1.   Her stubborn refusal to admit the truth was trying his patience.

2.   Perhaps it was her stubborn refusal to see her family broken up that made Mrs Breen appealing to Farnham.

3.   I admire his stubborn refusal to quit.

4.   And Reno, because of her reserve and stubborn refusal to schmooze, is perceived as out on a limb by herself.

5.   Add to that the often stubborn refusal of patients to listen to doctors who try to disabuse them of myths, and the stage is set for misunderstandings.

6.   For his part, Pataki maintains that it was the stubborn refusal of Democrats in control of the Assembly to accept his economic predictions that produced the current budget.

7.   His stubborn refusal to give in to hitters got him into trouble in the early innings Saturday.

8.   It may be a small mistake initially, compounded into a real problem by a stubborn refusal to admit the truth.

9.   Most side-street houses are remarkable mainly for their stubborn refusal to fall into the Yantra.

10.   Often this state of mind is evidenced by a stubborn refusal t o acknowledge the existence of football, elections or holiday catalogues.