An intractable disposition. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
This society does not deal well with long-term intractable problems of any kind. From Wordnik.com. [Re: Autism] Reference
The story is already stale and yet it continues to remain intractable, organizationally and professionally, for most media organizations. From Wordnik.com. [Peter Schwartz: Black Swan Imbroglio: The Crisis of Journalism and Control of the Stack] Reference
Volcker saw the problem as "intractable" -- and perhaps sarcastically recognized the. From Wordnik.com. [Angry Bear] Reference
Milton Betts is suffering from something doctors call intractable hiccups, which are hiccups lasting more than a month. From Wordnik.com. [Channel3000.com - Local News] Reference
The "intractable" problem concerning the problem of King. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Merely "intractable" for her purposes, which is presumably why she gives it such notably short shrift. From Wordnik.com. ['The One and Only'] Reference
We've seen juvenile crime, which we thought was kind of intractable, come down in the last three years. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Administrative Officials On The Budget] Reference
That's the kind of intractable conflict that leads one character in the play to pronounce: "A plague on both your houses.". From Wordnik.com. [Wherefore Art Thou Palestinian?] Reference
She denied there was "intractable" tension between the judiciary and the executive on the topic, saying important debate was taking place. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Obama says too optimistic on "intractable" Mideast. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to US, Arabs press for shift in Mideast peace talks] Reference
This question tries to make a case for how "intractable" abiogenesis is. From Wordnik.com. [Check Your Premises] Reference
It's that kind of intractable behaviour and statistics the council is targeting with its. From Wordnik.com. [Stuff.co.nz - Stuff] Reference
"Reality Zone": the place where cheering crowds are replaced by the electorate's "intractable" problems. From Wordnik.com. [News for InsideNova.com] Reference
I do, however, believe that "intractable" forces may be at work, because women are emotionally "different" from men. From Wordnik.com. [Rad Geek People's Daily] Reference
Spouses of leaders attending the APEC summit, from … Naoto Kan's sovereignty disputes are "intractable," worsened by …. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
By: FunGunner on October 7, 2008 at 11: 13 am amendment - maybe "intractable" rather than "insoluble" in the first paragraph. From Wordnik.com. [WordPress.com News] Reference
However, as an anesthesiologist - and therefore a pain specialist - I can tell you that there is no such thing as "intractable" pain. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
These citizen, face-to-face meetings "cross traditional boundaries to heal conflicts once thought to be "intractable" and "impossible.". From Wordnik.com. [Islamic Society of North America Welcomes Jewish-Palestinian Dialogue] Reference
In some instances, the problem proved intractable. From Wordnik.com. [Getting Off the Island] Reference
Maybe the most intractable problem is with workers themselves. From Wordnik.com. [Yup: Help Wanted] Reference
He was 27 at the time, and suffering from intractable epilepsy. From Wordnik.com. [Memory] Reference
The belief that "she asked for it" has proved particularly intractable. From Wordnik.com. [Sex Crimes: Women On Trial] Reference
A problem cannot simply be modest, inconvenient, unavoidable or intractable. From Wordnik.com. [Book Excerpt: 'Untruth: Why The Conventional Wisdom Is (Almost Always) Wrong'] Reference
These people are very aware of the almost intractable challenges facing them. From Wordnik.com. [What Scares Ceos] Reference
Maybe, just maybe, a chronically intractable national crisis could be resolved. From Wordnik.com. [DEAN'S NET EFFECT IS JUST THE START] Reference
If any place knows the intractable challenges of change, it's this neighborhood. From Wordnik.com. [A New Message From Watts: Hope But Verify] Reference
Voigt predicts that in coming years, disagreements over values will become intractable. From Wordnik.com. [A Bad Case Of Euro Envy] Reference
For most people the answer is, civil war, ethnic cleansing, failed states, intractable woes. From Wordnik.com. [Don't Abandon Afghanistan] Reference
Still, starry-eyed naiveté is no way to solve one of the world's most intractable conflicts. From Wordnik.com. [How We Got to This Point] Reference
As governments turn their attention from Iraq back home, even more intractable problems loom. From Wordnik.com. [European Union: Divided They Stand] Reference
Bankruptcy could solve another intractable problem: Detroit's glut of dealers and car brands. From Wordnik.com. [And Then There Was One] Reference
This suggests that smog, an environmental problem widely viewed as intractable, is being bested. From Wordnik.com. [Winning The War On Smog] Reference
He had inherited from Herbert Hoover the most intractable domestic predicament since the Civil War. From Wordnik.com. ['In The Van Of History'] Reference
The global recession and the intractable war in Bosnia added greatly to his burden, but much of the damage was self-inflicted. From Wordnik.com. [John Major's 'Last Chance'] Reference
After 32 months of a brutally intractable war and the collapse of three major peace plans, the West has been sorely humbled by Bosnia. From Wordnik.com. [A Fight Among Friends] Reference
There was no predicting, at the beginning of 1995, that the intractable Bosnian conflict would reach a conclusion of sorts by Christmas. From Wordnik.com. [Peace At Last. But At What Cost?] Reference
The old man's hometown is a microcosm of the most intractable problems facing Israeli and Palestinian negotiators -- a little Jerusalem. From Wordnik.com. [City Of Intolerance] Reference
In order to confront these intractable issues, the new president has to make very tough decisions, as would any winner of the July 2 vote. From Wordnik.com. [The World's Toughest Job] Reference
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