Sentence examples for declined to side from inspiring English sources

But, apart from Britain, Spain, and Bulgaria, the countries on the Security Council declined to side with the United States.

But the Fed chairman repeatedly declined to side with one party or the other on what was needed to plug the budget deficit.

In June, the Bush administration and the commission declined to side with AT&T in its bid for a Supreme Court reversal of the appellate court decision.

Putin's answer came near the end of an extraordinary joint appearance with Trump during which Trump declined to side with the findings of U.S. intelligence agencies that have concluded Putin interfered with the 2016 presidential election.

He has declined to side with constituents in their fight to stop a public utility giant from bankrupting a local school district.

It is hard to gainsay the fact that Saddam Hussein was "evil," although for many years he wasn't so evil that America declined to side with him against Iran.

He has declined to take sides in the Senate race.

But ministry representatives have declined to take sides, at least publicly.

He promptly dropped out and, diplomatically, declined to take sides in the slugfest between his Senate colleagues Mr. Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton.

A Boehner spokesman declined to take sides, saying the GOP will iron out its differences in the days ahead.

But the Governor and the Senator declined to take sides in the dispute between Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and former Mayor David N.