Sentence examples for refusing to countenance from inspiring English sources

Most fundamentally, parties are refusing to countenance the investment needed to make housing accessible for all.

And by refusing to countenance electoral reform, Labour keeps the Tories in business as the default governing party in Britain.

But despite the fact that even the mighty German economy is now contracting, Merkel is still refusing to countenance a stimulus.

Initially, Mr. Koujalgi said, he had been something of a "purist," refusing to countenance the idea of new buildings in heritage sections of town.

There had been anger when Todt had failed to voice compassion for the fallen, initially refusing to countenance any change to the schedule.

With Iraq demanding an end to sanctions, and America, its bombers at the ready, refusing to countenance any such thing, there could indeed be sleepless nights to come.

The regime refuses to countenance this.

They refused to countenance such a copycat tactic.

So far, Russia has refused to countenance the changes.

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.