Despite being dismissed by many as a leftover from predecessor Suharto's discredited New Order regime, Habibie endured opposition - even from within his own party - and put up a stubborn fight to remain a key political contender.
"He's a young man with a tremendous amount of hope, and he's stubborn - stubborn in a good way, " said Dr Jaimie Shores, the hospital's clinical director of hand transplantation.
Indeed, the bishop comes across as a stubborn, prickly individual and a man whom it is easier to admire at a distance.
But a stubborn former president can be a formidable presence.
The man behind the building and the show remains a paradox, a stubborn set of contradictions, a visionary of staggering talent anchored in the past, charming, intransigent, wrong as often as he was right.
Under the present governor, Duvvuri Subbarao, a softly spoken figure, it has made a tough series of rate rises in the past two years to try to curb a stubborn spell of inflation (a battle that may not be over).
Finding it tough to break down a stubborn Glasgow defence, Robinson sent a steepling kick into the air for Shanklin to chase.
After securing the bonus point the game got a bit sloppy and a very stubborn Sedgley Park scored a brace of tries in quick succession, which was displeasing.
At the same time, investors are trying to unseat a stubborn management group in the hopes of a takeover offer or asset sales, and a system wide disruption like this certainly hurts its image to potential buyers.
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He walked pitched forward with a stubborn gait, as if he were fighting a strong headwind.
Berbatov, meanwhile, endured a frustrating afternoon in the face of a stubborn Rovers rearguard and was guilty of missing a gilt-edged chance inside the area with 10 minutes remaining.
And unemployment stands at a stubborn 10%: the administration forecasts see only a fractional fall in joblessness this year.
Or a stubborn defence of the existing order that will keep France a middling world power in economic decline?
The influential Roman Catholic church has suggested Marcos be buried in Batac, but his widow is a stubborn woman who longs for the seal of approval that a burial in Heroes' Cemetery would bring.
But his side was unable to find a way past a stubborn and determined Rangers defense, which managed to hold on for a precious point in its fight against relegation.
Bloomberg has been blasted for charging ahead with the marathon, a stubborn choice in an otherwise-praised performance in leading the city through a storm.
It is a stubborn problem, but one that responds to measures, such as those just approved after a perplexing political battle in the United States.
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Mr Westendorp is no Bosnia expert, but local politicians will find him a stubborn negotiator.
Today, smoking remains a stubborn habit because it is an integral part of Chinese social life.
For a stubborn and growing cross-partisan constituency, that would be change to believe in.
In October inflation in the euro area was a stubborn 2.3%, up from 1.9% in July.
Ms Mcdonald said before diagnoses her daughter was thought of as a stubborn child who needed discipline.
EU. It must prove itself a strong and far-sighted country, not merely a big or a stubborn one.
Both authors suggest that there remains a stubborn hostility and outright resentment towards private sector involvement in education.
Once upon a time there was a stubborn child who never did what his mother told him to do.
Options players have shown a stubborn preference for calls on BTU, as well.
About halfway through, a stubborn inconsequentiality sets in, and the movie loses urgency.
General Abacha is a stubborn man, caring little for domestic or international opinion.
He was working on a stubborn turnaround in North America when Mulally arrived.
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But Leaf soon became known for a stubborn attitude and arguing with coaches as much as for his cannon arm.
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