It never occurred to me that he would refuse.

我从没想到他会不肯。

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He said he would refuse to enforce any federal mandate he felt violated constitutional rights.

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France's prime minister, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, said that he would refuse to back down but gave ground in a separate dispute with striking teachers.

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Nine days later the judge threw out the shareholders' lawsuit, dismissing it with prejudice, meaning that he would refuse to consider an amended filing.

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