Sentence examples for refusing in from inspiring English sources

Although Anthony cannot refuse a trade, he can thwart it by refusing in advance to sign an extension.

"I don't think that they are refusing in principle to participate," Michael Noonan, the finance minister of Ireland, said Monday about the I.M.F.'s readiness to help Cyprus.

Locksmiths and firefighters across the country have joined the fray, refusing in many cases to help court bailiffs open doors and break into houses.

Elsewhere in the book, she recalls refusing, in an audition, to talk about her most embarrassing moment, and encourages others to consider the same philosophy.

He motioned for me to grab the rod and for the briefest of moments I thought about refusing in favor of continuing to troll with my fly line.

Now, with scant notice, Carnegie seems to have decided to take a stand against the powerful union, refusing in contract talks to let the stagehands extend their sway to an educational wing to be opened next year above the hall.

The Supreme Court had refused in April to hear his appeal.

How many women would refuse in such circumstances?

She always refused, in French, to accept the call.

He refused, in what Dr. Shaath called "a shouting match".

Ming Tong refused, in keeping with Chinese tradition.