Although the proposal seemed like a good idea, they refused it.
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And since she refused to accept it, she had been living in extreme discomfort, exclaiming: "Why should we spend all the capital we are ever likely to have tying ourselves down to a place we detest!"
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Because he didn't want to lose face he refused my offer to help him.
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Carol refused; in other words her answer was "no."
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Doctors refused to perform a second operation.
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He asked her to marry him, but she refused.
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He asked her to marry him, which proposal she refused.
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He firmly refused the Premier's earnest request.
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He flatly refused her requests for help.
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He flatly refused to let me in.
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He got very angry, for she refused to follow his advice.
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He lost his position just because he refused to tell a lie.
[せんみょうをふくめる, senmyouwofukumeru] (exp, v1) (arch) to make someone understand their fate; to reason with; to persuade; to deliver an imperial edict (which cannot be refused)