Sentence examples for rebuffed attempts from inspiring English sources

After 1997, the Treasury rebuffed attempts by Peter Hain and Robin Cook to reopen the debate.

The FA are said to have rebuffed attempts by Setanta to reduce their £150m share of the £425m four-year deal by 25 per cent.

Ross had originally rebuffed attempts to become engaged in the war, writing in June 1861: "I have already signified my purpose to take no part in it whatever".

And federal agencies rebuffed attempts by accountability office researchers to get information on certain allegations, further contributing to the undercount, the report said.

But here, he said the commission, historical society and some neighbors had repeatedly rebuffed attempts to agree on a revised plan.

Critics of the regulator have pointed to its weakness in the past as banks rebuffed attempts to scrutinise and restrict their riskier practices.

Tracing Fate of Jews On Infamous Voyage After seven years of historical detective work, much of it in the New York region, an effort is nearly finished to round out the record of a controversially rebuffed attempt by Jews to flee Nazi terror on the eve of World War II.

"They rebuff attempts to form an ice cream trade body.

He sometimes rebuffs attempts at legislation, then tries to accomplish the same thing through his administrative powers.

Speaking on the eve of what protestors have dubbed "departure Friday", the former intelligence chief appeared to rebuff attempts by the US and other western governments to persuade Mubarak to step down before the next election.

While City aren't exactly wacky neighbours to rival Cosmo Kramer, they are popping up in this whole sorry affair, if only to rebuff attempts from Real to sign Sergio Agüero, who himself will somehow turn down the chance to work with Rafa Benítez.