Sentence examples for had long refused from inspiring English sources

Ilana Blum came to acknowledge the father whose death she had long refused to accept.

(François Mitterrand had long refused, his friend René Bousquet having organised the roundups of Jews).

AND FINALLY… Mario M. Cuomo had long refused to watch "The Godfather," calling the film "an ugly stereotype" for its portrayal of Italian-Americans.

The Senate had long refused to act on the fire-safety bill, which had passed the Assembly several times, but in April, the Senate approved the measure.

Here in Bakersfield, Ms. Miller-Razor had long refused to use her swamp cooler, which works by evaporation, saying that the cold air gave her body aches.

The anti-secrecy organisation released three transcripts on Saturday of Clinton's paid Goldman Sachs speeches, which her campaign team had long refused to release.

Her illustrious family has long refused to discuss her.

India has long refused any international mediation of the conflict.

The Palestinians have long refused to negotiate with Israel without a halt in settlement construction.

I've long refused to hide my sexuality or to be ashamed of who I am.

The Australian government has long refused to "comment on operational matters".