Sentence examples for turn down a request from inspiring English sources

He would drop comments like, "I had to turn down a request from Mayor Koch today".

He said he knew not to turn down a request on the spot.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has yet to turn down a request for a license extension, although it wants some steps to be taken on safety at the plant.

"It is harder to turn down a request to meet face to face for 50 minutes than a written proposal for $50,000," he writes.

We've already had mouths watering with a bratwurst stew, but it is difficult to turn down a request and, well, you can't have too much tubular meat at a tailgate party.

"The governor asked me the day of the election, and quite frankly it's very difficult to turn down a request by a governor who just won by 15 points and helped carry the majority into the Assembly".

For Saturday's pink balloon event, the American Embassy turned down a request for financing.

While largely siding with Samsung, Judge Birss nonetheless turned down a request by Samsung for an injunction to bar Apple from saying that Samsung had infringed patents.

Sisi has already turned down a request from President Obama, delivered in person by John Kerry, that he consider pardoning the journalists.

He turned down a request for an interview.

(The New York Police Department turned down a request for an interview).