Democrats repeatedly tried to alter the bill, only to be rebuffed by Republicans.
He then called Hobbs, only to be rebuffed by a receptionist.
In 2002, the Senate proposed a similar initiative, only to be rebuffed by House Republicans.
Walsh said he inquired about Felton's availability last season only to be rebuffed by Bobcats Coach Larry Brown.
Since the 1970s successive student bodies have lobbied to admit women, only to be rebuffed by the college's trustees.
Their application to the UN's Security Council, pencilled in for September 23rd, will be rebuffed by an American veto.
With other A-listers, it's all too common to be rebuffed by several layers of management, publicists and protective naysayers.
This statement, however, ignores Israel's attempts, in 2000 and 2008, to address all of these issues definitively only to be rebuffed by Palestinian leaders, including Mr. Abbas.
Already in Acadia he had surveyed in 1606 and 1607 the coast southward and westward to Stage Harbor, only to be rebuffed by hostile Indians.
In 2000, Israel, with American support, offered a two-state proposal at Camp David, only to be rebuffed by the Palestinians.
