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Discover LudwigThe phrase "after refusing a request" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an action or situation that occurs subsequent to the act of declining a request.
Example: "She decided to take a different approach after refusing a request for assistance."
Alternatives: "following the denial of a request" or "subsequent to rejecting a request."
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The Constitutional Court began impeachment hearings against President Rolandas Paksas after refusing a request by his lawyers to suspend all the judges for being biased.
Throughout the day, Mr. Mahuad had insisted that he would not resign, but he abandoned the palace where he worked and lived in the afternoon after refusing a request from the military high command to step down.
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Former Qwest chief executive Joseph Nacchio claims he was set up by the NSA after refusing an access request.
After Congress refused a request from Detroit automakers for a $14 billion package, in December the Bush administration awarded up to $17.4 billion in loans to General Motors and Chrysler.
The Legislature and Mr. Brown dealt with the shortfall almost entirely by trimming spending after Republicans refused a request by Mr. Brown for a ballot initiative that would have allowed voters to extend taxes that were otherwise expiring.
James Brooke (NYT) PARAGUAY: FINANCE CHIEF FIRED -- In the latest phase of a cabinet shake-up that has seen the replacement of the head of the central bank, President Luis Gonzalez Macchi has fired Minister of Finance Federico Zayas after he refused a request to resign.
Such language, unusually aggressive by the prevailing standards, resulted in Dunstan's removal from the parliamentary chambers after he refused a request from the Speaker to retract his remark.
After the government refused a request by local groups for a ban, there was disagreement over how to respond.
Mr. Florestal, 29, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after the judge refused a request to move his trial outside New York City because of publicity from Nixzmary's death.
New Vision reported that Baganda opposition MPs, led by Hussein Kyanjo, walked out after the speaker refused a request to defer the debate for another week to allow Muslim MPs time to organise for the Eid celebrations.
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