Sentence examples for refusal to stage from inspiring English sources

At the same time, a collieshangie (some call it a controversy) broke out over the National Theatre of Scotland's refusal to stage classic works of Scots-language drama – particularly, Sir David Lyndsay's 1540 play, Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis.

Brian writes of "the National Theatre of Scotland's refusal to stage classic works of Scots-language drama – particularly, Sir David Lyndsay's 1540 play, Ane [Pleasant] Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis", and quotes the cringe-inducing self-hatred of a Scottish Tory who calls Scots "a collection of regional dialects of the English language".

The pressure on Tetouan had been all the greater after Moroccans had hoped the hosting of the event would help make up for the country's refusal to stage the Africa Cup of Nations early in the New Year due to fears over the spread of Ebola.

A great deal of indifference, if not opposition, had to be overcome, including a refusal by the Greek prime minister to stage the Games at all.

Despite the refusal by most European states to invest in their militaries, Moscow still is in no position to stage a continental Blitzkrieg.

The House's refusal to exit the stage means that the Senate had to return to pass a one-day spending bill.

Labor's transport spokesman, Anthony Albanese, said the party welcomed the government's decision, which followed Abbott's refusal to fund the second stage "in line with his ideological bias against public transport".

The film opens with Fischer's forfeiture of the match's second game — his refusal to show up at the stage where the match is being played, due to his panoply of discontents, including the noise of the audience, vibrations beneath the stage, and his suspicion of K.G.B. surveillance.

ISRAEL'S refusal to go beyond the first stage of the land-for-security accord it signed at Wye, in Maryland, in October, deciding instead to hold an election, leaves the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas, the Islamic opposition, dancing warily around one another.

James was quite far down the gang's pecking order, but the length of the sentence reflects the size of the operation, the fact it's his second strike for dealing and his refusal to plead guilty at any stage of proceedings.

Hear me now and believe me later: if Rick Perry become president, Democrats will not stage a large-scale refusal to appoint any of his nominees unless he enacts policies they desire.