She said the difficulties of some families were "so entrenched", that councils would find it difficult "to ensure their progress hits the bar for the payment by results initiative on school attendance and anti-social behaviour".
Vested interests have become so entrenched that reform is hard.
Political dysfunction so entrenched that it borders on pathological.
The funk is so entrenched that it has become a pop culture reference.
The custom is so entrenched that many people assume it to be intractable.
Piracy becomes so entrenched that people simply stop buying legitimate CDs.
Political mistrust is so entrenched that few court decisions are viewed as unassailable.
Also smiling: "the mimicry is so entrenched that smiles and laughter are contagious.
"The boycott thinking here among Palestinians is so entrenched that people are threatened by meeting people from the Israeli side.
But the lucrative incentive has become so entrenched that efforts to roll it back are proving tricky, even risky.
Cynicism about the regime's intentions is so entrenched that few observers see this as more than an optical illusion.
