Sentence examples for intransigent head from inspiring English sources

In the preceding days, a series of carefully-balanced gestures had been intended to create goodwill all round: the British army took down the last of its watchtowers along the South Armagh border, and ministers announced £30m ($52m) in grants for depressed loyalist districts.The biggest stumbling block remains the Rev Ian Paisley, the intransigent head of the Democratic Unionist Party.

Again and again, he beats his head against intransigent, indifferent or simply lazy local guides.

The most intransigent radical factions remained in opposition; they were headed by Hipólito Irigoyen, who later served twice as president.

Bilbo tries to ransom the Arkenstone to head off a war, but Thorin is intransigent.

LOS ANGELES — The state of California — its deficits ballooning, its lawmakers intransigent and its governor apparently bereft of allies or influence — appears headed off the fiscal rails.

He has already quietly promoted at least seven like-minded generals over the heads of others with closer ties to the most intransigent terrorist groups.Atal Behari Vajpayee, India's prime minister, also has the means to explore concessions.

Ron Novick Orange, Conn., Dec. 1, 2008 • To the Editor: Roger Cohen hits the nail on the head when he endorses Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's assessment of Israel's need to reverse its intransigent position toward the Palestinians and to deal with the issue headlong, with reason and with historical understanding.

Yet Martoma was intransigent.

The intransigent can be isolated.

Meanwhile, Mr. Patel remains intransigent.

But the shah remained intransigent.