Sentences with word «rebuff»

Constellation: administration terms not «workable» In the letter, Michael J. Wallace, chairman of Constellation's nuclear group, complained that when Constellation officials tried to work around the issues, they were repeatedly rebuffed in even getting a hearing from OMB.

The Best Picture rebuff of The Dark Knight spurred the expansion of the Best Picture field to 10 nominees (it's now a fungible 5 to 10, based on how many votes a film collects).

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Despite a faltering economy and a political rebuff from state lawmakers earlier this year, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is pressing ahead with a project to collect school improvement ideas from citizens statewide, with an eye toward eventual legislation.

It is a further rebuff for Prime Minister Gordon Brown who had to scrap a move to replace the allowance with a flat - rate attendance payment after his plans were savaged by both the Tories and Liberal Democrats.

Amber Rudd, energy and climate change secretary, wrote to the Times to rebuff claims of blackout risk.

Lemar was heavily linked with a move to Arsenal earlier this summer but their interest was repeatedly rebuffed by Monaco.

Cohoes Mayor Shawn Morse in a statement Monday rebuffed calls from his fellow Democrats he resign amid allegations of physical abuse dating back to the 1980s.

Lillard suspects that preschoolers, whose early helping impulses get rebuffed by anxious parents, often rebel when told to start doing household chores a few years later.

I've heard numerous accounts of corporate counsel who rebuffed suggestions of alternative billing or other innovations from law firms in favour of doing the things the same way they've always been done.

But Wenger seems to be loathe to let him go for less than a reported # 7m valuation, and has so far rebuffed bids from Besiktas, Benfica, Real Sociedad and now Palermo, who have been negotiating for the last three weeks without getting Wenger to budge on the price.

Conservatives rebuffed on immigration have sunk a bill that combined stricter work and job training requirements for food stamp recipients with a renewal of farm subsidies popular in Republican - leaning farm country.

Huawei has been building toward this moment for years, and in one fell swoop, it was rebuffed with little chance of reconciliation.

Meanwhile, with many district leaders requesting greater flexibility over curriculum, calendars and spending, local schools have been largely rebuffed by state lawmakers, board members said, although Hall's district includes allowances for an «Innovation Zone» or «I - Zone» opening up charter - like flexibilities for certain low - performing schools.

The lawyer who came up with the idea for Law Day, Charles S. Rhyne, then - president of the American Bar Association, was initially rebuffed by President Eisenhower's chief of staff, Sherman Adams, who told him, «The president will not sign a proclamation praising lawyers.»

Chelsea rebuffed interest in Willian from the Chinese Super League in January and the club are in a strong position with the player after securing him to a new four - year contract last July.

It's an idea that local school district leaders and, ultimately, lawmakers rebuffed last year, at least when it comes to administrator pay.

But the third Democrat in the race, attorney Dan Padernacht, is so far rebuffing attempts to push him out of the race, thus improving Espada's chances of winning next month.

As part of a Twitter exchange Friday, Back rebuffed criticism from Bitcoin Unlimited proponent Jihan Wu, demonstrating how SegWit is beneficial to the virtual currency's core protocol.

In addition to promoting the idea with financial analysts and media, Marchionne has been reaching out to key executives inside and outside the auto industry, including General Motors CEO Mary Barra, who The New York Times says rebuffed a pitch for a potential merger made by email.

But the Cameron government has accepted such rebuffs in the hope that Xi's visit will result in contracts for British companies.

Dade staff and community members had long been trying to have a meaningful role in the school, Nutall wrote, but they were consistently rebuffed by Miles and the previous campus administration.

They had a # 72 million bid rebuffed last month, according to press reports.

In addition to the return of series regulars Tony Shalhoub, Bonnie Hunt, Cheech Marin, and John Ratzenberger, the late Paul Newman briefly reprises his role as Lightning's mentor Doc Hudson via flashback, recalling the homeyness of the original film while rebuffing the garishness of the second.

The Baggies have seen a $ 17m offer for the exciting player rebuffed as the Turkish club say it does not match their valuation of his potential future value, but it is understood an improved offer is currently being readied.

At this point, as Brooks explains, the couple «wanted to return to the old days, when they were spontaneous and loving around each other, but were afraid they would be rebuffed if they tried... so they just withdrew,» and blamed each other for everything that went wrong.

He repeatedly rebuffed requests for a meeting from Families for Safe Streets and Transportation Alternatives, she said.

The two automakers are gearing up for a merger showdown, with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles pushing for a combination that General Motors (GM) rebuffed earlier this month.

The Mancunian giants have already seen a # 50m bid rebuffed for Sanchez this week, but they are planning an improved offer in order to convince the Gunners to do business.

Also, our legislators frequently rebuff efforts to implement «no - fault» rules.

Now Sparaco, who described himself as the «Poster Boy» of the Republicans when he resigned from the Republican Party's Leadership Committee last week, will apparently be rebuffed again by Republican candidate for the County Legislature, Lon Hofstein who is running with Ed Day's support for Day's former seat in the County Legislature.

The «Put Solar On It» team of activists and Unity College students reached the White House today (actually the Old Executive Office Building) and was politely rebuffed after stating their case for putting solar panels back on the White House roof.

Raising the prospect of lasting fissures in the party, Sanders rebuffed pressure to rein in his supporters after they disrupted a weekend Democratic convention in Nevada, throwing chairs and later threatening the state chairwoman in a fight over delegates.

The lower court rebuffed landlord's attempt to recoup $ 42,000 in fees by finding he was not the «prevailing party» under section 1717.

Toyota successfully rebuffed incursions at its Ontario plants in 2001 (by the CAW) and 2008 (by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers).

Apparently, the board rebuffed IBM's interest because it still wants to wait and see what will happen with BB10.

The Sun claims that the north Londoners made a move for the 23 - year - old before the closure of the transfer window but saw their approach rebuffed by Zidane.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has reportedly rebuffed interest from Wolverhampton Wanderers for Sam Johnstone due to how a previous deal went.

Washington (CNN) Vice President Joe Biden on Monday rebuffed comments by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani describing the Black Lives Matter movement as «inherently racist,» calling it «a very broad statement.»

Speaking in Poland, Trump promised to work with the eastern European country to address Russia's «destabilizing behavior» — something that the Kremlin has already rebuffed.

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This latest development surely opens the door for Liverpool to reignite their interest in Van Dijk, who says he wants to play European football and is frustrated by Southampton rebuffing offers from bigger clubs.