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Discover LudwigThe phrase "after having refused for" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used to indicate a situation where someone has declined or rejected something for a certain period of time.
Example: "After having refused for several months, she finally agreed to join the committee."
Alternatives: "after declining for" or "after rejecting for".
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He also appointed Omar Suleiman, the head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service, as vice president, after having refused for nearly 30 years to name a deputy.
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In 1961, after having refused to conduct in Germany for more than 20 years, he accepted the directorship of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra of Munich, which proved to be his longest and most fruitful relationship.
And her village's quest to get the new Government to release her body after the old Government had refused for six decades to part with it is a parable of change in South Africa, where black historical figures are finally getting the monuments that English and Afrikaner conquerors had long reserved for themselves.
Miller contemplated retiring last winter after an injury-plagued season and has refused for several months to commit to the 2010 Olympics, which he would still have to qualify for during the early stages of the coming World Cup season.
But Dutch troops say there was no evidence for this beyond the odd raid on Serb villages to find food for the besieged town after the Serbs had refused access for humanitarian convoys.
Isa Muazu, 45, who is awaiting deportation after being denied asylum, has refused food for nearly 90 days, with the occasional exception, and also refused treatment in hospital unless he is released on bail from Harmondsworth detention centre.
In 1887 the Tennessee Supreme Court, reversing a Circuit Court decision, ruled against Wells in a suit she had brought against the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad for having been forcibly removed from her seat after she had refused to give it up for one in a "colored only" car.
After Carlos Tevez had refused to get warmed up for Manchester City as they lost a Champions League game at Bayern Munich last September his manager, Roberto Mancini, declared that the Argentinian striker would not play for the club again unless he said sorry.
The most incredible thing for Bickerstaff was when the University of Kentucky hired a black basketball coach in 1996, after Adolph Rupp had refused to recruit black players for decades.
Mr. Supple acknowledged that State Farm had been sued after it had refused to pay the Broussards anything for their loss.
Viewers discovered on Monday night that Timothy West's character Stan Carter has prostate cancer, after he told his family he had refused treatment for it.
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