| reiterate refusal | 1.97 | But on Saturday Buyoya reiterated his refusal to do so. | ||
| follow refusal | 1.45 | His testimony followed the refusal by Fastow and ex-executive Michael Kopper to testify. | ||
| repeat refusal | 1.25 | She repeated her refusal. | ||
| reconsider refusal | 0.72 | Nonetheless, Meehan said in an interview that Clinton should reconsider his refusal to say that he lied. | ||
| maintain refusal | 0.66 | Britain said it was maintaining its refusal to condemn the French test programme. | ||
| include refusal | 0.59 | That included a refusal to grin for the audience or to play the role of entertainer. | ||
| protest refusal | 0.59 | Turkish people and businesses have been boycotting Italian goods to protest the refusal to extradite. | ||
| cite refusal | 0.53 | The committee cited her refusal to be intimidated by the criminals she covered. | ||
| continue refusal | 0.53 | Giuliani continued his refusal to disclose specifically whom he had lobbied. | ||
| criticize refusal | 0.53 | In both races, he said, his opponents criticized his refusal to come out for tax cuts. | ||
| involve refusal | 0.53 | It involves the refusal to establish independent electoral bodies and to check vote rigging. | ||
| justify refusal | 0.46 | The court Sunday gave the home ministry six days to justify its refusal. | ||
| recommend refusal | 0.46 | The latest situation is County Highways have recommended refusal. | ||
| use refusal | 0.46 | Howe, of course, uses her refusal to gain points with the electorate. | ||
| announce refusal | 0.39 | He announced his refusal in a brief declaration to the Chamber of Deputies. | ||
| ignore refusal | 0.39 | A developer could go ahead without applying for planning permission, or could even ignore a refusal of permission. | ||
| uphold refusal | 0.39 | The majority upheld that refusal. | ||
| reverse refusal | 0.33 | He called on Hun Sen to reverse his refusal to meet with him. | ||
| say refusal | 0.33 | It said the refusal of local communities to host disposal facilities and public awareness of solid waste management needed to be addressed. | ||
| drop refusal | 0.26 | He said a written pledge provided by Sinn Fein earlier this week reassured him that the IRA would soon drop its refusal to disarm. |