Sentence examples for steadfastly rebuffed from inspiring English sources
But she has steadfastly rebuffed calls to close the German border, saying it would be unconstitutional and ultimately ineffective.
While Mr. Chen has pledged not to push for independence, he has steadfastly rebuffed the Chinese government's demand that he recognize a single China, governed by Beijing.
But while Tsipras no longer resembles the firebrand who stormed to power on an anti-austerity platform in January, he has steadfastly rebuffed his challenger's overtures of forming a grand coalition.
Activists have pressured the White House on the issue for much of this year, because getting the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) passed in Congress is nearly impossible with Republicans in control of the House, but the Obama administration has steadfastly rebuffed pleas to sign the order.
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".
He steadfastly ignored rebuffs by Kochetkova's stern-faced clansmen, who apparently disapproved of the color of his tartan.
Republican governors like Rick Perry of Texas and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana steadfastly refuse to consider opening Medicaid to more poor people, and GOP state legislators in states like Ohio and Florida have rebuffed their Republican governors' efforts to advance a Medicaid expansion.
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Anglo American rebuffed Xstrata.
