Miss Wang has a trace of obstinacy in her, but she is still a good student.

Whereas the disbelievers had set up in their hearts an obstinacy the same obstinacy of the days of ignorance so Allah sent down His solace upon His Noble Messenger and upon the believers, and decreed upon them the words of piety, and they were more deserving and suitable for it and Allah is the All Knowing.

Whereas the disbelievers had set up in their hearts an obstinacy the same obstinacy of the days of ignorance so Allah sent down His solace upon His Noble Messenger and upon the believers, and decreed upon them the words of piety, and they were more deserving and suitable for it and Allah is the All Knowing.

Perhaps the clearest indication of Israel s obstinacy came from its economy minister, Naftali Bennett, last July. The idea that a Palestinian state should be established within the Land of Israel has reached a dead end, he declared.

Optimists can envision a new generation of trans Pacific flows of trade, investment, and knowledge, with benefits for all. But then the TPP s boosters have to contend with the obstinacy of Japanese rice farmers (Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is vowing to address that) and of US patent and copyright holders.

Merkel s now legendary obstinacy eventually might have to succumb to the imperatives of politics. It is one thing to ignore European Commission President José Manuel Barroso s call for a more flexible economic policy, and quite another to dismiss out of hand the powerful message coming from French and Greek voters.

If we leave behind us our obstinacy in dealing with outdated or irrelevant issues and if we abandon the obstructive all or nothing approach that has become the norm and come to realize that we need instead a pragmatic and realistic approach, then substantive work in the various forums will restart.