Sentence examples for upon the refusal from inspiring English sources

On the other hand, "the corporation has the right to deny the request upon the refusal of the shareholder to furnish an affidavit stating that the request is not being made for a business purpose and that for the past five years, he or she has not been in the business of selling these records," Mr. Krauss said.

It was a decision not so much willed as forced upon him by the refusal of every other European leader to indulge Britain's demands and the pressure from his MPs, 81 of whom had earlier rebelled over a referendum on withdrawal, and many more of whom were with the mutineers in spirit if not in the division lobby.

But even so, such is our love of liberty, that we will never surrender.. Upon this refusal, the Persians marched south again.

And that's fair enough: nobody likes to be told no, especially if the refusal is couched in terms that insist upon the pathetic naivety of the request.

Bullets of disapproval rained upon my head last year when I visited the Moral Maze to lament the refusal of young women to take responsibility for their own safety.

She embodies elegance as refusal — the refusal to inhabit a flawed world of human inferiors.

The information commissioner subsequently overturned the refusal.

The refusal paid off, he believes.

I was in the refusal camp".

The refusal to decorate is almost palpable.

Dreyfus is considering legally challenging the refusal.