Sentence examples for he refused to bite from inspiring English sources

When bankers came around selling big structured products like collateralized debt obligations, he refused to bite because CDOs were so thinly traded that they couldn't be unloaded easily.

Because Mitt Romney, a Mormon, was especially sensitive to religious discrimination, he refused to bite.

Rosberg, being the professional he is, refused to bite on the inevitable provocative questions afterwards, saying the team needed to "discuss it internally".

But Wenger refused to bite and insisted he did not feel like a "king" as Mourinho had called him.

"People in Welsh hospitals are suffering because the Welsh NHS has refused to bite the bullet on excess mortality rates," he said.

Cook refused to bite.

Told later of the comments, Lord Smith refused to bite back.

The unamused contractor, it is said, refused to bite.

Unfortunately, some obvious catches, such as Boehringer Ingelheim or Akzo Nobel, have reportedly refused to bite.

In hindsight, if I had refused to bite the capsule Dean would have seen that I had disobeyed him and might refuse to play me again.

Judge Stephen Reinhardt, who may be the most liberal member of the famously liberal United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, refused to bite.