A staunch refusal to make deals makes kidnappings pointless.

Batasuna's staunch refusal to condemn terrorism did not help.

Matthias' staunch refusal to tell them precisely where they were going began to rankle Cait more and more.

Although supremely skilled in swordplay, he suffers from unchecked overconfidence and a staunch refusal ever to give up.

Rosalind Cash (1938-1995), actress whose career endured on stage, screen, and television, despite her staunch refusal to portray stereotyped "black" roles.

My last memory of Robert W. Service was his staunch refusal when I offered to write the story of his life.

Germany's staunch refusal to step up to the plate and take the responsibility of being Europe's paymaster is causing investor sentiment to erode away day by day.

Gian's letter and Dinh's rebuff show Tu Duc's insistence on abiding by the treaty and the guerrilla chief's staunch refusal to do so.

Yesterday Milosevic reiterated his staunch refusal to withdraw forces from Kosovo--"even if the price is bombing"--and shunned meetings with American diplomats.

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning had three interceptions on Sunday as part of the Giants' staunch refusal to win or even represent themselves with any pride.

One of the most striking limitations of the Israeli leadership throughout the crisis, Israeli political analysts say, was their staunch refusal to admit that a popular and spontaneous Palestinian uprising was taking place.

The prospect of Brown returning to Britain, where he would have to serve his sentence, will re-ignite the row over the Lib Dems' staunch refusal to return the £2.4 million donation to victims.

Ben Critchley, a sales trader at IG Index, said the banking stock rose "in reaction to Prime Minister David Cameron's staunch refusal to entertain a tax on financial transactions".

And then there's "Stage Beauty," whose very premise is that actors construct their performances from their private conflicts; in this context, Mr. Crudup's staunch refusal to acknowledge any connection sounds disingenuous.

Kenneth Oxford responded to the wave of pressure that followed with a staunch refusal to discuss the case with his police committee which included both Tory and Labour groups of Merseyside Council.

More quibbles: graphics for Visa nearly blocked a Denver kickoff in the first half, and NBC's staunch refusal to use a running clock-and-score box was never more wrongheaded than during a close Super Bowl.

Later chronicles report that Ignatios had excluded Bardas from communion because he maintained an incestuous relationship with one of his daughters-in-law, but the real reason for Ignatios's deposition was probably the patriarch's staunch refusal to tonsure Empress Theodora against her will, as demanded by Bardas.

Her staunch refusal to allow attorney Joel Aurnou to portray her former lover in a bad light prevents him from presenting any details that would support a defense of extreme emotional disturbance, and she is found guilty and sentenced to fifteen years to life in the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Westchester County.