intransigence

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Thanks to Bush's intransigence, his plan became so radioactive that even a lot of Republicans didn't support it.

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  • Stallman called the intransigence and meandering of the Doha Round trade talks a —  American Farm Bureau: Latest News
  • Time and again when the going gets tough the Americans demonstrate their unwillingness to play by rules when it comes to free trade: soft wood lumber being and example of how American intransigence is actually reworded given the asymmetrical power relations between the US and Canada. —  Progressive Bloggers
  • The writer of the letter "Arab intransigence is the real obstacle" (Feb. 2) claims to correct the editorial "Listening post" (Jan. 28). —  Annie's letters
  • Because of Chinese intransigence, the Dalai Lama has said that he has pretty much given up on conciliation with China: "As far as I'm concerned, I've given up," he said. —  Nicholas D. Kristof
  • Despite US intransigence, alternative food supplies were found and starvation was averted, as President Mwanawasa noted when addressing a public rally in Zambia's Copperbelt recently. —  Freezerbox Magazine
 

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