Sentence examples for had refused for from inspiring English sources

The Syrian government had refused for a month to allow Ms. Amos to visit.

Major Chinese cities have had the equipment to track those levels, but had refused for a long time to release the data.

In the interview, Mr. Kerimli said he could not leave Azerbaijan because the government had refused for seven years to issue him a passport.

Allende was eventually reburied with honours in Santiago, and his daughter Isabel, now a senator, had refused for years to allow another autopsy.

Mr. Carney himself had refused for days to speak for Mr. Obama about Trayvon's death, and other advisers on Friday likewise declined to weigh in on the thinking at the White House about the case and its repercussions.

King claimed to know why the Obama administration had refused for a whole week to accept the attack on the consulate had been terrorist-inspired: "It undercuts the president's narrative," King said.

They have refused; and they have refused for the same reason every time.

Ms. Miers and Mr. Bolten, citing legal advice from the White House, have refused for months to comply with Congressional subpoenas.

Police have attempted to interview him under caution but he has refused for fear of incriminating himself, although he is prepared to be interviewed as a witness.

He also appointed Omar Suleiman, the head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service, as vice president, after having refused for nearly 30 years to name a deputy.

But Sudan's government says that this would detract from the essentially African nature of the force and has refused, for instance, to accept any American helicopter pilots.