Sentence examples for refusal to launch from inspiring English sources

With shareholders in line for another special dividend, chief executive Simon Wolfson's refusal to launch a pre-Christmas sale appeared vindicated.

In 1993, he was a minister (for the environment) for just one day, resigning his seat because of parliament's refusal to launch an investigation into a corruption scandal that involved Bettino Craxi, a former prime minister.

David Cameron has defended his refusal to launch an investigation into Jeremy Hunt, insisting the culture secretary acted "wisely and fairly", but refused an opportunity to say he would keep Hunt in his job beyond the London Olympics.

This isn't surprising given the Harper government's refusal to launch an inquiry into the 1,181 missing and murdered aboriginal women within Canada itself.

The demonstration is a part of a larger trend of protest across Canada, in direct response to the Conservative government's refusal to launch an inquiry into over 800 missing and murdered aboriginal women.

After the mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, and commissioner of the NYPD, Ray Kelly, defended the surveillance practice and the refusal of federal officials to launch an inquiry into the actions of the NYPD, this move by New Jersey Muslims to take on the City of New York on their own, to defend their constitutional right to practice their religion, is a courageous one.

In the wake of al-Qaeda's September 11 , 2001 attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., Mullah Omar's refusal to extradite bin Laden prompted the United States to launch a series of military operations in Afghanistan.

"We deplore the categorical refusal by the British of Unesco's invitation to launch a mediation process over the Parthenon sculptures housed in the British Museum," the cultural minister had said.

This comment did not go down well with American officials, whose memories are seared by Turkey's refusal in March 2003 to let America use its soil to launch a second front against Iraq.

The coalition row broke out as renewable energy developer Ecotricity was given permission to launch a legal appeal against Mr Pickles's refusal to permit four turbines at Black Ditch on the Somerset Levels.

He was planning to launch an inquiry into the links between the Met and News International to examine whether the Met's refusal to pursue the phone -hacking saga, and the links with News International.