Sentence examples for for refusing to lend from inspiring English sources

Mr. Grossman criticized the Russian authorities for refusing to lend the promised artworks.

Being Rachel Zoe I would like to say bravo to Olivier Theyskens for refusing to lend clothes to Rachel Zoe's clients (Lynn Hirschberg, Sept. 16).

Five noblemen imprisoned by Charles I for refusing to lend the king money to pay for the Thirty Years' War sought writs of habeas corpus; they argued that, without charges, "imprisonment shall not continue for a time, but for ever".

Bankers and bondholders are demanding very high interest rates for risky loans and, in some cases, refusing to lend money at all.

It seemed that just as government funds were arriving through the doors of major banks, these banks were turning around and paying big bonuses, refusing to lend to the economy, and fighting proposals for regulatory reform.

The local bankers forced Foster to step down by refusing to lend I.C.S. any more money.

The government said this week that overseas banks were refusing to lend to some Spanish banks as well.

Local banks are refusing to lend to the loss-making state railways and the Athens transport system.

While waiting for that specialist help, the same firemen also strongly urged a policeman not to attempt a rescue in the pond, even refusing to lend the policeman a life-vest.

When banks borrow from the European Central Bank, it often means that other banks are refusing to lend to them at rates competitive with the 1.5 percent that the central bank charges for one-week loans.

Officials here are refusing to lend treasures, delaying the licensing of archaeological excavations and publicly shaming museums.