There are other lower-profile candidates, as well, who would have the necessary experience and
bullheadedness to take on the lobbyists and political interests who invariably will work to influence the new accounting board and diminish its impact.
The White House's cocky
bullheadedness turned Vermont Sen.
Perseverance (
bullheadedness) finally won the day as I put together a decent shooting platform, complete with a small seat incorporated into the fork of a 3-inch branch situated to one side of the stand.
Stubbornness and
bullheadedness churned up within me and out spewed a comment that sounded like, "Oh, yeah?
The women of this family, whose several generations from the late nineteenth century to the present are traced in the novel, seem condemned to repeat the mistakes of their progenitors: from unplanned pregnancies, to missed chances, to misinterpreted signals, to calculated
bullheadedness.
But Julie Kirkbride, the Tory MP for Bromsgrove, Worcs, hit back accusing Ministers of 'patronising
bullheadedness' over their stance against single vaccinations.
"This decision proves the
bullheadedness of the Japanese government in taking full responsibility for its crimes during its war of aggression," read an Oct.
Warriors are intransigent on the advisability of war, and their resistance springs not from
bullheadedness but from a kind of religiosity.
When Inman wigged out, Clinton begged Warren Rudman and twice waved the job under the nose of Sam Nunn - whose bigotry and
bullheadedness the President evidently finds endearing.
The Sacramento Bee program began mostly because of the Postal Service's own
bullheadedness, said the paper's research and marketing services manager, Ron Olsen.
There isn't much to inspire that hope, given the
bullheadedness and track record of this President.
Yes, it's the basket case of Europe and could topple the entire euro currency - but you have to admire their sheer
bullheadedness.
(Peter O'Toole), who refuses to acknowledge the tragic loss of his wife and other son, or indeed express any emotion beyond
bullheadedness.
I loved roaming the mountains and packing a bow, but I didn't expect to kill anything, and only shear
bullheadedness kept me going.
The Berrigans are here in their determination, their drive, their apparent arrogance, their occasional impatience and their
bullheadedness. But so is their courage, their foresight, their charity on a global level.