For now, though, his refusal to even consider raising taxes on the rich — he dug his heels in opposition to extending an income tax surcharge on people making more than $400,000 — would seem to pave the way for a showdown with Democrats who control the Legislature and quickly called his spending cuts an assault on the middle class.
Independents who were in business when the statute was adopted would not have suffered a denial of a constitutional right or privilege if they had been refused a differential, though the refusal might have condemned them to a foreordained and hopeless struggle with advertised competitors stronger than themselves.
Cook, though, described the refusal of Mathews to recall Buttler as "a pretty poor act".
Part of the problem, though, is the refusal of New York City officials to give the Red Cross access to the list of missing and dead, which city officials said is not complete.
We take what is expected and rearrange it". Though their refusal to comply with expectation sometimes has been controversial, it usually is endorsed by the judges.
Naturally enough I took this as a sign of her devotion to her father though her refusal to say the word "mama" was quietly eating away at my wife.
Under pressure from Republicans, Mr. Cipel was reassigned from the homeland security job to an unspecified post, though the refusal to release his job description turned the episode into the State House equivalent of palace intrigue.
Though her refusal to repudiate Roe v. Wade has upset some conservatives, Hutchison, like Perry, gets high ratings from pro-life and pro-gun groups, and she has consistently talked tough on immigration issues.
But even though his refusal to have his name on the credits is part of a general policy, Moore seems to harbour a special resentment towards the Joel Silver and Wachowski brothers production of V for Vendetta.
