Which preposition to use with stubborn

in Occurrences 15%

For fools are stubborn in their way, As coins are harden'd by th' allay; And obstinacy's ne'er so stiff As when 'tis in a wrong belief.

as Occurrences 9%

The bushes grew thick on the hillside and their branches were stubborn as crab thorns.

for Occurrences 7%

The fact remains that he continued stubborn for a time.

than Occurrences 7%

Tom's mother interceded for him, and I doubt not a single word on his part would have won full pardon from his father, but one was no less stubborn than the other, and the word was never spoken.

of Occurrences 5%

Then there was Roderick Taunton, he with the leonine mane, who spared her none of his forensic eloquence, but found Patricia less tractable than the most stubborn of juries.

to Occurrences 3%

" "Now, Deppy, don't let the Brownes talk you into everything they suggest," she complained, determined to be stubborn to the end.

under Occurrences 2%

Young Doc was now present measuring powders into little papers which he folded neatly, while Miss Caroline stood at hand, cowering but stubborn under Clem's violence.

with Occurrences 1%

If the hare be old, it is useless to attempt to carve it entirely at table, the joints become so stubborn with age; and it is then usual to cut long slices on each side of the back-bone.

amid Occurrences 1%

XXI AT the factory, in her luxurious house on the quay, where she had long reigned as sovereign mistress, Constance for twelve years already had been waiting for destiny, remaining rigid and stubborn amid the continual crumbling of her life and hopes.

before Occurrences 1%

The day of persecution has ever been a day of revelation in this respecta day when the seemingly perfect have been scattered like chaff before the wind, while the once thoughtless and careless have stood stubborn before the blast.

on Occurrences 1%

But whatever I might urge I found him stubborn on that point; and, as for departure from London, he preferred to postpone this until I should have seen my friend the solicitor.

over Occurrences 1%

But he grew stubborn over it.

about Occurrences 1%

"You know I'd do it if you weren't so stubborn about using a wastebasket instead of that desk," she said.

Which preposition to use with  stubborn