Sentence examples for intransigent defense from inspiring English sources

"It is up to the state and public opinion to undertake an intransigent defense of this right".

Pedro II was intransigent in his defense of the unrestricted freedom of speech which had existed in Brazil since independence in 1822.

But did Kaufmann and others who treasured Nietzsche's intransigent individualism as a defense against the threats of totalitarianism and mass culture lose sight of his actual writings?

In defense, bank Vice President Benjenk replies that the bank may have been too intransigent in past demands, creating resentment and foot-dragging that can torpedo a project.

Biraj Patnaik, a principal architect of the Right to Food campaign, is intransigent on the topic: "My question is if the government can spend 25 billion U.S. dollars on defense, why can't it spend an equivalent amount on ensuring the food security of the people of India?" Smiling, he added: "Of course it's a rhetorical question.

Yet Martoma was intransigent.

Most of the world thought Reagan was being intransigent, for insisting on his space shield; Reagan thought Gorbachev was being intransigent, for balking; twenty years later, the United States is still nowhere near having a workable defense against nuclear missiles but is much more powerful militarily than it was then.

The intransigent can be isolated.

Meanwhile, Mr. Patel remains intransigent.

But the shah remained intransigent.

Above all, he was intransigent.