Urjit Patel

The two important variables for the policy formulation are projected inflation and the output gap. There is no clear hidebound mathematics that we must give 'X' weight to inflation and 'Y' weight to growth and form the associated policy.

Indian Economist

Homer Hickam

I've seen the government up close and personal, and for the most part, it's inefficient and hidebound, and it stifles creativity in any industry it clutches within its well-meaning but slimy tentacles.

American Author

Ardal O'Hanlon

I have other careers in terms of stand-up, stage acting and writing, so I don't feel too hidebound by that, but I do quite like playing those warm roles.

Irish Comedian

Refers to the resistance to adopting new ways, even if they are better or modern.

Resisting Change

Often used to criticize traditional practices within a culture or organization.

Cultural Context

Has a generally negative connotation, implying stubbornness and closed-mindedness.

Negative Connotation

Describes a person who stubbornly clings to their opinions without considering others.

Stubborn Mindset

Highlights a refusal to adjust one's views despite new evidence or arguments.

Unwilling to Adapt

Emphasizes that some beliefs are held so rigidly they cannot be disputed or negotiated.

Non-negotiable Beliefs

Used in medical contexts to describe skin that is tightly bound and inflexible.

Medical Specificity

Has a specific clinical meaning, unrelated to stubbornness or conservatism.

Clinical Usage

In medicine, it’s not a judgment but a neutral description of a symptom.

Technical Term

 I think have a much more hidebound attitude or sense of music -- that somehow it's all about skill and systems. Therefore it's the exclusive preserve of an elite, talented body. And yet, ladies and gentlemen, every single one of us on this planet probably engages with music on a daily basis.

Charles Hazlewood:...

 they will spontaneously improvise a load of harmony around that tune because they can now those of us that live in the West if I can use that term I think have a much more hidebound attitude or sense of music that somehow it's all about skill and systems therefore it's the

Hidebound

Resisting Change

Cultural Context

Negative Connotation

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