The phrase "a policy of declining" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a formal approach or strategy to reduce or limit something, such as resources, services, or participation.
Example: "The organization has adopted a policy of declining new membership applications to focus on current members."
Alternatives: "a strategy of reduction" or "an approach of limiting".
He said that neither the university nor the museum had a policy of declining to accept Levy-White money.
Richard M. Leventhal, director of the university's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, said it "would always carefully consider any monetary gift, and the use for which it is intended". He said that neither the university nor the museum had a policy of declining to accept Levy-White money.
HBO itself has a policy of declining to comment on in-development projects, so The Huffington Post couldn't confirm that all these projects are still moving ahead.
In January, Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez adopted a policy of declining to hold immigrants for ICE if they qualify for release or bond, unless they are convicted or charged with one of a short list of crimes including murder, sexual assault and human trafficking.
Many defence lawyers believed due process was sacrificed for expediency in the rush to process the first wave of riot cases, with complaints of "panicky" judges declining to assess cases on their individual merit, implementing what appeared to be a blanket policy of declining bail and, in the words of one lawyer, dispensing "conveyor-belt justice".
Rafael's parents have a standard policy of declining interview requests; their support for him is by all accounts unwavering but uniformly private, and when I asked Toni how the family managed the destined-to-do-this challenge, how you help a gifted child flourish without oppressing or souring him, he shot me a look that was at once mocking and stern.
They had a longtime policy of declining to discuss their investments or their history in the energy industry.
A background statement sent to reporters by a Lynch associate on Thursday evening contended that she had thought that the Justice Department and the FBI should continue to abide by a longstanding policy of declining to confirm the existence of ongoing criminal investigations.
When Sisi visited Washington last spring, Trump warmly welcomed him to the White House, reversing an Obama Administration policy of declining to meet the former general because of his government's sweeping human-rights abuses.
The spokesman, Ian C. Kelly, said in a statement that the review was "going to take some time" and that while it continued, the current policy of declining to join an international accord to ban the mines would remain.
INSIDE PITCH Commissioner BUD SELIG continued his policy of declining comment on PETE ROSE's new book, "My Prison Without Bars".
