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| - | # marked by a [[stubborn]] [[unwillingness]] to [[obey]] figures of [[authority]] | + | # Marked by a [[stubborn]] [[unwillingness]] to [[obey]] figures of [[authority]]. |
| - | # hard to deal with or operate | + | # Hard to deal with or to operate. |
| | + | #* '''2003''', Robert G. Wetzel, ''Solar radiation as an ecosystem modulator'', in E. Walter Helbling, Horacio Zagarese (editors), ''UV Effects in Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems'', [http://books.google.com/books?id=45pupaUl_jUC&pg=PA13&dq=%22more|most+recalcitrant%22&hl=en&ei=9zpXTtKvG8nhmAWs64GYDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22more|most%20recalcitrant%22&f=false page 13], |
| | + | #*: The more labile organic constituents of complex dissolved and particulate organic matter are commonly hydrolyzed and metabolized more rapidly than more '''recalcitrant''' organic compounds that are less accessible enzymatically. |
| | + | #* '''2004''', Derek W. Urwin, ''Germany: From Geographical Expression to Regional Accommodation'', in [[w:Michael Keating (political scientist)|Michael Keating]] (editor), ''Regions and Regionalism in Europe'', [http://books.google.com/books?id=6meikazgxksC&pg=PA47&dq=%22recalcitrant%22+keating+-inauthor:%22bort|borts%22&hl=en&ei=VjVXTr2GK-LymAXa5fHDDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFEQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q&f=false page 47], |
| | + | #*: The Hansa had no legal status, independent finances or a common institutional framework, while the major weapon against '''recalcitrant''' members (or opponents) was the threat of embargo. |
| | + | #* '''2006''', Janet Pierrehumbert, ''Syllable structure and word structure: a study of triconsonantal clusters in English'', in Patricia A. Keating (editor), ''Phonological Structure and Phonetic Form'', [http://books.google.com/books?id=wT5kaMsNld0C&pg=PA179&dq=%22recalcitrant%22+keating+-inauthor:%22bort|borts%22&hl=en&ei=VjVXTr2GK-LymAXa5fHDDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFYQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q&f=false page 179], |
| | + | #*: Particularly '''recalcitrant''' examples which made it impossible to remove actual words while maintaining the balance of the set were resolved by altering a consonant in the base word to create a new base form. |
| | + | #* '''2010''', Brian J. Hall, John C. Hall, ''Sauer's Manual of Skin Diseases'', [http://books.google.com/books?id=rq-PjwdyldEC&pg=RA1-PA251&dq=%22more|most+recalcitrant%22&hl=en&ei=tj9XTqvUNojymAX9seGlDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBjgU#v=onepage&q=%22more|most%20recalcitrant%22&f=false page 251], |
| | + | #*: However, when a clinician is faced with a more '''recalcitrant''' case, it is important to remember to ask the patient whether psychological, social, or occupational stress might be contributing to the activity of the skin disorder. |
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| | ====Synonyms==== | | ====Synonyms==== |
| - | * [[disobedient]] | + | * {{sense|stubbornly unwilling to obey authority}} [[argumentative]], [[disobedient]] |
| - | * [[stubborn]] | + | * {{sense|difficult to operate or deal with}} [[stubborn]], [[unruly]] |
| - | * [[unruly]] | |
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| | ====Antonyms==== | | ====Antonyms==== |
| - | * [[compliant]] | + | * {{sense|stubbornly unwilling to obey authority}} [[compliant]], [[obedient]] |
| - | * [[cooperative]] | + | * {{sense|difficult to operate or deal with}} [[amenable]], [[cooperative]], [[eager]] |
| - | * [[eager]] | |
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| | ====Derived terms==== | | ====Derived terms==== |
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| - | # a person who is recalcitrant | + | # A person who is recalcitrant. |
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