Sentences with phrase «often obstinate»

The remote was often obstinate about what doors it would unlock and when, but the truly maddening behavior was that if you used its remote - start function, the car would often lock itself once you got inside.

Not exact matches

Finally, many people think that our manager is stubborn, being stubborn is often seen as an admirable trait, I think being stubborn, or obstinate is very close to having OCD.

«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.

Here, by way of example, is an explanation of Helen Marten's work: «Whilst their complex references might not be made immediately explicit to the viewer there is something alchemic in the way the materials collide, and ideas are often communicated through the obstinate wilfulness of the finished form.

Emphasizing group norms early and often through open processing of «breaches» of group guidelines (advice - giving or obstinate silence) is recommended.

People who struggle with a child's defiant, angry or obstinate behavior often feel as though they have failed as parents.