Perhaps it was pride, perhaps a stubborn refusal to give up on himself.

For such people, a stubborn refusal to submit was the answer.

High on the list comes the Bush administration's stubborn refusal to factor the deteriorating military situation into reconstruction planning.

His critics saw in the book a stubborn refusal to acknowledge the need for any form of change.

He bit back an urge to swear at her stubborn refusal to see reason.

A man is torn between losing the woman he loves and his stubborn refusal to compromise.

And in fact I think my willingness to believe is less surprising than your stubborn refusal to do so.

In fact, he gave me a very stubborn refusal.

He seemed to live on from sheer stubborn refusal to yield the floor.

The fool's stubborn refusal to start or accept communication did not speak well of him.