Sentence examples for refusing to propose from inspiring English sources

This year she delivered a setback to the Byington group, refusing to propose spending $40 million to build a new truck highway from the mouth of the tunnel to Interstate 75 in Detroit.

The White House thought the Pentagon was disrespecting the president by refusing to propose a politically acceptable action plan, while the Pentagon became furious that White House officials didn't "seem to understand what military force can and cannot do," the official said.

They were all harshly rebuked by Lentulus, who peremptorily refused to propose Calidius's motion.

Mr. Obama refuses to propose more spending cuts until Republicans accept higher tax rates on the wealthy, and Republicans refuse to accept higher tax rates on the wealthy while asking for more spending cuts.

The F.D.A. has so far refused to propose restrictions on antibiotic uses to prevent disease even when the drugs are delivered in feed or water, and Judge Katz's order does not extend to disease prevention uses.

Mr. Geithner has refused to propose any specific capital ratios for banks, for example, saying that leaders should simply agree to nail down such numbers by the end of 2010.

It didn't work: later that night, after he'd refused to propose to her (Woodson was already married), she burst into his bathroom while he was brushing his teeth and threw a pan of boiling grits over him, then went into another room and shot herself.

As president he steadfastly refused to propose emancipation for his first 17 months.

Washington wants to raise taxes on the American people, but refuses to propose closing loopholes that allow corporations to get away with not paying their fair share of taxes.

Assuming the President stays the course and refuses to propose Social Security cuts, E-Verify would represent the biggest threat to Social Security that is currently on the table -- aside from the Republican Presidential Candidates.

The anti-austerity government led by Alexis Tsipras has found itself increasingly cornered with creditors – the so-called troika of the IMF, the European Union and the European Central Bank – refusing to endorse proposed reforms under an extension of its €240bn (£176bailoutlout.