Sentence examples for refusal to defer from inspiring English sources
It is a fear of undemocratic forms of authority, a refusal to defer to teachers on principle.
I told him that in his refusal to defer to sportswriters he was simply ahead of his time; he said, "No, no, I was just young and arrogant".
Regardless of their approach, feminists have always been characterised unfavourably for their social goals, looks, and refusal to defer to men.
O'Connor's voting rights decisions also reflect her refusal to defer to elected representatives and to reserve for herself the exclusive authority to define illegal discrimination.
As Biskupic points out, Judge Richard Posner has derided Scalia's constitutional history in the gun case as "faux originalism," and Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson has compared Scalia's gun opinion to Roe v. Wade for its refusal to defer to the political branches.
He finally catches his breath, wary of how he might be coming across: "I do feel like a douchebag talking about this nonsense … Maybe I'm getting in over my head, I don't know!" Maus's refusal to defer to the majority view is part of his charm.
In Gorsuch's dissenting opinion, he refused to defer to the Department of Labor's interpretation of the statutory language regarding refusal to operate.
For the current monarch, it is thoroughbreds, and for the past 60 years, the Queen has been absorbed by the stubborn refusal of racehorses to defer to power or status.
Councillors voted to defer the application for refusal based on the reduced visibility, height of the fence and concerns over parking.
Councillors on the planning committee today voted to defer the application for refusal following impassioned pleas from residents and local ward members who voiced concerns of the impact the 500-student development would have on their lives.
The mounting international criticism indicates a welcome, if much-belated, refusal by major European, Latin American and Asian countries to defer any longer to the U.S. on this issue, and their readiness to expose what they long knew but were reluctant to express: that Netanyahu's declared commitment to a two-state solution has been a lie.
