Sentences with phrase «obstinate for»

Austin «He punishes habitual obstinate for those who ate fully aware of His presence» So, he'll punish any of you lot who still believe in him, but disobey, but what about the rest of us who don't think he's there?

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Jackson has heard bullets fly through her front door; lost sleep due to the noisy drug - dealing going on nearby; shared her small apartment for months at a time with children taken from crack - addicted mothers; calmed hysterical young women beaten by their drunk boyfriends; wept at the funerals of young boys; and battled obstinate government bureaucracies to get a swingset for the rusty and littered «playground» at the center of the Smith Homes.

In chapter 48 v 4 He says» for I know how stubborn and obstinate you are.

Otherwise we shall, from the Christian point of view, remain obstinate egoists who fundamentally fight for themselves rather than for their object.

They offer no counter explanation allotting for the evidence whatsoever, so they appear to be just being obstinate.

It has become more and more plain that I am no fit material for a good Barthian, nor for any kind of theologian except some obstinate sort of liberal.

«The two great Empires of Lilliput and Blefuscu... have... been engaged in a most obstinate War for six and thirty Moons past.

If he, wonder of wonders, still remains obstinate, then finally resort to: THE FIGURATIVE SYMBOLISM DODGE and confide that sophisticated people like himself recognize that Eris is a Figurative Symbol for an Ineffable Metaphysical Reality and that The Erisian Movement is really more like a poem than like a science and that he is liable to be turned into a Precious Mao Button and Distributed to The Poor in The Region of Thud if he does not get hip.

How typical of Erasmus it was, he suggested, to object to Luther making assertions: «You censure me for obstinate assertions... But it is not the mark of the Christian to take no delight in assertions... By assertion I mean a constant adhering, affirming, confessing, maintaining, and invincible persevering.»

The Jews, the papacy, other reformers, obstinate old worldly Wittenbergers, they were all ripe targets for his anger compounded now with the frustration of illlness and old age.

I suspect a profound ambivalence in certain democratic denunciations of Hitlerism, for in the violence of the tone and the obstinate simplism of the judgments, we betray our bad conscience, our secret anxiety, our unacknowledged temptation.

The ones, like you who wish to «congratulate» obstinate failure and retain the man who is responsible for it, are truly the NEGATIVE ones.

For United's part, opinion is split as to who gets the credit, whether this is the long - awaited «click» that Louis van Gaal has been promising, or whether a couple of fortuitous injuries has forced the obstinate Dutchman into picking everybody in their best positions.

For me, learning about developmentally appropriate behavior (i.e., it's our toddler's job to test us) and to keep in mind that what may seem like obstinate, strong - willed behavior in children may actually be desirable traits in independently thinking grown ups.

Say goodbye to the sweet child you love for a couple of weeks, and say hello to an obstinate, resentful, wet noodle.

«Funny» is not the word usually used to describe the slow - talking speaker, who is more often deemed «reticent» and sometimes even «obstinate» for his close - to - the - vest, wait - you - out style that has proved equally maddening to both members of the press and his fellow leaders down at the Capitol.

The Church of England may have received its just deserts for being obstinate.

Cameron's obstinate defence of Maria Miller against the large majority of his own party and the public who want to be rid of her for her greed, arrogance and sheer callous disregard for decent standards in public life needs some explaining.

This is the tough, defiant Ford that became the grim, urban tough guy of Gilda and the calloused cowboy loner of numerous westerns in protean form, not even 25 years old but already with a chip on his shoulder and the obstinate attitude of a guy who has taken care of himself for so long he figures he knows it all.

Steve Oedekerk (Kung Pow, Barnyard), project consultant on Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, borrows a page from the Ernest movies by putting his obstinate and annoying character in a completely unique setting for more of the same rude hijinks and physical humor in this sequel.

In Israel, notoriously obstinate country, argument could be sport, sometimes engaged in for its own sake, sometimes to accomplish something.

Swim by Lynn Sherr Journalist Lynn Sherr, best known for her work as a correspondent on ABC's «20/20,» describes her interest in swimming as «an obsession, benign but obstinate.»

Before you scold me for being uncooperative, obstinate, or lazy, ask yourself if something might be bothering me.

His obstinate look and his return to whatever he was doing is probably because he knows if he comes to you it is «The End of Fun for The Dog.»

Because of your Jack Russell's notoriously obstinate approach to life (and training), you will need to be prepared for mutiny with two tools: treats (preferably kept in a fanny - pack to keep your hands free and your pockets clean) and the ability to isolate and ignore your dog when he misbehaves.

Borzoi might be both obstinate and sensitive, which doubly highlights the significance of utilizing motivational tools for example treats and favourite toys in a rewardbased method of training.

While a puppy may become obstinate, stubborn, rebellious, fearful or aggressive in the face of negative reinforcement, a puppy will generally do nearly anything for a favored treat so long as you are confident and consistent in your role as the pack «alpha.»

Although Samoyeds have been called obstinate, this is sometimes prevented by using motivational tools for example treats and favourite toys in benefit - based obedience training.

Like the «Favorite» it's enclosed which is better for obstinate cats that like to throw litter all over the place.

Japanese Chins can even be obstinate, however they respond to a rewardbased method of training which uses inspirational tools for example treats and favourite toys.

It takes a will of iron to pull a sled for miles over frozen tundra, so Siberian Huskies can be a bit obstinate.

Through history, the obstinate capital of Catalonia proved to be a centre for artistic, gastronomic and architectural innovation.

Clumsy, maddeningly difficult first - person rogue - lite City of Brass will exhaust the patience of all but the most obstinate gluttons for suffering.

It's a dangerous world out there and Level Editor is full of tricky traps, obstinate obstacles, and evil enemies, so you need to be quick on your feet, as well as have a knack for problem - solving!

I can't really endorse it personally because its clunky mechanics make me want to gouge my eyes out and I have very little patience for a game that goes out of its way to be purposefully obstinate, but Carl and a whole bunch of critics and consumers alike think it's the mutt's nuts

Escorting the viewers through the artist's obstinate misreadings of Western art history and iconography, the show takes its title from Christopher Columbus mistaking a kind of Caribbean tree bark for a new spice.

Telltale signs of pointed decision - making are everywhere apparent but the show is obstinate in its refusal to reveal the reasons for those decisions.

Unfortunately, he's an obstinate contrarian — for example, he thinks the risks of smoking have been much overstated.

This is powerful, though not really news, for those unaware of the aggressiveness and obstinate cultivation of ignorance via conspiracy theory of the denial campaign: «Global warming deniers guilty of attack on science»

About two weeks before the arrival date I visited my supplier and picked up hive parts, a smoker, a veil helmet, feeder, and a hive tool (a kind of mini-crow bar used for everything from opening the hive to stoking the smoker to brushing off obstinate bees from frames).

Are there cases which should be brought, but which are brought for «windfall» claim amounts, which are pushed forward because there is no downside to being obstinate?

The only — the ONLY — reason a mental health professional would not assess for these symptoms of a trans - generational transmission of attachment - trauma relative to an attachment - related pathology in the family is a completely obstinate refusal on the part of the mental health professional to be competent in their job.

The only reason a mental health professional would NOT assess for these symptoms is an obstinate and intransigent insistence on remaining incompetent in the assessment of attachment - related pathology.

The discrepancy between the parenting time age and child support age has created parenting time problems for many parents who find themselves with an obstinate teenager who no longer wishes to follow the court order.