Sentence examples for refuses to countenance from inspiring English sources
The regime refuses to countenance this.
"There's a lot of horribleness that Nicola refuses to countenance," Iris says.
Despite the potential for supplementary income, the school refuses to countenance the presence of vending machines.
Israel refuses to countenance the return of any refugees, saying an influx would endanger the Jewish character of the state.
Notwithstanding the efforts of the Green party, mainstream political debate refuses to countenance such issues as a living wage.
In public at least, he refuses to countenance the idea that Railtrack should be brought back into public ownership.
They refused to countenance such a copycat tactic.
So far, Russia has refused to countenance the changes.
Most fundamentally, parties are refusing to countenance the investment needed to make housing accessible for all.
She also refused to countenance setting a deadline for joining the ERM.
America, in particular, was cross that developing countries refused to countenance ever cutting emissions.
