Sentence examples for has long refused from inspiring English sources

Her illustrious family has long refused to discuss her.

India has long refused any international mediation of the conflict.

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

Mr Allawi demands that the Mahdi Army disarm and disband, a condition Mr Sadr has long refused to accept.

The Taliban has long refused to negotiate with Karzai, whom it claims heads an illegitimate "puppet" regime.

Mr Duncan Smith favours tax breaks for married couples, something that Labour has long refused to endorse.It is true that marriage is a declining institution.

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

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).

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

The Palestinians have long refused to return to the negotiating table unless Israel halts the construction of settlements.