recalcitrancy

Example Sentences

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But he, bitter against the educational recalcitrancy of England, wanted to make a point against the "hard-dying social stigma which attaches to being in trade" in England.

From Time Magazine Archive

Under this extreme recalcitrancy lies trouble of a kind that is manufactured only in Ireland.

From Time Magazine Archive

We felt much inclined at first to denominate him a case of abulia, but his stubbornness in recalcitrancy led us to change our opinion.

From Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology by Healy, William

Of these singers Maretzek has more or less to say in his book, but the point of view is that of the manager perpetually harassed by the jealousies, importunities, and recalcitrancy of his singers.

From Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time by Krehbiel, Henry Edward

With supreme skill, she kept this sword of Damocles poised above the Bison's head, and more than once she was actually on the point of really dropping it— for his recalcitrancy grew and grew.

From Eminent Victorians by Strachey, Giles Lytton