Sentence examples for rebuffed only from inspiring English sources

The latest attempt at improving engagement was rebuffed: only one city, Bristol, opted to install a directly elected mayor, the rest said no.

Brett, attempting sex with his wife in the morning, was rebuffed only to walk in on her taking matters into her own hands later that afternoon.

The attack against Mr. Khan two weeks ago was rebuffed only when the Afghan National Army and American forces intervened because they feared that the city, also called Herat, was going to fall to his rival, Amanullah Khan.

Despite being rebuffed not only by Israel's right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but also by "moderate leader" Ehud Barak, Obama plans to push ahead with "tough love".

Puff's advances -- a demented send-up of hip-hop player smoothness -- are brutally rebuffed, which only fuels his ardor.

According to the former Australia fast bowler Geoff Lawson, who has been working alongside Bayliss at New South Wales, Strauss had his original overtures rebuffed last week only to come back, undeterred, with a fresh offer.

Miller thinks that states are justified in rebuffing refugees only if they impose a "serious cost to social justice and cohesion".

She rebuffs him, only to later relent, and their awkward, increasingly uneasy time together — you sense this is the first time she's been with a man without being drunk — is the film's strongest scene.

But Mr McCain not only rebuffed his fellow Vietnam veteran.

Some, in fact, have worried that Mr. Carter's visit could help Mr. Castro improve his domestic image, since he was not only rebuffed recently in Geneva by the United Nations Human Rights Commission, but also has strained relations with former Latin American allies.

Publicly, Mayor Bloomberg has had nothing but praise for Gov. George E. Pataki, his fellow Republican, even after the governor released a budget plan that not only rebuffed many of the mayor's requests but further cut state aid to the city.