dogged determination

collocation in English

meaningsofdoggedanddetermination

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dogged
adjective
uk
/ˈdɒɡ.ɪd/us
/ˈdɑː.ɡɪd/
very determined to continue doing something, or trying to do something, even when this is difficult or takes a ...
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determination
noun
uk
/dɪˌtɜː.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us
/dɪˌtɝː.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
the ability to continue trying to do something, although it is ...
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(Definition ofdoggedanddeterminationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Quite often hisdoggeddetermination, as much as the veracity of his scientific arguments, would wear down the barriers of bureaucratic resistance.
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As we know, he is a man ofdoggeddetermination, and at times has wrought remarkable changes with his words.
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In politics, he showed adoggeddeterminationin the face of adversity and challenge.
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None can doubt hisdoggeddeterminationto improve his constituency's health facilities.
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I pay tribute to their hard work anddoggeddeterminationin the face of provocation of the kind that we have heard tonight.
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I know that he brought incisive intelligence and adoggeddeterminationto debates on the economy.
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Danger, loyalty anddoggeddeterminationare their lifeblood.
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It is not only their courage and faith which amaze me, but theirdoggeddeterminationagainst all odds to become a free and democratic country.
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We know that in many places it is only thedoggeddeterminationof the average farmer which has enabled him to carry on in spite of losses season after season.
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Doggeddeterminationis probably the best description of their achievements over the past few months.
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The initial dismay was replaced by adoggeddeterminationto continue the war and repair the damage done.
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Once in combat, though, hisdoggeddeterminationand success earned him the respect and admiration of his peers.
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As he grew older, he took up skydiving with adoggeddetermination, according to his brother.
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Still, at times he simply fell back on thatdoggeddetermination.
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He undoubtedly saved his machine by hisdoggeddetermination.
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Player dubbed him the team's bull dog in reference to hisdoggeddeterminationand refusal to give in or let go.
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Displaying adoggeddeterminationthat was to characterize his life, however, he became one of the hardest working cadets in the academy, and moved steadily up the academic rankings.
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