Sentence examples for refuse passage from inspiring English sources

A2 Iceland Bars Some Americans The State Department asked Iceland to explain why it had ordered Icelandair to refuse passage to dozens of Americans who appeared on a list of followers of the Falun Gong spiritual movement.

The department said today that it was asking Iceland's government for an explanation of why it had ordered the state airline, Icelandair, to refuse passage to American citizens who appeared on a list of followers of the Falun Gong spiritual movement.

"She made her way independently to nurse soldiers in the Crimean war, despite being refused passage by the government.

An ancient city, Mādabā was mentioned in the Old Testament as being laid waste by the Israelites under Moses when the Amorites refused passage through their territory (Numbers 21).

Foreign reporters rarely visit Aleppo, fearing kidnapping by Islamist groups but also because Turkey generally refuses passage.

· If you are refused passage and or entry/exit to or from the country being visited, any additional costs and losses incurred will be your sole responsibility.

With only a letter from the Olympic Committee and no valid passport, he managed to get a truck ride to the Austrian border but was initially refused passage by a disbelieving immigration officer who thought he was a refugee seeking asylum.

Since both Turkey and Bulgaria have refused passage, the Russians will be forced to go much further east to get supplies to Syria — but that won't necessarily stop the supplies.

While the suit says Tainter was never refused passage on previous United flights, it alleges that the airline has a "pattern and practice" of failing to inform its employees on how to handle handicapped passengers and their equipment.

According to legend, Patrick was at first refused passage aboard the ship, but as he walked away, the hounds on board began barking and would not stop until Patrick was allowed on the ship.

He secretly sent an emissary to London, met with the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, whom he urged to refuse free passage of Adolf Hitler's army to North Africa, and maintained a cordial relationship with Admiral William Leahy, the U.S. ambassador to Vichy until 1942.