31. The hitters also benefit from the doggedness of their starters inasmuch as tenacity tends to be contagious. 32. But it is also, perhaps unwittingly, a monument to the Syrian president's doggedness . 33. In the first round against Detroit, their discipline and doggedness was rewarded with a passing grade. 34. But on Riley pushed in the early days, with a feisty doggedness underlying her friendly casual nature. 35. Ireland, quick almost to a fault, played with a doggedness that Spain had no answer for. 36. The Detroit Red Wings know the best thing the Dallas Stars have going for them is their doggedness . 37. Keisuke's doggedness inspires Kozo to initiate a drift battle which make his tyres suffer even more. 38. Instead, he applies the same doggedness , and determination to conceal any weakness, to his political life. 39. The format's success relies on both the author's doggedness and the reader's curiosity. 40. But he had a heart that other boxers admired, a doggedness and intensity that won over the critics.