Sentence examples for intransigent attitudes from inspiring English sources

In a study employing the focus group approach, caregivers described the influence of MS on their own occupational status, their non-acceptance of the disease, a perception of lack of support by other members of the family, as well as what was considered to be selfish and intransigent attitudes of the patients[ 30].

He added: "According to press reports, Juncker told European business leaders in October not to negotiate with UK companies and to adopt an intransigent attitude.

Post Office employees have seen cuts and attacks on our pensions and our terms and conditions, while the business maintains an intransigent attitude towards our union.

Some of them might be held over to the next term – although the intransigent attitude of Senate Republicans makes this less likely, since the court will probably be reluctant to let these cases remain unresolved through the whole of 2016.

For years many nations turned a cold shoulder toward Syria, contending it had a shadowy reputation on terrorism, an intransigent attitude toward peace with Israel, and dominated its neighbor, Lebanon.

But both Korea and the proposed new race in New Jersey are perceived to be  vulnerable, and with India being dropped because of the country's  intransigent attitude to taxation, it is likely that there will be 20 races, with Austria and Mexico returning and Russia joining in.

Mr. Specter, who met with President Assad about a dozen times, said he and Dr. Albright interpreted the remark not as a reflection of the intransigent attitude of the father, who was an obstacle to American policy, but rather the more flexible approach of the younger man.

"All in all, a vital accomplishment for the association in the face of intransigent board attitudes.

This time, the military government was quite intransigent in its attitude toward the other groups within the weakened industrialist alliance.

The root cause of this problem lies in its intransigent and self-interested attitude towards small but important reforms we're making to working practices that will improve the punctuality of our services and enhance customer service on trains.

Writing in the Guardian, Charles Horton, the chief executive of Govia Thameslink Railway, which operates the Southern franchise, blamed the RMT for the collapse of talks last week and said its "intransigent and self-interested attitude" was at the root of the current problems.