But all attempts at federation and most trade agreements have failed among the stubbornly independent countries.

He also knew how stubbornly independent his friend preferred to be.

But, the theory goes on, it is stubbornly independent Americans who devise new technologies.

He understood the kind of woman she was, how stubbornly independent.

Mr. Pamuk, 53, is not fundamentally a political figure, but he is a stubbornly independent one.

"Martha Say" is an account of a stubbornly independent woman whose ways lead Mellencamp to caution her to "look out".

The towns and cities, stubbornly independent, have viewed the state plan as one more threat to their autonomy.

But in both roles, he brought to this lightweight work great knowledge acquired from years of travel and stubbornly independent study.

Yet in a consolidating industry, the company has remained stubbornly independent.

And they praise its focus on Robinson's stubbornly independent political activism.