Sentence examples for refuse to subordinate from inspiring English sources
History is dogged by the tragic fact that whenever individuals or countries become powerful, they apply the crude and ancient principle that might is right, and concomitantly refuse to subordinate their power to wider and higher law.
He does know he's passionate about Nora (Whitney Bashor), particularly because she refuses to subordinate herself to him.
We refuse to be subordinates.
But as Barzani stressed in a recent Guardian interview: "We are not a part of Iraq... We refuse to be subordinates". His view has been confirmed.
This sense of helplessness is underlined by managers who, jealous of their power and prerogatives, refuse to let subordinates make any decisions for themselves sometimes even about going to the bathroom.
But as gleaming new condominium and apartment buildings replace parking lots, L.A.'s streets swarm with pedestrians who increasingly refuse to accept a subordinate role to the automobiles that have traditionally ruled L.A.
But the health of any democracy requires that we endeavor to subordinate passion to reason and refuse to intimidate into silence those with whom we disagree.
"The entire structure of military command would crumble if subordinates started second-guessing orders". Image caption Gen John Hyten has said he would refuse to carry out an illegal order.
"Refuse to sign, Charlie".
