From time to time, rebellious and recalcitrant monarchs might run afoul of the Church. Timur personally led most of these raids to subdue the recalcitrant Georgian monarch. Dawes, in turn, urges Eastman to help him convince the recalcitrant tribal leaders. The more labile compounds decompose quickly, leaving an increasing proportion of recalcitrant material. In the more grievous or recalcitrant cases, excommunication becomes a disciplinary option. Roland, a recalcitrant and habitual gambler, started embezzling the Company's fund. The police warned him that any recalcitrant behaviour would result in a prosecution. This gives them the ability to degrade many recalcitrant, toxic hydrocarbons. Purvis had the reputation of using very tough methods against recalcitrant interviewees. At times, they even went to the extent of chaining some of their recalcitrant lords. Colonial officials used it in the British Raj (India) to deal with recalcitrant servants. However, forest biomass is much more recalcitrant than agricultural biomass. Mangoes have recalcitrant seeds which do not survive freezing and drying. In the past, this court was used as a refuge for the recalcitrant judges. It is known that he disposed of many recalcitrant Christians in this way, especially women.