Rebuffed Sentence Examples

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  • He was rebuffed once more, but continued his campaign with undiminished energy.

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  • Unamfin was robbed on the voyage, the prince of Byblus rebuffed him, and when at last the latter agreed to provide the timber it was only in exchange for substantial gifts hastily sent for from Egypt (including rolls of papyrus) and the promise of more to follow.

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  • During the Polish insurrection Gorchakov rebuffed the suggestions of Great Britain, Austria and France for assuaging the severities employed in quelling it, and he was especially acrid in his replies to Earl Russell's despatches.

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  • This, however, could not as yet be recognized by the friends of prophecy, even though it seemed for a time as if the claims of book religion were rebuffed by facts.

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  • The Lutheran divines who came to England in 1538 with a project for a theological union were rebuffed; the parliament elected in 1539 was Catholic, and only the reforming bishops in the House of Lords offered any resistance to the Six Articles which reaffirmed the chief points in Catholic doctrine and practice.

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  • But if they do not, your attempts elsewhere may be firmly rebuffed.

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  • In May 1428 she tried to obtain from Robert de Baudricourt, governor of Vaucouleurs, an introduction to the dauphin, saying that God would send him aid, but she was rebuffed.

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  • His political programme was that the law should be respected as the supreme will in the country, that Servia's political autonomy should be jealously guarded, and every encroachment on the part of the suzerain power should be resented and rebuffed.

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  • Meanwhile, ministers have again rebuffed calls from the Scottish National Party to intervene.

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  • Lord Warner also rebuffed calls to withdraw current advice on ME, which lists it as a mental disorder.

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  • Lloyds ' $ 28 billion offer was initially rebuffed by Abbey.

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  • He repeatedly rebuffed attempts by Alistair Campbell, the Gus Hedges of the government, to polish the document his way.

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  • Home Secretary David Blunkett immediately rebuffed the committee's calls for reclassification.

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  • Darling rebuffed suggestions of vertical integration with the usual stuff about how it would be difficult on lines where there are several TOCs.

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  • Cripps, in the eye of the storm, rebuffed an approach from the Defense Committee.

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  • Green 's recently rebuffed bid for ailing high-street retailer Marks & Spencer, earlier this year, was well publicized.

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  • Home Secretary David Blunkett immediately rebuffed the committee 's calls for reclassification.

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  • Stranger anxiety can be upsetting to friends and relatives, who may feel rebuffed by a suddenly shy child.

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  • These are also flirt lines that can be gently rebuffed.

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  • You can always encourage deeper flirting another time and if it's rebuffed or avoided, then let it be.

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  • Your Taurus lady will literally lash out if she feels unwanted or rebuffed by you.

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  • The stalking may be done online, where a rebuffed paramour posts derogatory comments on your pages, makes your private information available to the public and sends harassing emails.

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