Sentence examples for First declined from inspiring English sources

Students First declined to comment on the new network.

Terminal subscriptions first declined during the financial crisis.

The results showed that groundwater depth first declined sharply, before increasing slowly and stabilizing after implementation of the CTSRB.

He at first declined but then composed this capriccio in a fit of anxious inspiration.

"We really aren't looking for any publicity," he said, after having first declined to be interviewed.

Mr. King, the U.A.W. organizing chief, said Toyota first declined to provide the logs.

We reached out to Clarke's office, which at first declined to grant an interview.

She at first declined to have sex with him, and was mildly surprised that he did not press the matter.

The results showed that the gas slug length was first declined rapidly due to hydrogen consumption and then almost unchanged along the flow direction.

A bit miffed at the unexpected arrival of an American reporter, the soldiers at first declined to discuss their work.

Joel P. Rawson, The Providence Journal's executive editor, first declined to discuss his decision to hold the column.