As the match progresses, Creed's superior skill is countered by Rocky's apparently unlimited ability to absorb punishment, and his dogged refusal to be knocked out.

This was the son who had once so enraged his father with his steadfast gaze and his outspoken words, with his dogged refusal to play Lord Colum's games.

But this dogged refusal to fret much about public relations is a recurring theme with the secretary of defense.

If manly men are defined by their dogged refusal to allow facts to dislodge their most firmly held beliefs, then I agree.

But so far, Mr. Hunt's dogged refusal to concede defeat has been notable only for its lack of success.

Behind these ructions lies a dogged refusal to acknowledge the root cause of the problem.

Despite her dogged refusal to complain out loud about her bone pain, it remained intractable.

Several of the first 24 have already taken advantage of this, but their dogged refusal to publish these documents means that we (the people who pay for them) can't see how.

Sara's head swayed back and forth in dogged refusal.

While liberal commentators complained about his dogged refusal to release certain films, others (such as Mary Whitehouse) saw him as excessively lenient.