It has been painful watching the despotic cruelty and political degeneration unfold in Iran over the last year; but just as tormenting has been seeing the chronic refusal of western intelligentsia to understand the entrenched nature of Islamic politics in Muslim societies.
"Darling!" In another part of the tent, Richard Lambertson, who, with his partner, John Truex, would win the top accessories award, was sanguine about the fashion industry's chronic refusal to be impressed by what, to the onlookers who had gathered near the reflecting pool, would probably have seemed fabulous.
Romney chose instead to rely on his own perceived "emotional connection" to cheering supporters as the most authoritative predictor of election outcomes, which is an excellent metaphor for his campaign's chronic refusal to acknowledge empirical reality.
Moreover, permanent stomatitis or dysgeusia may contribute to chronic refusal of food intake, thereby leading to malnutrition, fatigue and anorexia.
No data was retrieved regarding prescription for unexplained complaints, somatoform disorders, treatment refusal, chronic pruritus, helping type 2 diabetes patients to lose weight, and improving medical adherence or patient compliance.
The patients with nodular forms could not be treated with surgery for severe chronic deseases, age, or refusal.
The exclusion criteria were as follows: age < 18 years, terminal stage of disease (malignant cancer with metastases, AIDS, end-stage renal or hepatic disease, chronic heart failure), and refusal to participate in the study by patients or their relatives.
Other reasons included concomitant infection (n=2, pulmonary mycobacterial infection), aggravation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (n=1), and refusal (n=2).
Exclusion criteria were refusal of consent, age under 18 years, chronic respiratory insufficiency (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, restrictive respiratory insufficiency), intracranial hypertension, bronchopleural fistula, and the persistence of unstable hemodynamics despite appropriate support therapy.
His refusal to tell the truth about his chronic failure to pay his taxes, his financial scandals and his tax returns were all early and damning reminders of why Republicans have labeled him an "East Coast Con Man".
Fundamental rights to education are routinely ignored and violated in areas under Israeli military control, with a chronic shortage of classrooms and infrastructure caused by Israeli blockades, refusal to give building permits, and even destruction of schools.
