But we have steadfastly offered them what they need: the data and reports to succeed at delivering value using lean-agile principles and practices.
The industry also steadfastly refused offers to negotiate over a weaker version.
One of his last prose pieces describes a pretty girl who steadfastly rebuffs all offers of dinner, gondola rides, and flowers; she prefers to sit alone in the sun, "luxuriating in the simplicity of her wants".
Believing, however, that I could be of use in improving the efficiency of the navy yards, I have steadfastly refused the offers which have been tendered me.
Another key element of the California congresswoman's approach has been steadfastly refusing to offer any kind of alternative plan for how to fix the health system.
FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank said Thursday it would keep interest rates low "for an extended period of time," an unprecedented commitment for an institution that had steadfastly refused to offer guidance on its future policy.
As DealBook's Andrew Ross Sorkin pointed out on Monday, such a tactic would express shareholder discontent at Yahoo's management — and in particular Jerry Yang, the company co-founder and chief executive who steadfastly opposed the offer.
Cognitive behavioural therapy can be helpful too, he says, though not everyone is keeping up – the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has steadfastly refused to offer lightboxes on the NHS: "Frankly, I think that is ridiculous.
She had repeatedly rejected other plea offers and steadfastly maintained her innocence, he said.
I was ushered from counter-top restaurant to karaoke bar, all the while having my offers of payment steadfastly refused.
He and the Clash steadfastly refused a stream of enormous cash offers to reunite, a stance which has made their career seem all the more impressive in hindsight.
