intransigent

Example Sentences

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Mr Gibson called the housing industry "intransigent", adding: "Things like transport have improved in the last 20 years, but I haven't seen any greater availability of accessible housing."

From BBC

David Strover, head of Trading Standards, said: "We repeatedly advised this business to amend their labelling, but they were intransigent and failed to act on our advice."

From BBC

But the Kandahar-based leadership has remained intransigent, and there has been no public breaking of ranks with the supreme leader’s diktats.

From BBC

Decency and sanity demand that we address these catastrophes, however massive and intransigent.

From Los Angeles Times

When taken in the context of global conflicts and hardening borders, the title seems a provocation against intransigent governments — at the very least a prod to consider our shared humanity.

From Seattle Times