Sentence examples for has refused overtures from inspiring English sources

Oman, a strategically vital, insistently pragmatic country, has refused overtures of its larger neighbors to pull away from Iran.

"He has refused overtures from the city to help stabilize the museum and has driven away trustees who resent his high-handed and confrontational manner.

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., who personally opposes the death penalty, nonetheless authorized it for Mr. Tsarnaev, saying that "the nature of the conduct at issue and the resultant harm compel this decision". The Justice Department is determined to get a death sentence and has refused overtures from Mr. Tsarnaev to plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence.

He has also rejected the backroom deal-making for which Mr. Karzai has been strongly criticized, and has refused overtures from Mr. Karzai to give up his candidacy and join his campaign, something a number of other prospective candidates have done.

He has blamed President Jonathan's weakness for its escalation and has refused overtures to participate in talks with the radical militant group.

Mr. Roudometof suggested that many opposition members may have refused overtures to create distance from the government as campaigning for the next presidential election is set to begin soon.

Mr. Reid and fellow members of the Democratic leadership said Thursday that Republicans had refused overtures allowing them the opportunity to force a vote on offshore drilling, which Democrats interpreted as a sign that Republicans were not interested in votes but were simply trying to earn political mileage out of the issue of high gasoline prices.

The company has refused those overtures, Mr. Clark said.

Despite having scored millions of views and critical praise for Father's throbbing breakout track Wrist, the label has refused all overtures from majors.

He has refused any marketing overtures to make an Arnold Palmer wine comprised of half-Chardonnay and half-Cabernet Sauvignon.

Syria's president has refused both Palestinian and Egyptian overtures to hold any kind of Arab summit to prevent Israel from playing off one part of the peace process against the other.