last week it was reported from Addis Ababa that he had at last agreed to repatriate the funds, perhaps in return for permission to go into exile for the rest...