Sentence examples for the push to reject from inspiring English sources

The push to reject the settlement, though, faces an uphill battle.

Jefferts Schori firmly rejected the push to centralize power and discipline, saying that Anglicanism, and the Episcopal Church, were founded by Christians who wished to escape the strong hand of an established hierarchy.

Ms. Pilgrim-Hunter entered the race for the 33rd District of the State Senate in April after playing a prominent role in pushing the City Council to reject a plan to build a mall inside the Kingsbridge Armory.

Mr. Zarlin is one of more than 150 Obama campaign alumni who are pushing the president to reject the proposed 1,700-mile 1,700-milewhich would carry millions of gallons of crude oil from Alberta in Canada to American refineries on the Gulf Coast.

Her sense of justice pushed her to reject the idea of partition, which would hurt the Polish people.

Since it cannot curb arrivals from the European Union, that means pushing harder to reject non-Europeans.

Jenny Macklin pushed colleagues to reject the measures on pensions and family benefits, a position that quickly found consensus.

The call for shareholders to exercise their appraisal rights is in some ways a surprising shift for Mr. Icahn, who has pushed them to reject the takeover bid.

Now, as Gov. Bill Ritter Jr. weighs whether to use Secure Communities, already in effect in 480 jurisdictions in 27 states, immigrant rights groups have been privately pushing him to reject the program.

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Takeover speculation is boosting the broad U.S. stock indexes Wednesday as Alcan 's board pushed shareholders to reject Alcoa 's $27.4 billion buyout offer.