Sentence examples for refusing to assist from inspiring English sources

Meanwhile, Karen would stand off to the side, refusing to assist.

Willingham, refusing to assist the process, lay down; he was carried into a chamber eight feet wide and ten feet long.

A Protestant, Ribaut was forced to seek refuge in England, where he subsequently was imprisoned after refusing to assist a colonization project in the New World.

Fifa suspended him last year for initially refusing to assist the investigation led by prosecutor Michael Garcia into the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.

Speaking to Victoria Derbyshire on BBC 5 Live, Sandiford said by refusing to assist in funding her lawyers, the Government's actions were "tantamount to condoning the death penalty".

"There are, and will continue to be, British nationals facing execution without lawyers and because they can not raise their voices the Government is standing by refusing to assist with funding of lawyers for them.

Martin refused to assist, but says the judge persisted.

In November 1799 Bernadotte refused to assist Bonaparte's coup d'état that ended the Directory but neither did he defend it.

If London had been attacked and France refused to assist, there would be an outcry against our Gallic allies.

Peace talks with the PKK that started in 2012 have been strained of late because Turkey has refused to assist the Kurds in the fight for Kobane.

If the U.S. refused to assist its closest allies in a withdrawal from Bosnia, however, it would jeopardize America's post-Cold War role in Europe.