“Failures to learn the curriculum might be due to faults other than the child's recalcitrance.”

“At his wit's end due to the recalcitrance of the mob, the governor finally ordered the National Guard to restore order by force.”

“Indeed, one of the prices of a victory won in the face of French and German recalcitrance has been a slide in UK support for the single currency.”

“Despite numerous attempts to persuade him, his recalcitrancy remained unchanged, making it impossible to reach a compromise.”

“Despite various attempts at persuasion, the teacher was unable to break through the recalcitrancy of the rebellious student.”

“They briefly emerge as the explanation for the Terror, a period of necessary vigilance to wipe out such recalcitrants.”

“For the recalcitrants, the hell-on-earth of daisy-cutters, thermobaric bombs and the everlasting half-life of the waste from nuclear detonations.”

“Then again, that threat could act as a prod to keep the recalcitrants in line.”