International institutions tend to cling tenaciously to life long after their value might have ebbed away.
Infant titi and owl monkeys spend much of their time clinging tenaciously to their fathers' fur.
Determined to avoid Kearns' fate, Fenelon tenaciously guarded his prototypes, forcing often reluctant manufacturers to sign nondisclosure agreements.
Chinese population officials, who have tenaciously supported the one-child policy, seem determined to ignore its huge social costs.
When the partner backs out, he holds on tenaciously to the technology rights, and shops them to another partner.
Researcher bias, due either to clinging tenaciously to a pet theory, or to financial interests, can also skew results.
By holding up Churchill, Mr Netanyahu is saying that courage consists of holding tenaciously to one's beliefs, regardless of popularity.
America's sugar, dairy and peanut farmers have so far held on tenaciously to protection, and will try to go on doing so.
Mr. Madrigal also performed comedy tenaciously, doing up to 10 shows a week at clubs like the Comedy Store and the Laugh Factory.
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We are just the opposite of those who hurry to sell and book profits when companies perform well but who tenaciously hang on to businesses that disappoint.
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As an idealistic 24-year-old, Hall championed the effort and spent the next two decades tenaciously fighting casino developers, theme-park boosters and slippery politicians to create the world's largest developed park.
As Republicans and the White House tenaciously hang on to their stances over the balanced budget bill, the effects are being felt far outside of the Washington Beltway.
This is an example of what can happen when you have a President who knows what needs to be done and acts tenaciously to make sure it happens.
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From puckish humor and borderline kitsch, a great and serious notion emerges: modern Europe was built on the foundation of classical music, which, as a result, endures tenaciously there.
The oldest drugs, like Haldol and thorazine, clomp onto the receptor like glue, completely shutting it down so tenaciously that they work for some time after patients stop taking them.
Americans may be holding tenaciously to a strict view of personal morality, but they say that they do not want to impose their views on others (abortion seems to be the big exception).
Mr. JASON ANDREWS (Andrews Space and Technology, Inc.): These people lock in on a solution early on and they tenaciously hold on to that, when it might be better to understand the bigger picture.
This particular group of women are tenaciously advocacy-minded.
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The visitors, who included rookie centre Jonny Kennedy, the son of club owner Brian, defended tenaciously but could not convert their own attacking opportunities and had to rely on two Charlie Hodgson penalties for their points.
He lucidly and tenaciously chronicles how government and business reinforced de-facto segregation and did nothing to stop the collapse of the metropolitan job base, and shows that, once Pruitt-Igoe was up and running, there was little public money available to maintain it.
She's tenaciously committed to results.
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He has fought tenaciously to ensure that his men and women have the kit they need to do the surpassingly hard things Marines are routinely asked to do - from urban warfighting in Fallujah to rapid humanitarian relief in flood-ravaged Pakistan, and everything in between.
Dr. Nickerson noted that science is replete not only with examples of great scientists tenaciously persisting with theories "long after the evidence against them had become sufficiently strong to persuade others without the same vested interests to discard them" but also with brilliant people who remained wedded to their pet hates.
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