Sentence examples for refuse shift from inspiring English sources

Ruthless benefit sanctions have hit women worst as they try to juggle children and jobseeking rules and are cut off when they refuse shift work.

Still, for all their efforts – the Tories going negative last week, then suddenly talking sunshine and the good life this week – the polls refuse to shift.

It has six weeks to prevent the general election becoming a rout; despite Scottish Labour's organisational revitalisation under Jim Murphy, the opinion polls refuse to shift.

British electric car drivers face having to pay more to power their car if they refuse to shift their charging to off-peak times, in a move designed to lessen their burden on the electricity network.

But opponents argued that coming late would deprive them of influence, and also warned that Democratic governors and Democratic-controlled legislatures would refuse to shift primary dates, thus forcing Republicans either to hold caucuses or to pay for their own primaries.

Bill 148, subtly called the "Making Ontario Open for Business Act," will roll back the labour reforms brought about by the previous Wynne government, including the aforementioned minimum wage freeze, paid sick days, and the right to refuse a shift 96 hours beforehand.

The excess weight stubbornly refuses to shift.

But she refuses to shift from her position that the more presents I give her, the more I love her.

Perhaps one who was miffed that Abbott was refusing to shift Joe Hockey from the treasury portfolio and install them instead.

You might jitter with anxiety yourself as he steadfastly refuses to shift angles during a maddening and calamitous traffic jam.

The MEK has moved 2,000 of the 3,200 people who were living in Camp Ashraf but refuses to shift the rest.