Sentence examples for refused to vacate from inspiring English sources

Though Mr. Wahid refused to vacate the presidential palace, his resistance appeared to be futile.

While many residents were happy to leave, 85 people refused to vacate their homes until compulsory orders were issued.

When the defendants refused to vacate their apartment, the board started a summary eviction proceeding in Housing Court.

But here's another question that has always refused to vacate my mind when I've been about to close the casebook.

In Banja Luka, I stopped in on Nikola Poplasen, who was easy to find, since he had refused to vacate the President's office.

Maybe that custodian could not fight City Hall, but Mr. Bloomberg successfully did when he refused to vacate his second-floor bullpen offices during renovations.

Despite their refusal to retaliate, over 150 students were eventually arrested for refusing to vacate store lunch counters when ordered to do so by police.

Palestinian children refuse to vacate the road.

If the tenant refuses to vacate the apartment when the lease expires, Ms. McGuire said, the landlord can start eviction proceedings.

Much was made by the local media of the minor clashes that occurred - in a usually peaceful city - between police and protesters refusing to vacate the premises.

Israel first occupied the territory in the 1967 war, later refusing to vacate the area which is now an area of intense building following an extension of civilian control in 1981.