stubborn refusal
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstubbornandrefusal
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stubborn
adjective
uk/ˈstʌb.ən/us/ˈstʌb.ɚn/
disapproving
A stubborn person is determined to do what he or she wants and refuses to do ...
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refusal
noun[C or U]
uk/rɪˈfjuː.zəl/us/rɪˈfjuː.zəl/
the act of refusing to do or ...
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(Definition ofstubbornandrefusalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Far from manifesting astubbornrefusalto recognize observed facts, critics often depended on them.
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That was often because when they became too large they became submerged—sometimes by inertia, lack of foresight, and thestubbornrefusalto face change.
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Ourstubbornrefusalto recognise that could prove costly.
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But although we had that encouragement, we meet with astubbornrefusal.
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We have had expedient after expedient, failure after failure, and astubbornrefusalto listen to sound advice.
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If the matter had been dealt with by one of his colleagues, it may be that we would have been met with astubbornrefusalto budge.
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Thestubbornrefusalof exports to rise, the intractable nature of our balance-of-payments problem, the sluggish growth rates despite high investment, should at least commend fresh appraisal of these problems.
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They see after 23 years that there is still astubbornrefusalon the part of the white regime to meet and discuss the issues of political equality.
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Those who knew him say that it was primarily because of his iron will and hisstubbornrefusalto die that he survived.
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Hisstubbornrefusalto be intimidated exasperated them and his success in gathering a tenth of their produce cost them money.
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Stubbornrefusalto respond to new conditions affecting the goal, such as removal or modification of the barrier, sometimes occurs.
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Allied to this were his boundless determination and vigour andstubbornrefusalto countenance defeat.
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The imperfection of the human condition and ourstubbornrefusalto make room for all those in between is a cautionary tale for our own times.
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There she persisted in astubbornrefusalto sleep with her husband, thereby hoping no doubt to have the marriage annulled on the grounds on non-consummation.
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