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How to use the word intransigence in a Sentence?

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I think members are growing increasingly frustrated with the intransigence of some of the holdouts.

Dusty Johnson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed, our negotiating partners need to be realistic, avoid intransigence and heed lessons of past 4yrs.

Ali Bagheri

Found on CNN
2 years ago

If the world community, the leaders of powerful states, and international organizations do not take bold decisions, the ever-threatening presence of vulnerable refugee women and children will continue to grow globally, together we must shake the rocks and the walls against the intransigence of the powerful of the Earth.

Archbishop Ieronymos

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

As the President-elect noted yesterday, the Department of Defense has continued to refuse to meet with our Agency Review Team members, there has been no substantial progress since transition officials spoke to the intransigence of the Department's political leadership late last week.

Ned Price

Found on CNN
3 years ago

There has been no substantial progress since transition officials spoke to the intransigence of the Department's political leadership late last week, as we said then, The Department is more pivotal to our national security than the Department of Defense, and an unwillingness to work together could have consequences well beyond January 20.

Ned Price

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The Brexit negotiations have dominated our politics for three years. We need to respect the referendum result. The democratic decision has been made, whether in London or Brussels or indeed Dublin, now is the time to work for a sensible deal. The intransigence of the last three years must be left behind or else we are destined for a WTO exit in October.

Arlene Foster

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Invoking privacy concerns is a shameless, transparent excuse to mask [Pentagon] intransigence, mr. Ba Odah has provided his full, informed consent to the release of his medical records.

Ba Odah lawyer

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Iran’s previous actions were the impetus for the international sanctions and negotiations that led to this final deal. Cheating or intransigence on the part of Iran would take us back to where we were before a deal, the final deal contains strong snap-back provisions that would restore sanctions in 65 days if Iran violates the agreement. This provision will be important for maintaining international unity going forward.

Laicie Heely

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

We have in fact made genuine progress but ... we are not yet where we need to be on several of the most difficult issues, if we don't have a deal and there is absolute intransigence and unwillingness to move on the things that are important (for) us, (U.S.) President (Barack) Obama has always said we're prepared to walk away.

State John Kerry

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This is one of the last opportunities that Russia will have to avoid yet further significant damage to its economy that is bound to happen if the intransigence of Vladimir Putin forces the rest of the world to increase and tighten the sanctions.

Philip Hammond

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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