It is a worry that is more often held about Britain, that other intransigent nation-state, whose cussedness in Europe has become legendary.

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He may start out manufacturing meth out of a sense of financial need, but he keeps cooking after he goes into remission out of sheer cussedness and pride pretty much like everyone else we see in the industry.

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Nobody will come out of this movie singing you are more likely to emerge with a scowl, or with the need for a cigarette but the sheer cussedness of the project has a grace and conviction of its own.

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