Sentence examples for declined to shift from inspiring English sources

Angela Merkel has declined to shift position on fresh measures to stimulate demand in the euro area, including the idea of eurobonds, leaving other EU countries hoping she will adopt a more conciliatory mood when the EU heads of government meet on Wednesday for the next round of discussions.

He endorsed Paul for president and has declined to shift that allegiance to the Republican nominee, Mitt Romney.

The opportunity to unseat New England in the A.F.C. East, to hasten the Patriots' decline, to shift the balance of power in a division long ruled by Tom Brady and his loyal foot soldiers, perhaps once and for all.

Because they stayed in the city, he said, only one of the company's 75 employees declined to make the shift from Manhattan.

A South Korean military official declined to explain the shift, saying only that the exercise "will be conducted at an appropriate time".

"Consider that some of our crew members are declining promotions to shift leader positions because the increase in income would disqualify them for food, housing, medical or other government benefits," he wrote. .

A spokeswoman for DDB Chicago declined to comment about the shift.

PayPal, which owns Venmo, declined to explain why the company shifted from working with Visa during the beta testing period to now MasterCard, only responding with a non-answer, saying that it "continues to have valuable partnerships with both companies".

A spokeswoman for Credit Suisse First Boston declined to comment yesterday on the shift in management responsibilities for Mr. Mack and Mr. Peek.

Mr. Paterson declined to be interviewed about his shift in plans.

After these shifts, ratings gradually declined to about preprandial scores over the next 4 h.