Sentence examples for act refused from inspiring English sources

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She describes one instance where "an act refused to have the interpreter on stage, and then refused for the interpreter to sign any of their performance".

In Anglo-American legal systems, mandamus is used by courts of superior jurisdiction to compel the performance of a specific act refused by a lower court, such as the hearing of a case falling within the latter's authority.

"The interpretation we can give at this time is that the co-pilot, through a deliberate act, refused to open the door of the cockpit to the commander, and activated the button that commands the loss of altitude," Mr. Robin said.

The most embattled is Dan Lipinski, who voted against the Affordable Care Act, refused to endorse Obama in 2012, and leads the Pro-Life Caucus.

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Now, for the first time she has explained why she decided to act, refusing to wait for lawmakers to debate the issue of removing the flag from the statehouse.

In 1970, Richard Pryor stormed off stage in the middle of his popular Las Vegas nightclub act, refusing to do another minute of "white bread humor".

WASHINGTON -- The National Federation of Independent Business, one of the lead plaintiffs in a Supreme Court lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act, refuses to disclose the names of its mega-donors, prompting critics to question the organization's claim to represent small businesses.

Riots ensued, and many international acts refused to come to the country to play.

The programme itself was embarrassingly naff: presenters often seemed bemused by the bands; many acts refused to perform, objecting to the requirement to mime along to a pre-recorded track; and skimpily clad dancers were a main attraction.

Ukraine may have to pull out of the Eurovision Song Contest after several acts refused to represent the country at this year's event.

The old guard do not want to step down, and it's becoming the boardroom equivalent of heritage acts refusing to stop touring and sponging up most of the available money in live music.

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