| Given the intractable nature of controlling leaks, we need to try remedies that have not been tried before. |
| People with diabetes may develop a particularly intractable form of disordered eating that is not readily amenable to treatment. |
| War is further seen as a means of diverting the attention of working people from the intractable social and economic crisis at home. |
| This problem has grown increasingly intractable because of changing social expectations about parenthood. |
| For severe intractable cancer pain, more potent long-acting opioids are recommended. |
| Under those circumstances, it's hard not to simply decide that the problem is intractable and give up. |
