Sentence examples for in refusing to allow from inspiring English sources

In Idaho, a judge invoked the state's marriage law in refusing to allow a lesbian to adopt her partner's child.

But in refusing to allow Celera proprietary safeguards, N.I.H. officials may have pushed the company too hard.

He remained steadfast in refusing to allow screenings of The Big Blue in Italy until 2002, shortly after Mayol's death.

The Senate Republicans' unprecedented intransigence in refusing to allow Garland a hearing, let alone a confirmation vote, could be rewarded by allowing Trump to fill the seat.

It is Ripley who makes the right decision in refusing to allow the alien aboard the ship, only to be overruled by her male colleagues.

But in a 2006 securities case against the same company, she voted with the majority in refusing to allow a class to be formed.

Aubrey slashed Peckinpah's budget early in production, refusing to allow him to reshoot crucial footage, pushing back the release date to Memorial Day, and editing out nearly 20 minutes of the film.

New York further deters participation in elections by refusing to allow early voting.

But consular officials in Colombo are refusing to allow the donor to enter Britain because they claim she is simply seeking an excuse to flee Sri Lanka.

The government in Kabul is refusing to allow US forces to enter Afghan homes after combat operations end next year.

Five years later, another Salinger legal action resulted in the supreme court refusing to allow publication of an unauthorised biography, by Ian Hamilton, that quoted from his unpublished letters.