"Uncooperative" means not willing to work together or help; not willing to follow instructions or cooperate with others.
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Mornings can be especially challenging because children are expected to make transitions much more quickly and we often don't have the luxury of time to be patient
with uncooperative behavior.
In human social groups, punishment
of uncooperative behaviors increases teamwork, but the benefits of cooperation only outweigh the costs of punishment after a long time.
There are also challenges in tracing, seizure, forfeiture and return of Nigeria's assets — no thanks to the stringent conditions and other
uncooperative attitude of the countries in possession of the stolen funds.
USC § 1782 grants standing to «a foreign or international tribunal» to obtain an order from a US federal district court compelling the production of evidence
from uncooperative parties.
Learn a variety of tools and techniques for catching dogs by hand in a safe, humane, and efficient manner; compassionate physical restraint including scruff, lateral restraint, leash muzzle wrap and hobbles without adding energy to any struggle; recognize how you, the handler, is raising or lowering the tension of the dog and the situation; and explore how to create a calm conscious manner to minimize the energy of conflict, even with
very uncooperative dogs.
He had become
so uncooperative and she so sore that she'd stopped nursing four days earlier.
Few things will cause more customer dissatisfaction and ruin your reputation faster than being difficult, adversarial, and
uncooperative when people believe what you said in your guarantee and take you up on it.
dog and the situation; and explore how to create a calm conscious manner to minimize the energy of conflict, even with very
uncooperative dogs.
When car accidents happen, the victims and their families are often left with extensive medical bills and the frustration and confusion of trying to deal with
uncooperative insurance companies.
In the face of mounting evidence of constraints on common sense and the emergence of
uncooperative parenting arrangements, the changes deserve a fresh look designed to ensure the best interests of
Partnering with nations such as India, Malaysia, Indonesia, or others identified above, would enable the U.S. and other Western nations to circumvent
uncooperative partners in China and Russia and exert pressure on the broad North Korean operational diaspora, which, because of the regime's dependency, would likely impose larger real costs on leadership.
If they're
uncooperative on commission, sometimes you will simply have to walk away.
• The consequences of an unduly strict approach have been to encourage
uncooperative behaviour by litigants, excessive and unreasonable satellite litigation and inconsistent approaches by the courts.
- Maria H., July 2008 «Even in
uncooperative weather the diving was incredible and we enjoyed the small group setting and the food was wonderful.
Unfortunately, vigorously defending yourself, no matter how right you are, is often viewed as you being the hostile and
uncooperative one.
The double jump, air dash, and cancel controls make for a fantastic degree of control, with only a few moments where a combination of small platforms and
uncooperative camera angles resulted in frustration.
I believe 2010 will be the year where practitioners can't afford to work with low - probability, unmotivated, or
uncooperative clients.
If you attempt to settle your own debt, you may run into obstacles and
uncooperative creditors without the assistance of an attorney.
My son has become increasingly
uncooperative during diaper changes... I am thinking that it may be time to switch to AIO's and these ones look great.
Despite getting no help from the state or the teachers union in plugging a $ 480 million budget gap this year, Chicago school officials are relying on the same two
uncooperative parties to deal with next year's even bigger budget shortfall.
However, their behaviour is a clear sign that six - year - old children as well as chimpanzees are eager to observe how
uncooperative members of their community are punished,» adds Nikolaus Steinbeis, the other first author of the study and scientist at both MPI CBS and University College London.
Alan Coulson says his Morris Minor car could evade a new system that disables the vehicles of
uncooperative drivers by...
I felt a massive laziness in blogging this week; the weather has been
quite uncooperative so I had to shoot indoors which isn't all that bad, but catching enough daylight was tricky.
Even a single
uncooperative tenants can create situations that can cost you dozens of hours and thousands of dollars to handle.
This is the best route to take unless you have a special situation, for example, your religion does not allow you to file for a divorce, or if your spouse is
totally uncooperative in working out an Agreement and begins to spend all of the marital assets and you have not been separated for the required period of time to file for divorce.
Somehow, although how exactly is unclear, Professor Leach appears to believe that if Alberta stays on board, the federal government will be able to fend off political assaults from the other
uncooperative provinces.
(I should add that the Joint Committee [of both Houses of Parliament] on Statutory Instruments — the committee that examines the uses of delegated legislation to ensure that each order or regulation is properly pursuant to a statutory authority — cited the Indian Affairs Committee as one of the two
most uncooperative Departments of Government.)
Severely disruptive behavior was defined as
openly uncooperative and hostile behavior, including frequent temper tantrums, excessive arguing with adults, and deliberate attempts to annoy or upset others.
After four years of struggling against a divided and sometimes
uncooperative school board, San Antonio Superintendent Diana Lam has thrown in the towel.
If you are unsure of how to brush your wiggly, often
uncooperative kitty's teeth, please ask a staff member at Cat Hospital of Chicago for instructions.
Experience dissolving hostile situations, dealing tactfully with associates, subordinates, the public, prisoners, and uncooperative individuals
All the while, my alienating, interfering, and
extremely uncooperative ex-husband NEVER complied with the custody order and was NEVER held accountable.
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