The phrase "a refusal to issue permit" is not entirely correct in written English; it should be "a refusal to issue a permit." You can use it when discussing the denial of permission or authorization for something, typically in legal or administrative contexts.
Example: "The city council's decision resulted in a refusal to issue a permit for the new construction project."
Alternatives: "denial of permit" or "rejection of permit request."
On Monday, in defiance of the government's refusal to issue a permit for a Mousavi rally, hundreds of thousands (some say millions) of his supporters flooded Engelab Street in central Tehran.
We will take you to Sheikh Jarrah, where Palestinian families are being evicted from their homes to make room for a new Jewish neighborhood, and to Silwan, where dozens of houses face demolition because of the Jerusalem Municipality's refusal to issue building permits to Palestinians.
The Appellate Division of Superior Court is scheduled to hear arguments on Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by a coalition of hunting groups seeking to hold a black bear hunt next month, despite the refusal of the State Department of Environmental Protection to issue permits.
Knox left in January 1559, but he did not arrive in Scotland until 2 May 1559, owing to Elizabeth's refusal to issue him a passport through England.
(c) Refusing to issue a permit for an anti-police-brutality march.
Mr. Khatami's Interior Ministry refused to issue a permit for students to protest today.
Plans to torch the can were thwarted by police, who refused to issue a fire permit.
The pipe was built two years ago, with Maryland yielding after it lost a series of rulings in its own courts stemming from its refusal in 1996 to issue a permit to the Fairfax County Water Authority.
A solution will not be found in grandstanding or a refusal to engage in the real issues that confront us.
Specifically, the love ethic stance involved demonstrating a critical awareness of power (Fook 2016) and structural issues (Mullaly 2010) alongside a refusal to allow a reduction of discussions to private troubles (Mills 1959) or non-existent issues.
