Sentences with phrase «stubbornly clinging»

The survey also found that 10 % of firms were still stubbornly clinging to Windows XP, which hasn't been supported for over two years.

It's just to point out that this latest God of War game has taken inspiration from the advances made in the industry since Ascension; rather than stubbornly clinging to the past, Sony Santa Monica has opted to embrace change to wondrous effect.

Oh, even though the rain's starting to come in thick and fast, I can still hurl it into corners at silly speeds with that four - wheel drive system stubbornly clinging on to the tarmac.

In some ways, Nebraska is another variation on Miguel de Cervantes» «Don Quixote» which features a similar «mad quest» from a man stubbornly clinging to an ideal that the rest of the world sees as invalid.

They're in the midst of modern South Africa, Johannesburg is only a few hours away by car, and the Xhosa are stubbornly clinging to ancient tribal traditions in a time and society where they may no longer have a place.

In his old age (conveyed via a painful - looking makeup job), Moultrie shows gumption by stubbornly clinging to the plantation house where he was born.

Instead he stubbornly clung to his story which gave Notley another opportunity to make her case for increased corporate taxes.

If one stubbornly clings to their sin or refuses to acknowledge that their lifestyle is sinful, they face an uncertain eternity.

It stubbornly clings to ideas about parity and worthiness that other conferences scoff at, and that the playoff system explicitly devalues.

Last season, for the first time fans got under his skin, and although he has stubbornly clung on to secure yet another two year extension to his contract, you can tell from his frank post season interview that the protest did affect him.

«It felt like my body stubbornly clung to each and every last fat molecule in my cells as if they were all that stood between my baby and a miserable, slow death by starvation.»

There, an autocrat condemned by the entire international community stubbornly clings to power, accusing his opponents of terrorism.

The capital stubbornly clung to the Labour nurse for fear of something worse.

The bad news is that many women find that five to 10 pounds stubbornly cling to their bodies and refuse to let go until they stop nursing.

Even so, Commissioner Stewart stubbornly clings to the state's failed «education reform» ideology.

Veterinary schools and specialty organizations are promoting fewer vaccines at longer intervals, while many practitioners stubbornly cling to their annual booster schedules.

The Star Tribune reports some Minnesota lakes my still be frozen for the fishing opener. The ice remains on lakes longer than it has in over a dozen years. By Doug Smith With less than three days to go before Minnesota's fishing opener, ice still stubbornly clings to some northern Minnesota lakes, leaving anglers to wonder -LSB-...]

The more stubbornly we cling to strong beliefs about how systems work or people function around money, the more likely that those beliefs are not serving us well.

Not exact matches

Boomerang employees can cling stubbornly to old ideas, expect perks or increased compensation from their original tenure or bring back past friction with other employees.

What Hart calls a «metaphysics of the transcendental» serves to «strip away all the anthropomorphic imagery,» no matter how stubbornly these images cling to our conception of the divine.

It pains me to see how many people - in this day and age of scientific enlightenment and understanding - still cling stubbornly to outdated beliefs that originated through * lack * of understanding; through appeal to the pack nature of humankind, in yearning for kinship and to «belong» to something greater; and through efforts to control, suppress, and subjugate the masses.

Rather than clinging stubbornly to antiquated appellations or anxiously synthesizing new ones, perhaps, like Moses, we must simply take up the work of liberating the captives, confident that we will be granted a new name by events of the future.

If we allow arrogance and pride to cause us to cling stubbornly to the way we are used to doing things, not only will we never take part in the relationships we say we desire but also we will miss out on every one of the glorious gifts that could be available to us.

«I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.»

One day, I decided to include this quote from James Baldwin, the great 20th - century writer, who said, «I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.»

The Reserve Bank is clinging to sunny GDP forecasts, but stubbornly low inflation and low wage growth mean even these look weak.

The Clingstone is exactly that - the flesh clings stubbornly to the central stone or pit.

I «cling stubbornly to my principles» because I truly believe that my children will be better off and that our relationship will be stronger if I do not leave them to cry on their own.

I truly believe that for some kids, a slow move towards «sleep independence» at 4 - 6 months (I do not believe it is appropriate at an earlier age) is far more beneficial than clinging stubbornly to your principles.

The color was vivid, and it clung stubbornly to the glass.

Of course, we don't suggest you dig in your heels or cling stubbornly to righteousness.

«Bronze Emperor in the laurel crown, with the scepter in one hand and Orb in the other, stands in the center of Paris on the top of his colossal Vendome column as if a reminder to which extent he was clinging stubbornly during his life to the insane idea to keep Europe in his hands.

Nevertheless, many Americans who self - identify as religious and social conservatives, especially those in the subset of white evangelical Protestants (a powerful voting bloc in Republican politics), continue to cling stubbornly to the orthodoxy of climate denial.

Since Noah's Ark was purportedly about 4000 years ago, perhaps these guys and their ancestors will remain in denial that long — and cling stubbornly to their beliefs like those who still believe in flat earth.

Since Noah's Ark was purportedly about 4000 years ago, perhaps these guys and their ancestors remain in denial that long — and cling stubbornly to their beliefs like those who still believe in flat earth.