Sentence examples for could not budge from inspiring English sources

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But because the alliance declined to investigate allegations, its casualty tally by definition could not budge — from zero.

But try as I might, and I did try hard, I could not budge the Highlander Hybrid above 25 m.p.g. on a recent road test in eastern Connecticut.

A Democratic aide briefed on the meeting said that a Republican official taking part had said Republicans could not budge from their underlying position instituting a total of $61 billion in cuts, raising anew the prospect of a shutdown.

He also stuck to the Coalition's hard line on asylum seekers, saying the government could not budge one bit from its policy because people smugglers would exploit the change.

She could not budge an inch on matters of principle but she never lost her temper and never bore a grudge in defeat".

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Otherwise you just couldn't budge him".

He was adamant, and I couldn't budge him.

And I couldn't budge the marble-topped furniture, anyway.

"Two hours went along, and I couldn't budge," Amar'e Stoudemire said.

He talks as if a hurricane warning couldn't budge him from the mound now.

Although it couldn't budge Bridget from the top spot, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children opened with a very creditable £3.36m, or £3.47m including previews.

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