recalcitrant

• “The term "recalcitrant" reminds me of a time when the Australian Prim Minister Paul Keating referred to Malasia's Prim Minister Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad as recalcitrant.”

  The Economist: Daily news and views

• “Is there, or is there not, a brassbound plot to lead a chthonic jihad against those who oppose Mr. Livingston, organized through the years by what I call recalcitrant bludgers?”

  White Mob Disrupts Black Meeting

• “GOP is a good party, but some of its candidates have earned the distinction of bein 'recalcitrant and intractable, when it comes to managin' worldly affairs, as observed by us recently.”

  Poll suggests Corzine in trouble

• “Angus called his recalcitrant attention back to order.”

  Simon & Schuster: One Night in Scotland

• “Call me old-fashioned, call me pig-headed or "recalcitrant", I just can't do it, regardless of any guaranteed immunity from prosecution.”

  The Great Passport Fiasco : September 13th Edition

• “A 'touching story' of RPK's son pleading for his 'recalcitrant' dad to return is probably what set off the controversial blogger to demand that the Malaysian government come clean on his”

  SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator

• “Republicans have revealed themselves to be so recalcitrant, so unyielding and so completely committed to the president's defeat at all costs that voters are now being forced to come to grips with just how divorced from the concerns of the American people the Republican Party has become.”

  The Huffington Post: Christian Nwachukwu, Jr.: Right Back Where We Started

• “In contrast to private schools -- where entrance exams are required, tardiness and excessive absenteeism are not permitted, and recalcitrant students are routinely booted out of class -- public school is an all-inclusive, warm body institution.”

  The Huffington Post: David Macaray: Are We Serious About Fixing Our Education System?

• “I decided to share the muscle analogy with this first-grader, the recalcitrant reader.”

  The Huffington Post: Sam Sommers: The Most Important Item on Your Kids' Back-to-School List

• “Just at the moment of their greatest power, the recalcitrant House members were brought to heel by the John McCains and Mitch McConnells who knew well that a rapid deceleration of federal spending would hurt Republican constituencies as well as Democrat, and who had much to fear of a failure to raise the spending cap.”

  The Huffington Post: David Paul: At a Moment of Historic Opportunity, House Republicans Were Sold Down the River By Their Leadership

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