right of first refusal

Examples of refusal

refusal
Before presenting a detailed analysis of the agreement and refusal messages observed, a few remarks on the children's speech are in order.
There are some minor references to agreement and refusal messages in studies on the development of negation.
The functions of the agreement and refusal messages were then determined using the communication act categories defined above.
For all categories and age groups pooled, a total of 1682 agreement and refusal messages were produced by the children.
However, with the continuing refusal of the unions to co-operate, the initiative ran into the sands.
Far from manifesting a stubborn refusal to recognize observed facts, critics often depended on them.
The upper bound calculation includes only refusals, terminations, and completed interviews.
But even justified refusals could later, under pressure, be overturned and acquittal conceded all the same.
The crucial corollary of this is that if the performers are delivering text without characterization, then the production itself can offer a similar refusal.
The pencil gestured towards a refusal to replace the others' words with one's own.
This is history ' from within ', and it is accompanied by a refusal to use the language of conventional church historical analysis.
Grass-clover silage was offered twice a day to ensure refusals in amounts of 5-10%.
Reduced feeding by caterpillars was termed a feeding restraint effect and the refusal to eat leaves sprayed with solution was termed an anti-feeding effect.
Some were genuine, but the pettybourgeois egoism of others, their refusal to engage in real struggles, irritated the master.
Three of the 12 patients did not complete the non-invasive autonomic testing due to refusal to participate in the second test or because of non-compliance.
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Collocations withrefusal

refusal

These are words often used in combination with refusal.

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absolute refusal
The most salient characteristic of his response to criticism was an absolute refusal to concede even the slightest error on his part.
continued refusal
He did so, but was refused because of his continued refusal to enter a rehabilitation centre.
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