Sentence examples for refusing to assign from inspiring English sources

By planting his flag on responsibility, not fairness — by failing to tell the story of the past few decades and refusing to assign blame — he rendered his policies faceless.

He refused to assign blame for the current mess.

Corning executives refuse to assign blame for the debacle solely to Mr. Loose, who declined to be interviewed.

When pressed, Jones said there have been miscommunications on some running plays, but he refused to assign blame.

He could refuse to assign any master's students to my projects, meaning I have less manpower or refuse to nominate me for prizes.

Many participants refused to assign any credibility to Clegg, even though what he said reflected many of the views they had expressed themselves.

Mr. Harding refused to assign blame to anyone but himself, saying, "The fault is the fault of the commander, as they say in the Army".

"He could refuse to assign any master's students to my projects, or to nominate me for prizes, and he could be less likely to ask me to collaborate with him; unfortunately, these things are essential".

Mr. Ojukwu of the national police refused to assign a specific motive to the attacks, saying only that "they are elements who are not happy with the status quo or the peace of Nigeria".

Veteran critic David Stratton was left so shaken by the film that he refused to assign it a star rating, essentially giving it zero (by contrast, Stratton's long-time TV co-host Margaret Pomeranz awarded it five).

When I asked him if he felt betrayed in any way by the former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's errors relating to the war in Iraq, Mr. Bush refused to assign blame.