But for all the shifts in our understanding of what development means, there is one paradigm that stubbornly persists.

"Sensible, logical theory-except that I saw her," he persisted stubbornly.

Although other owners largely gave up the attempt to manage estates, Bruce stubbornly persisted.

Even if we agree with their point of view, we may stubbornly persist in arguing with them.

'I'm not good at waiting,' she persisted stubbornly, as he handed her down from the cruiser.

You know that it cannot be, and yet you stubbornly persist in making me the center of it.

Lily persisted stubbornly in her defence of the vicar's wife.

Although its socially progressive program could not mobilize the peasants, the rebellion persisted stubbornly for fifteen months.

So why did she so stubbornly persist in wan ting to trust him?

"Only if we make them," Nell told him, persisting stubbornly.