He had spearheaded an assault on a stubbornly defended hill position.

The British captured two cannons which were stubbornly defended by their crews.

The British troops defended stubbornly but were eventually overrun.

Dunkirk, still defended stubbornly by 40,000 French soldiers, held out until the morning of June 4.

At the same time they are stubbornly defending fare structures that continue to be anchored in a strategy of gouging the business traveler, he said.

As the tour's commissioner, Beman has stubbornly defended the current rule: a minimum of 15 tournament appearances.

Hart stubbornly defended the building of small, coastal defense boats (without "luxuries" like air conditioning).

Since then, Le Landeron has stubbornly defended its religious particularity.

In Berlin, each of them stubbornly defended their own interests, but no one furthered the common interest of the Union.

An aggressive batsman, whose impetuosity often cost him his wicket, he could also defend stubbornly when the situation demanded.