The kids rolled their eyes, but they didn't budge from their primo trap-watching spot.

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Yet while Mr Landry fires away with both barrels, support for secession in Quebece refuses to budge from around 40%.

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For the last 18 months, he had been hoping for a move, but Shakthar was unwilling to budge from its lofty valuation.

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While competitors' pods are available on grocery-store shelves, the company says it won't budge from its direct-to-consumer model, selling coffee capsules online, in its boutiques and over the phone.

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However, India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and left-wing parties refused to budge from their demand that a debate on economic reforms must be held under Rule 184.

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But the Republicans will not budge from their dogma.

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The opprobrium heaped upon a mediator can be a good barometer of the pressure he is applying to one or both sides in a conflict, or of the parties' readiness to budge from long-entrenched positions.

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"No intimidation will budge us from our willingness to help that country rise up again and rebuild itself with self-government, security and freedom, " Berlusconi said in a statement.

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As they do so, their American rivals may find they are unable to budge, blocked from using the licences that have cost them so much.

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The remaining clan members have refused to budge, while concerns have grown that other groups from the Philippines' restive southern provinces might enter Sabah, which shares a long and porous sea border with the Philippines that's difficult to patrol.

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