Sentence examples for declined to open from inspiring English sources

Federal prosecutors declined to open a case.

He declined to open the door to a reporter last week, directing questions to his lawyer.

After reviewing the report, Hess declined to open a criminal investigation.

But he has declined to open the door to emissaries coming to talk to him.

The band we declined to open for was called Alice in Chains.

Therefore, the board declined to open any negotiations with Paramount and held steady its course toward a merger with Warner.

It has done that by declining to open new coal-fired plants and promoting electric vehicles.

They have the right to remain silent, to refuse to consent to a search, and to decline to open the front door unless officials have a warrant.

At least 7,000 people have signed up in an initiative that seeks to draft one person on each of Detroit's 11,000 city blocks who can help census counters get information about neighbors who decline to open their doors.

While a Black Friday closure is unorthodox, other retailers are at least declining to open on Thanksgiving; GameStop will open at 5 A.M. on Friday, five hours later than last year, and Staples will open at 6 A.M. on Friday, after opening last year on Thanksgiving itself.

The agency has issued new rules governing prepaid cards, an alternative to checking accounts used by large numbers of "unbanked" Americans who can't afford the rising fees traditional banks levy on checking accounts, or for whom banks decline to open accounts.