She's a woman of the old school, very hard to deal with.

The man displayed provincial attitudes towards the theatre.

So why not start the siege on the old guard of literary journals and magazines?

Due to our leaning towards science and democracy, we met with opposition from the local conservative influential gentry in whatever we attempted for the benefit of our home town.

Yet poor education and infrastructure, a deeply conservative Muslim culture and the violence of the PKK continue to discourage investment.