Sentence examples for for refusing something from inspiring English sources

In Mr. Pesola's case, his lawyer, Gideon Oliver, the president of the New York City chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, questioned his detainment, and told Judge Erika McDaniel Edwards that it was a violation of due process to allow Mr. Persola to be held for refusing something that the law did not require.

People played a lot of bridge back then, but "pass on," as a metaphor for skipping or refusing something, was not yet in use.

McIlveen wrote: "Utterly sickened that a Christian-owned business has been hauled over the coals for refusing to promote something that is not legal in Northern Ireland".

"Utterly sickened that a Christian-owned business has been hauled over the coals for refusing to promote something that is not legal in Northern Ireland".

They suggested a pardon for Korematsu instead of proceeding with the case in court, but Korematsu didn't want forgiveness for refusing to do something that he believed was unlawful.

Mr. Ammirato, who was a spokesman for former Bergen County Executive Pat Schuber also said he thought that the current leaders of the Republican Party were at fault for refusing to "stand for something".

After all, for centuries Christians were jailed and even killed for refusing to make imperial sacrifices, and for refusing to kill for flags and idols, insisting that there is something worth dying for but nothing worth killing for.

Can they be fired for refusing to?

Instead of refusing to do something, make a suggestion to do something else.

The real-life Scioscia is more humble, refusing credit for building something distinctive.

It's hard not to feel mortified when you see your child refusing to apologize for something that she did wrong – whether to you or to another person.