He was particularly incensed by its intransigence on democratic reform. Frustrated by their intransigence, he became unwilling to deal with his deteriorating political situation. His intransigence and piety alienated liberal opinion very quickly. Zionists attributed Arab rejection of the plan to mere intransigence. Irked by this intransigence, Urquhart calls an early election. He disliked what he saw as a narrow orthodoxy and intransigence in Stalin. To overcome Chiang's intransigence Li began ousting Chiang's supporters within the central government. There are many examples which belie the commonly perceived intransigence of universities. In January 2014, Egypt left negotiations over the dam, citing Ethiopian intransigence. Faced with the intransigence of Guise, war was inevitable. Grey at this point was resisting efforts by the Foreign Office to support French intransigence. His intransigence in office soon alienated the French cardinals. However, LTTE intransigence limited the policy's effectiveness. Emperor Altoum complains of Turandot's intransigence. Left-wingers like Barbara Castle loathed him for his intransigence.