In an earlier interview with The A.P., Mr. Cosby said he had previously refused the award because he was disappointed with the profanities used in a 1998 ceremony honoring Richard Pryor.
He announced a rise in the inheritance tax threshold without mentioning that he had previously refused to adjust it.
He had previously refused to characterize them or, as Mrs. Clinton demanded, to apologize for them.
He was previously refused the right to stay in the country because his pregnant wife did not earn enough.
He had previously refused the assignment, citing concerns over the Rockets' plans for dealing with his generalized anxiety disorder.
He has previously refused to give up any of his entitlement but is thought to have been under pressure amid the threat of legal action from RBS.
He said Mr. Sadr had expressed a willingness to disband his militia, the Mahdi Army, responsible for many attacks on American soldiers this month -- a proposal he had previously refused to discuss.
The expanded power of Hezbollah and its allies was visible in last-minute negotiations on Friday, when Mr. Siniora was apparently forced to accept an opposition member, whom he had previously refused, in the cabinet.
In a move that cemented his status late last year, he committed himself to an attempt to restore the vitality of Italian fashion by joining the industry's governing body, the Italian Chamber of Fashion – something he had previously refused to do unless all Italian fashion designers agreed to show their collections on home territory.
Someone imprisoned for civil contempt, the court continued, "is said to hold the keys to his cell because he may end the imprisonment and purge himself of the sentence at any time by doing the act he had previously refused to do".
