Sentence examples for efforts refusing from inspiring English sources

Still, Kerouac Susie Sokoll), who in real life died of alcoholism a year after the Buckley broadcast, steals the show, drunkenly interrupting everyone and, despite Mr. Buckley's efforts, refusing to play the part of the grandfather of the Beats.

Mireles, worried about compromising their efforts, refuses to go along with the plan unless the leader of the Knights Templar is captured; he goes on the run and is later arrested with eighty-two other dissident militia members.

Nets Coach Byron Scott, less than pleased with the team's effort, refused to offer fatigue as an excuse.

The officers, who call themselves the True Rank and File, were hoping to replace the leadership of the union and filed a complaint stating that Mr. Lynch was trying to weaken their campaign efforts by refusing to release the list immediately.

Some of his efforts include refusing to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in recession-era cuts to social services, rejecting efforts to ban oil drilling by hydraulic fracturing and vetoing sweeping gun-control proposals. .

The brutal military junta at the time was monstrously inept in relief efforts, even refusing aid shipments waiting just offshore in U.S. Navy ships.

In 1054, when Pope Leo sent three legates to Constantinople to negotiate an alliance with the Byzantine Empire, Cerularius again obstructed Constantine's and Leo's efforts by refusing to meet with the legates.

"How senseless it is to ruin this tremendous effort by refusing to serve a cup of coffee to a customer whose skin is dark".

He added that he stopped all promotional efforts and refused bookstore appearances after Sept. 11.

She is not paid for her efforts and refuses coins that are offered by strangers.

American officials leading the inquiry and overseeing recovery efforts have refused to discuss their progress, to avoid compromising chances of tracking down those ultimately responsible.