Sentence examples for refused concerned from inspiring English sources

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Todd believes that Imlay begged to be allowed to stay with them because life in Godwin's house was unbearable, with the constant financial worries and Mrs Godwin's insistent haranguing, and that Shelley refused, concerned that anyone learn about Clairmont's condition, least of all someone he believed might inform Godwin (Shelley was being sued by his wife and was worried about his own reputation).

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And he refused to concern himself with things he could not control, like whether the team would let Favre on the practice field.

Another middle-of-the-night peak in the drama, with Merkel pushing her draconian fiscal pact as the eurozone's new rulebook and David Cameron deploying his nuke, a veto on the new treaty because Britain has been refused "safeguards" concerning the EU single market and the interests of the City of London.

Private diaries and the annals of surveys such as Mass Observation show that people often disappoint the political and media classes by refusing to concern themselves with what has been decided are the great issues of the day – or if not ignoring them, then seeing them in unexpected lights.

However, I can't recall a single occasion when the lady concerned refused to lift her veil; and most I ask seem relieved I have done so.

After taking evidence from the riders and the starting team, the stewards adjourned the inquiry for consideration, but when attempts were made to reconvene, the 39 jockeys concerned refused to attend.

A Forest spokesman said: "Every player has to complete a full medical at Nottingham Forest and as the player concerned refused we could not finalise the deal".

The government refused amid concerns about the company's links to Palmer's personal finances and its previous multimillion-dollar donations to his Palmer United party.

The European court of human rights refused an application concerning the trial in 2007.

So it was surprising that the commissioner announced that he has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Department for Constitutional Affairs, which deals with complaints concerning refused requests for information made to government departments.

Tell Rob Andrew to go back to whatever it is he does with the rest of his time, instruct the Professional Game Board to get on with something useful and stuff Fran Cotton's questionnaires into the shredder, because it no longer matters that most of the players concerned refuse to fill them in.

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