Sentence examples for declined to direct from inspiring English sources

Nevertheless, a debt of gratitude is owed to the nine men and three women of the jury in Alexandria, Virginia, that, last Wednesday, declined to direct that Moussaoui be put to death.

Columbus declined to direct Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, only acting as producer.

(c) Absent overriding concerns such as the need to avoid piecemeal litigation, see Schlagenhauf v. Holder, 379 U.S. 104, 111, the Court declines to direct the Court of Appeals to issue mandamus against the District Court.

Brokers like Scottrade have almost universally declined to take direct responsibility for the losses their customers suffered.

Asked in a CNBC interview on Thursday about tax breaks for corporate jets, Mr. Buffett declined to take a direct position but said that "I don't really see where a business aircraft is different" from other types of capital investments in how they should be taxed.

Wilson Security declined to comment, directing questions to the department of immigration and border protection.

A Hynes spokesman declined to comment, directing calls to the city's Law Department.

The Obama campaign declined to comment, directing reporters instead to Mr. Booker's Twitter account, in which the Newark mayor told angry followers that he would "clarify" the comments he made on television.

A Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman declined to comment, directing Reuters to other government departments she did not name.

Butch Antolini, the governor's director of communications, declined to comment, directing questions to the "Justice family corporation," as did a representative of Justice Coal of Alabama.

The White House declined to join direct criticism of the judge's ruling.