One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised. From LearnThat.org. [Chinua Achebe]
Fox has repeatedly said that she loves comics, so I wouldn't assume her refusal is automatic. From Wordnik.com. [Megan Fox Reportedly Offered Role as Red Sonja | /Film] Reference
Mpofu expressed concern over what he labelled the refusal of other media to give the SABC credit for anything. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Such a refusal is entirely within their Constitutional powers. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Why Recalls of U.S. Senators Are Unconstitutional] Reference
The other mark of barbarism he called the refusal of reciprocity. From Wordnik.com. [Gilbert Keith Chesterton] Reference
The refusal is regarded as deciding the case against the prisoners. From Wordnik.com. [Foreign and Colonial Intelligence] Reference
The root of that refusal is the fact that I don't get paid to be a writer. From Wordnik.com. [Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: October 2005 Archives] Reference
But West's refusal is unconscionable and contemptuous of its best customers. From Wordnik.com. [Ken Svengalis, Law Library Consumer Watchdog] Reference
Long-term refusal to talk directly with Iran melted and a reluctant diplomacy was begun. From Wordnik.com. [Richard Klass: The Korean Analogy] Reference
One old friend of mine called the refusal to seat Roland Burris "a coup on American democracy.". From Wordnik.com. [The World According to Oatney] Reference
The FISA court issued over 2000 warrants last year. the refusal is so low, that it is less then 1%. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Specter Caves, Proposes Blanket Amnesty For Illegal Government Surveillance] Reference
Instead, the court said any such right of refusal is “simply a matter of grace” bestowed by the Legislature. From Wordnik.com. [Dealing with DUI Issues | Impact Lab] Reference
When he found her resolute in refusal, he ordered a chaise, and made her get into it, without saying for what purpose. From Wordnik.com. [Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth] Reference
UN officials have termed the refusal 'unprecedented.'. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Iran Bars the Nuclear Door] Reference
KAYE (voice-over): It's called a refusal to transport. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 24, 2009] Reference
UN officials have termed the refusal "unprecedented."'. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Iran Bars the Nuclear Door] Reference
His refusal was a crushing defeat for the Presbyterians. From Wordnik.com. [History of the English People, Volume VI (of 8) Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683] Reference
That you will persevere in your refusal is my only hope. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Hugh Trevor] Reference
The refusal is a requirement for a mandatory blood draw. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily News - News] Reference
The judge said the refusal was a violation of her human rights. From Wordnik.com. [Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference
The French Minister of Finance called his refusal "Horrendous!". From Wordnik.com. [Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson pulled another fast one on American taxpayers.] Reference
He said the refusal was the subject of a separate investigation. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The catalyst for the refusal was a letter that government watchdog. From Wordnik.com. [Salon] Reference
If he refuses, then his refusal is your cue to quit and go elsewhere. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals] Reference
I have only to recall my refusal, and he -- But I do not love Mr. Dodd. From Wordnik.com. [Love Me Little, Love Me Long] Reference
Mr. Koizumi called their refusal to hold summits with him, flatly, wrong. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 25, 2006] Reference
And that is, their refusal to deal with the impact of illegal immigration. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 14, 2007] Reference
And then she recalled the refusal of Sim Gage himself to think of marriage. From Wordnik.com. [The Sagebrusher A Story of the West] Reference
He has shamelessly recalled his refusal to let Austrian blood be shed, while. From Wordnik.com. [At Home And Abroad Or, Things And Thoughts In America and Europe] Reference
His refusal was a turning point for me and I started to fall behind at school. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
Next to the cruelty of such a refusal was the meanness of those who submitted to it. From Wordnik.com. [The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816] Reference
Chairman of the committee Fine Gael's Bernard Durkan called the refusal "intolerable". From Wordnik.com. [ireland.com Breaking News] Reference
He left it out of sight, as if recalling my refusal, when he was a boy, to buy him one. From Wordnik.com. [The Warrior Returns] Reference
His refusal was a real refusal, founded on the divine decree, which He was bound to obey. From Wordnik.com. [Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII] Reference
"No!" he yelled: and with his refusal was a gesture of the most impudent and insulting nature. From Wordnik.com. [The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia] Reference
If so, the refusal was a curt one, for he reappeared with a ghastly face and walked up to Frank. From Wordnik.com. [A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus] Reference
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