Sentence examples for striking refusal from inspiring English sources

The most striking refusal of all is that of Sachet himself.

That is striking, given an earlier refusal to join Mr Singh's administration.

He said the refusal was striking because the commission had not invoked the law enforcement exemption in response to a similar request by SEC Insight about Tyco in April.

That striking creation, and his refusal to give in to any hint of the didactic or the predictable, affirms his position as a writer worth serious attention.

An even more striking example of this refusal, which Schnabel shows us later at the main studio, is a series of paintings done on the stage sets of a Kabuki drama, which a friend sent him from Japan.

"Senator John McCain declared on Thursday that most American troops will be home from Iraq by 2013 and that Iraq will be a functioning democracy with only 'spasmodic' episodes of violence, a striking departure from his refusal so far to set a date for U.S. withdrawal," writes Elizabeth Bumiller at The Times's Caucus blog.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Senator John McCain declared on Thursday that most American troops will be home from Iraq by 2013 and that Iraq will be a functioning democracy with only "spasmodic'' episodes of violence, a striking departure from his refusal so far to set a date for U.S. withdrawal.

This long overdue prosecution exposes the striking, continuous, and deliberate refusal by the accountability departments within the agencies, policy makers, the media, and the courts, to focus their attention on what occurs inside Chicago Police interrogation rooms.

The comments were a striking departure from his usual refusal to set a date for American withdrawal.

WHAT is most striking is the White House's refusal to criticize Mr. Greenspan publicly, even when he upsets it with disparaging remarks about the administration's contention that the country needs big tax cuts.

In the absence of many memorable songs, the striking thing about Years of Refusal was its wilful sonic unpleasantness, as if his latterday backing band had decided to grasp the nettle of the criticisms leveled at them – largely unflattering comparisons of their hamfisted approach with the deftness and subtlety of the Smiths – by sounding as thuggish and ungainly as possible.