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Of course, the retort of some officials is that some residents living in areas prone to disasters are hard-headed as they do not heed calls of preventive evacuation and sometimes defy order of forced evacuation.

(Sometimes, despite these reminders, there are really some who are hard-headed. There are really misguided souls among us.)

Ahead of a crucial week in Parliament, the Prime Minister acknowledged feelings in the party were running high, but said her plan offered a "hard-headed and practical" way forward.

The French president also lauded PSG player Kylian Mbappe for being"hard-headed" especially as he is very young, adding"when this boy will end his career as football player, he will do something important as he has a family that supports him, his parents have always been by his side and he has a good environment".

What's needed is a hard-headed realisation that punitive action is often required.

"(Johnson) will be speaking in a hard-headed way with the Russians about the concerns we have about their activity."

But mixed with all the craziness is some hard-headed business nous too.

Not so much a fully faceted impression of a complex man as a reflection of the love he inspired in others, Oakes' film may not share its subject's hard-headed journalistic drive, but as an articulation of grief --directed by a childhood friend, with significant participation from the Foley family--it's undeniably moving.

Like Hannah, he was hard-headed and often gruff, but when he laughed the sound came from deep inside and seemed to engage every part of his body".

On one side the Virgin boss is a hard-headed, determined businessman with a Midas touch.

This hard-headed critique updates our understanding of economics for the twenty-first century, exposing a system with devastating consequences even for those who think they are not vulnerable.