I'm open to new ideas... but I refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced.

BBC: Obama demands tax rises for rich over fiscal cliff

But I refuse to cut investments like clean energy that will help us out-innovate and out-compete the rest of the world.

WHITEHOUSE: Weekly Address: Clean Energy to Out-Innovate the Rest of the World | The White House

" "I cannot refuse to contemplate it, but I don't believe that I'm going to.

CNN: Barak: Israeli coalition difficult to predict

He tells me to do it by the roadside, in front of the refuse, but I ignore him and walk across the road, around the dancing mob, and through a gap between two shops.

NEWYORKER: Baptizing the Gun

But they refuse, as far as I can tell, to make any real effort to give Dentist David a run for his money.

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But even Gordon thinks it is odd when I refuse to use the motor launch to inspect the oyster beds.

NPR: Environmentalist John Francis, Walking the Walk

But if it comes to that I expect the eurozone will finally refuse to write that third cheque.

BBC: Eurozone deal: Greek default could still happen

"I've enjoyed my time with Cardiff but once I had the opportunity to play for Connacht in Ireland, it was one I couldn't refuse, " said Loxton.

BBC: Connacht shocked by doubts over duo's Irish eligibility