Sentence examples for has been intransigent from inspiring English sources

Senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota, the Democratic leader, told reporters, "Mr. Estrada has been intransigent and unwilling to provide even the basic information that we must have if we're going to make our assessment of his qualifications".

(I mean, alternatively, A.B. Stoddard, a reporter, could just report the objective truth of the matter, which is that the GOP has been intransigent and obstructive. It could be, like, a "news story?").

To date, Democrats said, progress has been negligible because Republicans have been intransigent.

Mrs. Clinton said the North Koreans had been intransigent in their public statements during the conference.

Sure, House Republicans have been intransigent, but Obama could have isolated them, building a governing center-left majority with an unorthodox agenda.

A Republican close to the talks said it was Democrats who had been intransigent, demanding tax increases as part of any deal.

Before last night's decision to go back to work, Local 100's president, Roger Toussaint, issued a statement saying that Liberty Lines had been intransigent.

The Nasher contends that the developers of the $200 million tower, completed in January, have been intransigent in refusing to modify its reflective glass skin; the Nasher has proposed louvers for the facade.

Bristol may have been intransigent in the talks with the RFU, but the union announcing the appointment of someone whose resignation had not been accepted and without giving Bristol warning does not smack of good governance.

Republicans strongly disputed Mr. Brown's view that they have been intransigent, saying that they were prepared to reach a budget compromise but that Mr. Brown was unwilling to give on issues like pension cutbacks or spending caps because of allegiance to labor unions.

Yes, the Republicans have been intransigent in their opposition to higher revenues.