Sentence examples for intransigent I from inspiring English sources

"The fact that people at the top are so intransigent, I find difficult to understand..

He said he thinks the president wants serious deficit cuts but is dealing with people "so intransigent I'm not sure they could be brought to an agreement that's meaningful in the absence of going over the cliff.

Labelling the attempt at censorship an outrage, Taleb said he had been accused of stubbornness for rejecting the instruction: "I have always been intransigent … intransigence is something I value".

For your intransigent tenant, may I suggest "What Now?," a wise and winning short volume based on Ann Patchett's 2006 commencement address at Sarah Lawrence Patchettt says, "Pay attention to the things [you'll] probably never need to know," which reassured me, since that's all I pay attention to); also, the amusing "How to Be Idle: A Loafer's Manifesto," by Tom Hodgkinson (Amazon; $5.18, $5.58).

But it seems like everyone is intransigent now — and I believe technology has a lot to do with that.

And though I'm utterly intransigent about how a good martini ought to be made, I'm flexible when it comes to the Manhattan.

Is philosophy, the intransigent quest for truth (including the truth about politics and religion), inherently subversive?

Laurence Berns has reformulated the ancient dilemma posed by the trial of Socrates, "the greatest hero of freedom of thought"—a dilemma that exposes one of the roots of the perennial censorship controversy: Is philosophy, the intransigent quest for truth (including the truth about politics and religion), inherently subversive?

"Looking forward to seeing you Friday, but know that I will be intransigent on the choice of off-white roughcast," she said, as an assistant typed.

Attached to the track dealing with rights and recognition, I found myself intransigent in defending the right of Palestinian refugees from 1948 to return to their homes in what is now Israel.

"Elect me and I promise I'll be twice as intransigent as my opponent".