Sentence examples for seeming refusal from inspiring English sources

A team of Nobel laureates will try to make sense of an Illinois deficit and the seeming refusal of a legislature to deal with soaring pension obligations.

He said Mr. Hazare's seeming refusal to compromise or take part in the parliamentary review was matched by the authorities' decision to arrest him rather than initially let him protest.

But Obama's seeming refusal to hold it in reserve ("like the fire axe on the wall," in Garrett Epps's words) is emblematic of his all too civilized, all too accommodating negotiating strategy — indeed, of his whole approach to the nation's larger economic dilemma, the most disappointing aspect of his Presidency.

"This seeming refusal to accept that the contents of his emails were in fact sexist and inappropriate to my mind completely undermines his public apology and leads to only one conclusion: that it was insincere and therefore unsustainable in the court of public opinion," he said.

But Obama's seeming refusal to hold it in reserve ("like the fire axe on the wall," in Garrett Epps's words) is emblematic of his all too civilized, all too accommodating negotiating strategy indeed, of his whole approach to the nation's larger economic dilemma, the most disappointing aspect of his Presidency.

They described that some classmates who refused the test were looked upon as ridiculous, but it also seemed that refusal to participate was considered a more active way of behaving than following the crowd.

It seemed a refusal of the sartorial overload and yacht-rock opulence of most chart pop.

He added: "It seems the refusal to provide such information likely relates to the sensitive nature of the case and its implications for international relations between the two countries".

Our seeming toughness, our refusal to allow one another to engage in self-pity and "ain't life tough" and "aren't I terrific?" might, in fact, be rather Marchian.

The association between cubicle refusal during the first days after transfer and subsequent cubicle refusal seemed strong.

His years of refusal seem to be turning into years of renewal.