Thatcher disagreed and said: "I should not refuse to unveil it, therefore I will do it".
Mark Oaten confirmed he was standing for the leadership of the Liberal Democrats yesterday - but refused to unveil his list of supporters, prompting speculation that he was still struggling to sign up the seven MPs he needs for his nomination.
The US firm has kept its cards close to its chest ahead of the big unveil, refusing to disclose the machine's name or address rampant rumours: Will it really need an always-on internet connection?
He initially gazed downward, refusing to look at me, an unveiled, non-Muslim female.
A Hamas militant who worked closely with him, and who goes by the nom de guerre Abu Dujana, described him as "extraordinarily religious, to the point of refusing to do things that are normal, like watching an unveiled anchorwoman on television".
Sheik Nasseri, for instance, has been giving the Friday sermon at the main mosque in Sadr City, where he has railed against Americans as "infidel colonizers" and sanctioned the killing of unveiled women who refuse to comply with his rules, as well as the killing of Muslims or non-Muslims who sell liquor.
In fact, John Eaton said his grandfather had refused to attend the aqueduct's unveiling.
Melania was supposed to be unhappy with the children's veep pick of Mike Pence, and refused to appear at the great Pence unveiling.
Appearing on two Sunday talk shows, the GOP's top budget guru Rep. Paul Ryan promised to close enough loopholes to pay for the large tax cuts in his budget blueprint unveiled last week — but he repeatedly refused to specify any.
"The Chinese government refuses to approve airlines' orders for long-haul aeroplanes," Gallois said, as he unveiled the company's results.
