Hard-headed

Hard-headed strategists in Southeast Asia know that adopting the implementation guidelines is hardly a constraint on China's increasingly aggressive behavior in the South China Sea.

A South China Sea Charade Barry Wain 2011

Hard-headed planning for long-term investment and benefit is one thing; short-term and short-sighted monetising is quite another.

Call it the Tracey Emin effect: art overcoming austerity outside London | John Kampfner 2011

Hard-headed as I am, I had to give a 300 WSM a try, only took me 3 shots to realize my writer friend knew what he was talking about.

A Pithy Bit Of Rifleshooting Heresy 2007

Hard-headed mule that I can be at times, it took me about five frustrating plastering experiences to figure out that I needed to sift all the large debris out of my sand before I added the lime to it.

A Simple Solution 2008

Hard-headed mule that I can be at times, it took me about five frustrating plastering experiences to figure out that I needed to sift all the large debris out of my sand before I added the lime to it.

2008 June | Inner City Farmer 2008

Hard-headed men blabbed secrets to the inquisitive, who were long past heeding them.

The Magic Skin 2007

"Hard-headed" might be a better word to characterize the policy.

Aeromance Emerson, William R. 1988

Hard-headed realists, cynics in the best sense of the word, they tend to regard with a very jaundiced eye indeed the flag-waving, drum-beating, nonsensically juvenile jingoism of the average nation at war.

The Lonely Sea MacLean, Alistair, 1922- 1985

Duro de cabeza (de mollera), de corazón: Hard-headed, hard-hearted.

Pitman's Commercial Spanish Grammar (2nd ed.) C. A. Toledano

"Hard-headed old fool," remarked Charley, frowning, as he led the way again.

Bar-20 Days Clarence Edward Mulford 1919