Sentences with phrase «dogged determination of»

And so we are left with the stark contrast — the sincerity of the students vs. the canned platitudes of the gun absolutists; the speed and vibrancy of a mass movement vs. the gridlock and sameness of our politics; the dogged determination of teenagers not yet world - weary vs. the sense of futility that pervades our politics.

The dogged determination of a rising environmental opposition can be traced to the growing belief that this balance between industry and aesthetics, between energy and the environment, had been lost and was deteriorating.

I filed plenty of Freedom of Information requests in my time as a reporter, and admit readily that, too often, I gave up when faced with denials based on quirks of the law that would require either a lawyer's involvement to pursue or the dogged determination of my friends in The Times investigative unit.

The dogged determination of realclimate to inform and encourage intellectually honest debate serves as a model of what opinion columns might look like in an alternate universe where politicians and the press work with science rather than against it.

Lang is a wolf in just about every way that matters, and his dogged determination of justice led him to the top ranks of Interpol.

Cast in that light, the dogged determination of both sides starts to make some sense.

He has both the dogged determination of a good journalist and the personal indignation of someone who loves a sport and sees it being destroyed, and the way his peers turn on him after Armstrong puts pressure on the sports media is more interesting than yet more scenes of Armstrong having blood drawn.

Mormonism was not an importation, not even a schism from another Protestant Church; it was the product of revivalism, the vast American frontier, the fertile imagination of Joseph Smith, and the dogged determination of the leaders and the Saints.

This couldn't have happened without the dogged determination of U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, whose eastern Connecticut district has been hardest hit by the plague.

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«One of the biggest myths is that good business leaders are great visionaries with dogged determination to stick to their goals no matter what.

Milan looked toothless in attack, with Laurent Koscielny and Thomas Vermaelen thwarting all of their attacks, with dogged determination.

Max Bell of Any Old Iron offered this view on club hero Sharp: «His determination was tenacious, his movement off the ball was sublime and he'd fight for a cause like a dog with a gold bone between his teeth.»

One could give it many praises, for the paucity of its approach, for the impressive collection of interviewees it secures and for the dogged determination with which it pursues its thesis.

For the determination of nonspecific DOG uptake, control cultures were incubated with phloretin (100 μg / ml).

If this was not the case there would be no need for dogged determination as the constant satisfaction of seeing a reduction in weight would be enough to motivate most people to continue with what ever program they were following.

Such dogged determination is rare and should be commended but what about the rest of us do we possess such persistence and if not can we develop it?

(That 10 percent thing is not true, but if you're the sort of wet blanket who picks movie science apart with dogged determination, you should probably get a restraining order against Lucy, because it's only going to cause you indigestion.)

With dogged determination, the producers continued onward with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), at which point fans finally flocked to the series, rallying behind the film's crisp space battles and the melodramatic tête - à - tête between Shatner and Ricardo Montalban.Shatner had to wrestle with his advancing age and the deaths of several characters in Star Trek II and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), but by Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), the actor got to indulge in his more whimsical side, which has since characterized his career.

They fall into their roles as the film progresses, and particularly as it accelerates in its third act - Hanks displaying a dogged determination, Streep shining in a feminist transformation as her formerly meek character stops deferring to the wills of male «advisers» and begins to truly assert herself.

For, Nenette exhibits the same dogged determination as Bruce Dern in the former film, as well the endearing naivete which enabled Audrey Tautou's title character's ability to touch the hearts of everyone she encountered in the latter.

As the botch up unfolds, there are plenty of laughs to be had, before Robbie - who's captivated thus far with dogged determination and defiant take no shit attitude - crumbles emotionally in scenes that show why she's received an Academy Award nomination.

The dour vision of their betrayal, ill - fated reconciliation and their dogged determination to kill him feels far more uncomfortable — queasy even.

Mara has always had a tense, coiled concentration; she can show a formidable determination given the chance, as when she played the dogged reporter in «House of Cards.»

As much a physical role as an emotional one, Gadon's portrayal of Marks shows not only a dogged determination to master a difficult character, but also a willingness to tangibly experience the gritty realities of life as a maid and prison inmate in the middle of the nineteenth century.

Host Joanna Lumley also praised the «dogged determination» of the suffragettes, and the «powerful» Time's Up movement.

In this way, the crew of the Enterprise become Seal Team Six, and Kirk's dogged determination to track down Khan is shown to be an extension of Starfleet losing its way.

The wild card of the cast is undoubtedly Zac Efron, because despite the actor's dogged determination to shed his «High School Musical» image with more adult roles, he's yet to really prove that he has the talent to back it up.

«A century ago, the Suffragettes laid the ground work for the kind of dogged resistance and powerful protest that has carried forward today with the Time's Up movement, and with it the determination to eradicate the inequality and abuse of women the world over,» Lumley said.

Drawing from Chen's command of English, Yu's dogged determination and Peiquin's literary expertise, they tackle the murder of a blacklisted author.

Yet the district attorney pursued Hinton's conviction with the grim determination of the furies, aided in his dogged efforts by an incompetent defense attorney, a racist jury and a judge who ruled in the State's favor at every turn.

I have a sort of dogged determination when it comes to books.

As the rumors surrounding the case (related in snippets of ephemera between chapters) become more salacious, Jill becomes more dogged in her determination to remember the truth.

Against a background of war, terrorism, disease and unbearable uncertainty about the future, this story of how a foreign correspondent and his wife fought to adopt a Zimbabwean baby emerges as an inspiring testament to the miracles that love and dogged determination can sometimes achieve.

Against a background of war, terrorism, disease, and unbearable uncertainty about the future, Chipo's story emerges as an inspiring testament to the miracles that love — and dogged determination — can sometimes achieve.

Just like in any other highly competitive field — consider those thousands of new writers every year, hundreds of thousands of new books — any success you achieve will almost certainly be the result of hard work and sheer dogged determination and stubbornness.

It takes an I.Q. of 170 and / or dogged determination to figure out all the confusing charges.

«Puppy mills, laboratory dogs and dog racing would be banned for violating the basic right of self - determination of a person,» Berns writes.

There is no definitive way to make this determination, unless the parents of the dog are known.

Dachshunds are a moderately active breed of dog with a bit of the fierceness and determination that made their ancestors great hunters.

You watched as he got things wrong, but you saw that your parent's patience and kindness, and the sheer determination of your dog to reward those qualities, finally paid off.

The constant scent of food adds a sense of determination, ultimately providing your dogs with hours of play.

As seen, the process of housebreaking dogs requires patience, determination and time.

Overall, the impression is of a strong, powerful working dog with a great determination to carry out arduous tasks.

Many of the graduates are former military personnel who decided to use the discipline, drive and determination skills they acquired while in the armed services to train dogs professionally, ensuring dogs and their owners enjoy a harmonious and mutually respectful relationship.

Endurance, courage and determination of these dogs are amazing.

Despite this, dogs remain heavily regulated: they must be licensed with local authorities, they can not go in public places without a leash (if at all), they must be vaccinated against rabies, you canâ $ ™ t live with more than a small number of them, animal control officers can seize and destroy them if they determine that they are a nuisance, and the threshold of making a determination that they are dangerous and subject to extermination puts dogs at a disadvantage, even when the facts show otherwise.

However, we make our final determination as to whether to allow the adoption and which dog is adopted, based on the best interest of the animal.

A: All breed determinations are made by our proprietary computer algorithm that performs more than 18,000,000 calculations of each tested dog's DNA.

The pit bulldog of old England was known for its determination and willingness to die before loosening its grip on a bull's nose or other dog's jaw.

Taking a sample of your dog's tissues for genetic determination is relatively easy.