Sentence examples for a refusal to state from inspiring English sources

But his campaigning was lacklustre, and he was damaged by a refusal to state firmly that he would support Mr Fogh Rasmussen's blue block.

It doesn't matter how beautiful a homemade object is: for most of us, what we buy is an extension of who we are, and wearing something without a price tag comes off like a shifty refusal to state your business.

With Mr. Mukasey's confirmation in doubt over his refusal to state a clear legal position on a classified Central Intelligence Agency program to interrogate terrorism suspects, Mr. Bush took the unusual step of summoning a small group of reporters into the Oval Office to preview remarks he planned to make later in the day at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative research organization here.

A shocking development in tonight's debate was Mr. Trump's refusal to state for the record that he would accept the results of the election.

Mr. Graham wrote that Mr. Reid's refusal to state explicitly that energy would come first "has destroyed my confidence that there will be a serious commitment and focus to move energy legislation this year".

Her response to Trump's unprecedented refusal to state that he'd accept the election results?

Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina brought up Clinton's refusal to state her position on the Keystone pipeline and the controversy over her use of a private email server.

The second is a refusal to operate a state health exchange that would provide individuals with insurance options.

The recent episode in which the Chinese Embassy issued stapled visas (signifying a refusal to recognize their state as part of India) for sportspersons from Arunachal Pradesh, and the resultant uproar from the Indian side killed the possibility of opening up the visa regimes.

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades insisted there could be no opening of new "chapters" in Turkey's EU talks until Ankara allows Cypriot traffic to its sea and airports - a result of a refusal to recognize the Cypriot state.

But where they are united is in a refusal to accept the current state of affairs, be it the oppressive system that has been imposed on the occupied lands, the dysfunctional politics of Washington, or the interference and crippling paralysis that has stymied Palestinian action.