Sentence examples for face of refusal from inspiring English sources

The senators who protested were threatened by the Russians (represented by Ambassador Otto von Stackelberg), who declared that in the face of refusal the whole capital of Warsaw would be destroyed.

For example, Russian ambassador, Otto von Stackelberg, declared that in the face of refusal the whole capital of Warsaw would be destroyed by the Russians; other threats included executions, confiscation of estates, and increase of partitioned territory.

Those of the senators who advised against this step were threatened by the Russians, represented by the ambassador, Otto von Stackelberg, who declared that in the face of refusal the whole capital of Warsaw would be destroyed by them.

In the face of this refusal, Pranab Kaku shrugged.

The Nebraska Insurance Department said it did not have "specific authority to order compliance with federal law in the face of a refusal to comply".

Since the latest European antitrust regulations were enacted in 1990, only 11 proposed mergers have been blocked, while 11 others were withdrawn in the face of probable refusal.

"The C.I.A.'s action is even more troubling in the face of the refusal of the Department of Defense to even acknowledge its failures contributing to this tragic event," he said.

But I believe they should be resolute in the face of a refusal by one party to take part: the empty chair, or the deserted lectern, should be an option.

One school nurse justified her willingness to vaccinate in the face of parental refusal on the grounds of a clear health benefit: " If I know this particular twelve year old girl is a risk of contracting an illness for which there is an injection that will prevent this illness then it is most definitely in her interest to give it to her, even if her parents don' t agree" [School nurse, UK] [ 69].

Mr. Netanyahu refused, handing the president his first foreign policy humiliation when Mr. Obama had to abandon the demand in the face of Israel's refusal to comply.

The question for his lawyers now became whether the misconduct by Wells and Rittenband was so egregious that a judge might dismiss the case even in the face of Polanski's refusal to submit to the jurisdiction of American courts.