They sued the governor and attorney general — who promptly declined to defend the law because they agreed with the plaintiffs that it was unconstitutional.
Then why don't we say that?" Professor Burns's theory is that "the word has risen with prosperity and will promptly decline if there is a recession".
In a world of perfect civility reminiscent of shogunate Japan, you'd have made a ritual offer of money that the driver would have promptly declined -- gestures of courtesy to lubricate an abrasive encounter.
According to Behrman, and uncontested by Secrest, the high-living Duveen, at his death, was out of debt and left fifteen million dollars in the bank, an inventory worth ten million, and a business that, like the market in Old Masters, promptly declined for want of his interventions.
To the dismay of food bank directors, Ms. Eggleston promptly declined the waiver, which would have given the city the flexibility to offer food stamps to jobless, childless adults beyond the current limit of three months in a three-year period.
Plasma radioactivity rapidly increased after the injection, peaked at approximately 1 min, and then promptly declined (Fig. 6a).
Slightly annoyed, you pull on some clothes, grab your backpack and head to the local coffee shop, where your credit card is promptly declined.
To minimize inconvenience to the employer, invitations were promptly declined as employers who contacted an applicant were contacted via email and told that the applicant had accepted another position and was no longer looking for employment.
Earlier this year, the artist conducted The Invitation, where he painted two abandoned Detroit houses white and lit them up to read "Clinton" and "Trump" respectively, extending an invitation to both presidential candidates to sleep a night in unkempt America (which they both promptly declined).
Two students promptly declined to participate and two more students were randomly picked.
