recalcitrance , auch: recalcitrancy

Recalcitrance by Rome would lead to problems in the kingdom.

Even this degree of recalcitrance put Henry in a difficulty.

No longer did she even give any thought to any possible recalcitrance on my part.

The first officer hadn't expected their recalcitrance to be taken lightly.

His recalcitrance, however, does not necessarily imply that he is irrational.

The other group complained and looked for excuses to justify their recalcitrance.

The judge ordered the families to leave the court, as a punishment for the prisoners' recalcitrance.

Why this recalcitrance, when no one now in office bears responsibility for the events of Sept. 13, 1971?

But increasingly, administration officials have said negotiations were impossible because of Palestinian recalcitrance.

Well, there were ways of handling that level of recalcitrance.

It wasn't, but my recalcitrance touched a nerve in him.

Often it is accompanied by fierce anger at Turkey's recalcitrance.

Facing such recalcitrance, the Governor may have decided it would be in her best interest to start making some compromises.

Democrats would be foolish to present recalcitrance in lieu of reform.

He's probably run into a rock wall of stubbornness and recalcitrance."

At first he showed some energy, but as recalcitrance persisted on both sides this quickly exhausted itself.

For all his recalcitrance, he was a useful companion.

The point was, I didn't want to believe, and my recalcitrance kept me stymied.

His small brother's recalcitrance was now fast robbing him of what courage he had left.

In terms of Eric's recalcitrance, I'll have a talk with the boy.

Some of the recalcitrance is caused simply by a lack of trust.

"Standard measures against recalcitrance" was a frequent entry and recently increasing.

How do you overcome the recalcitrance in Congress and really bring health coverage to all Americans?

With their eyes on the Presidential race, each man is trying to calculate whether he has more to gain from accommodation or recalcitrance.

But some of us see the recalcitrance as an anti-black statement by the majority in Arizona.