The phrase "a refusal to run" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is declining or unwilling to participate in a running activity or event.
Example: "His refusal to run in the marathon surprised everyone, as he had been training for months."
Alternatives: "a decision not to run" or "an unwillingness to run".
Their chief characteristic is a refusal to run with the crowd.
Yesterday, he attributed his success to a refusal to run with the pack.
A refusal to run onto the pitch would have breached the duty of care required of the medical team to their patient.
A refusal to run on to the pitch would have breached the duty of care required of the medical team to their patient.
It added: "A refusal to run onto the pitch would have breached the duty of care required of the medical team to their patient.
Howard, who had showcased a refusal to run pick-and-roll throughout his entire career, was suddenly expected to abandon his Shaq post-up fantasies to no avail.
Not exactly a Shermanesque refusal to run again, but not a bad summation of New Jersey's senior senator.
For the aides, the issue in 2008 was Romney's refusal to run a very tough ad in Iowa against Mike Huckabee - a decision they believe contributed to Romney's defeat....Thus was planted the idea for what eventually became Restore Our Future - an independent committee that would not hesitate, and would have the means, to vigorously attack Romney's opponents.
In fact, his rumpled, baggy Ui resembles a sort of sleepwalker; he skulks around the stage with a gait that broadcasts his refusal to run wild.
CBS's refusal to run a cannabis-focused investment firm's ad advocating for the legalization of medical cannabis marked a coup for an industry whose product is still illegal federally.
Given the fat compensation Southern Union's two top executives were to receive, and the independent committee's refusal to run a more robust sale process before agreeing to sell to ETE, Williams may have felt that this was a fool's game.
