Sentence examples for refusing on from inspiring English sources

Among Lowell's letters from that time are those to public officials, including one to President Lyndon B. Johnson in May 1965 refusing on foreign policy grounds to take part in the White House Festival of the Arts.

After refusing on principle, Frank signs on -- with stipulations.

He's thrown into jail for refusing, on principle, to accept interest on the money a bank is holding for him.

Mr. Ali was jailed for 16 months after being found in civil contempt for refusing, on religious grounds, to testify.

These include stopping pupils from skipping classes on compulsory bits of the curriculum (such as the Holocaust) or patients refusing on religious grounds to see a male doctor.

By refusing on Monday to sign Justice Kennedy's Part 4, Justice Thomas deprived his colleague of a majority for the full range of his opinion, and without explanation.

From all the practices invited to attend, one practice refused on the grounds that they had not implemented AA.

The application was refused on September 29.

I refuse, on principle, to walk in.

Some Iranians still refuse, on principle, to go back.

I was refused on the grounds of confidentiality.