Dogged

Dogged opposition can stall development for years.

Ailing Greece Tries National Tag Sale Charles Forelle 2011

Dogged by a long-term pelvic injury, the 36-year-old South African had not been named in Warwickshire's four-day team since last August and his 2011 entrance could not have been more dramatic.

Lancashire v Warwickshire | County Championship match report 2011

Dogged by his nagging thoughts, the mayor said, he stopped shaving for months.

Would-Be Rescuers Still Haunted by Japan's Disasters Yuka Hayashi 2011

Dogged by contract rows and the huge costs of moving underground pipes which were not on any map, £400m has been spent on just 28% of the infrastructure work.

Edinburgh tram line crisis sparks crunch talks to save £545m project 2011

Dogged persistence, not grand action, is this lawyer's way.

The Education of an Iranian Revolutionary David Feith 2011

This week it was the new USA crime show White Collar, otherwise known as Catch Me if You Can for 48 Hrs. The concept: Dogged FBI agent Peter Burke releases his prize arrest – supersuave supercriminal Neil Caffrey – from jail to help the Fed track down other criminals.

Josh Wolk's Pop Culture Club talks 'White Collar': Was it fun crime or punishment? | EW.com 2009

Dogged for years by electrical bugs that would often cause windows and windshield wipers to jam, as well as other snafus, VW has shown some improvement in consumer-quality ratings in recent years.

VW Revamps Passat for U.S. Push Vanessa Fuhrmans 2011

Dogged by accusations of abuse from human-rights groups, Bucca closed in September 2009.

Once-Barren Basra Is Back in Business Hassan Hafidh 2011

Perhaps, the answer might be "Blue Dogs 'Dogged Egos".

'Blue Dog' Democrats may block health care bill 2009

Dogged as a flip-flopper in 2008 for his repeated policy shifts to the right, Mr. Romney is running this time as the unflappable former businessman and nonpolitician.

Romney, in Shift, to Court Tea Party Neil King Jr. 2011