Sentence examples for has not only refused from inspiring English sources

Likewise, in Syria, the United States has not only refused to arm the opposition but has, I believe, discouraged other countries from doing so.

But the B.O.J. has not only refused to act; its governor has repeatedly indicated that he intends to raise interest rates as soon as possible.

Since 1978, Mr. Zaloom has not only refused to outgrow rooting among the rubbish; he has recycled a life's career from it.

Mitt Romney, the Republican governor, has not only refused to use any state taxes to finance the convention, but also will not share the revenue from increased sales taxes which the convention will bring to the state.

"Despite significant public dissatisfaction and a clear deterioration in service, the M.T.A. has not only refused to back off on the use of articulated buses, but has ordered more".

As their spokesman, Eric Rose, explained to me, her own family has not only refused to acknowledge her guilt, but also harbored her as a fugitive for more than two decades.

Those EU leaders who have not only refused to accept their fair share of the refugees but have gone out of their way to inflame tensions should hang their heads in shame.

The countries have not only refused the American call to spend more to dig out, but the Czech prime minister, representing the European Union, called the American plan the "way to hell".

Late in January the central government in Kinshasa imposed "unofficial" house arrest on UDPS leader and 2011 presidential candidate Étienne Tshisekedi who had not only refused to concede defeat but also proclaimed himself president—after he attempted to lead his followers to the presidential palace to assume "active functions".

But the ideologically stubborn and rigid President Obama and his liberal congressional majorities have not only refused to follow any of the proven policies and principles of economic prosperity.

With decades of this retrograde management culture behind it, GM's executives have not only refused to understand change in the auto industry, but have also resisted understanding change in American society writ large.