Example sentences of "'s refusal [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The media went into a furore , not helped by Press Secretary Craig Lipton 's refusal to answer the two hundred supplementary questions they had to ask . |
| 2 | By doing so , we effectively answered the first part of the question of principle raised by the appeal , and decided that the court has the power in its inherent jurisdiction to override W. 's refusal to undergo the necessary treatment . |
| 3 | A fourth round of Premiers ' talks was due to be held in Pyongyang , the North Korean capital on Feb. 25-28 , 1991 , although the South 's refusal to cancel the next Team Spirit exercise ( due to begin in January ) made it unclear whether this meeting would go ahead as scheduled . |
| 4 | But this is exactly what large sections of the media , especially given Manchester City Council 's refusal to publish the full report for fear of litigation , took to be the real meaning of the report . |
| 5 | It was ironic that the union should be taking place on a day when Christian Democrats had tabled a Strasbourg motion condemning Mr Major 's refusal to sign the Social Chapter of the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 6 | Wirral Council 's refusal to approve the original plan led to the the inquiry being ordered . |
| 7 | In a statement confirming the party 's refusal to meet the American delegation , Ian Paisley Jnr was quick to claim that Mr Morrison had been ‘ trounced ’ in a congressional election and was nothing more than a ‘ trouble-maker ’ . |
| 8 | In the light of the F.R 's refusal to compromise the '64 Company has re-assessed its position . |
| 9 | ‘ And why have men become cruel and lazy ? ’ the white woman asked , irritated at the other woman 's refusal to condemn the opposite sex . |