The phrase "a total refusal" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an absolute or complete rejection of something, often in formal or serious contexts.
Example: "The committee issued a total refusal of the proposed changes to the policy."
Alternatives: "an outright rejection" or "a complete denial."
The various formulations of the Taliban 'moderate' position have many different nuances but they all have in common a total refusal to talk to Hamid Karzai.
"Nature has bred in both an unusual abundance of anger, enormous resilience and a total refusal to accept their fate," Mr. Ahmad writes.
From the outstanding American international Samu Manoa to Tom Wood and Dylan Hartley there was a total refusal to take a backward step, underlined when Charlie Hodgson was smashed out of the contest inside the first half-hour after shipping heavy blows from Manoa and Courtney Lawes.
The popular sentiment in Egypt is a total refusal of candidates that were linked or part of the Mubarak regime, came from a military background, or above the age of seventy five.
"Let me make it clear, if there is a total refusal by one party or the other to engage... not only might sanctions be engaged, but there are other serious implications and possible consequences," he added.
No magical shots, birdie charges, and not even too many amazing escapes: it's just been trudge, plod, hack, a complete and total refusal to kow-tow to a difficult set-up and hellish conditions.
The most noteworthy differences are that age is a weak predictor of total refusal (consent level C versus A), and that educational status does not have an effect in the equation predicting testing without versus testing with post-test counseling (consent level B versus A).
But whatever you think of his politics and his dealings, you have to respect his ceaseless pursuit of a barney, and his total refusal not to take it seriously.
Winston Churchill, a model of doughty courage and total refusal to surrender, went among the common people in World War II, openly weeping when he saw dreadful sights during the Blitz, and observers tell us he was unashamed by his tears.
Avoidance can take many forms, including total refusal to face a given situation and engaging in "anxiety behaviors" that reduce anxiety (ie, behaviors that allow the individual to temporarily avoid anxiety).
And then maybe the very last thing hipsterism will appropriate form the rest of the world, before fading into darkness, will be our total refusal to treat our lives as a theoretical joke.
