The young, talented and headstrong conductor had the same strength of passion for his homeland Russia as the Hungarian Solti had for Europe.

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Returning to her first love of chemistry, she proved to be a determined, dedicated and headstrong researcher with a natural aptitude for leadership, rising through the ranks to run her own medical laboratory.

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He was so determined and headstrong.

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Mr Unwin described his wife as "very, very independent" and "headstrong".

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Research on my new sign, Aries, tells me that I should be headstrong and courageous, possibly even fearless.

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John was headstrong, and heseemed to understand these stern, clean men with straight backs and flawless uniforms.

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Now even his remaining fans among western investors have lost patience with his headstrong style and murky plans to sell off bits of his company.

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The group dynamic often throws a monkey wrench into the psyches of headstrong competitors and places a premium on the kind of emotional grit that comes with age and experience.

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You can say Buffett is too headstrong for sticking with underperforming companies like Gillette and Coca-Cola.

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