Ms De Girolamo joined the newly-founded NCD in November after Mr Alfano split with Mr Berlusconi over his refusal to continue backing the government.
She recalls the young Nureyev's refusal to continue performing for an hour, midballet, because of a costume he considered too baggy.
Murray appears to have reached the end of his tether over his grown-up children's behaviour and in particular their refusal to continue to bend to his sovereign will.
At Honey Stinger, which makes energy gels, chews and bars, Armstrong's refusal to continue to fight the doping accusations by the United States Anti-Doping Agency is of no consequence.
Bush's refusal to continue on to Baghdad, reluctance to intervene in Bosnia and criticism of Israel were laid at the doorstep of realists like Baker, whose record was, in truth, not unblemished.
On the other hand, here is a man whose life was changed by his marriage to a porn star and her refusal to continue as his living art object.
Avery Brundage, the autocratic president of the United States Olympic Committee and a self-made millionaire, had been infuriated by Owens's refusal to continue a post-Olympic barnstorming tour across Europe.
He said that the way he was viewed in minority neighborhoods was shaped by his defeat of Mr. Dinkins, his refusal to continue the "prevailing politics of race relations," and the fluctuating perception of police practices.
The presence of Turcomens there are anything between 800,000 and 2m in Iraq serves as a pretext for Turkey's intervention to "protect" its Turkic cousins.Relations between the Turks and Mr Barzani have sharply deteriorated in recent months, mainly over the latter's refusal to continue to collaborate in military operations.
