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He has had to be rescued from his own strongheaded behavior over and over, and this was after he "stopped" drinking.
Archive 2004-08-01 2004
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Lounging about in the village they commiserated a Mother who was so strongheaded and wilful, and consoled themselves with the thought of the work they would do when once they began.
Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary W. P. Livingstone
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Towards this young warmhearted, strongheaded and wrongheaded Herr Towgood I was even near experiencing the now obsolete sentiment of Friendship.
Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Thomas Carlyle 1838
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While Betty continues unsuccessfully to please Don, Don ties up his strongheaded mistress to a bed when she suggests that he's well-known as a good lay around town.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Penn had never been a strongheaded man: the life which he had been leading during two years had not a little impaired his moral sensibility; and, if his conscience ever reproached him, he comforted himself by repeating that he had a good and noble end in view, and that he was not paid for his services in money.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay 1829
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He's a little strongheaded with these three girls - he wants his way also, so he tends to fight with them a little.
David Charvet: I Want My Son to Have Everything - Moms & Babies - Moms & Babies - People.com 2010
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Portable Gadget 2010
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He's a little strongheaded with these three girls - he wants his way also, so he tends to fight with them a little.
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He's a little strongheaded with these three girls - he wants his way also, so he tends to fight with them a little.
Celebrity Baby Blog 2010
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He's a little strongheaded with these three girls - he wants his way also, so he tends to fight with them a little.
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