Sentence examples for by refusing to take from inspiring English sources

When Nietzsche came home that Easter, he made his mother cry by refusing to take Communion.

The Supreme Court can hide from a case by refusing to take it.

Putin gains tremendous plaudits by refusing to take moral or political direction from the West.

Some teenagers with the virus apparently rebel by refusing to take their medication.

Senate Democrats have accused House Republicans of endangering women by refusing to take up the Senate measure.

But Sinn Féin won votes by refusing to take its seats while it held out for further concessions on policing.

After their release, the new system helps prisoners to find work.Mr Santana prevented overcrowding by controversially refusing to take prisoners if there is no room for them.

The forgiving balm of the shaving cream gave me a tactile reminder that we can survive the consequences of even our worst impulses by simply refusing to take ourselves too seriously.

The council said the situation was being made worse by landlords refusing to take on tenants claiming housing benefit.

Irish hope to sign the former England flanker Michael Lipman, who last year joined the Melbourne Rebels, having been sacked by Bath for refusing to take a drugs test and subsequently being banned.

But the move has been overshadowed by some surgeons refusing to take part.