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As the turn of the century dawned, the “Marriage Question” began to shift from the issue of surplus women, but on why men refus [...]
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Mais une autre question me vient à l'esprit, pourquoi montrer votre refus en public et maintenant????
Global Voices in English » Morocco: Activists Break Fast in Public, Receive Punishment 2009
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Per Robert Stacy McCain, Murkowski is "refus [ing] to concede."
Last Night's Primary And The State Of Your Political Media Narratives 2010
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It was Mr. Ozawa's second such refus al since Friday, when he rejected a similar request from Secretary-General Katsuya Okada, DPJ's No. 2 leader.
Ozawa Rejects Kan's Request on Ethics Panel Takashi Nakamichi 2010
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Per Robert Stacy McCain, Murkowski is "refus [ing] to concede."
Last Night's Primary And The State Of Your Political Media Narratives 2010
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As a result, team Créteil Bébel has been thrown out of its local Paris league, the Commission Football Loisir CFL, for "refus de match avec propos discriminants refusing a match with discriminatory sentiments."
Muslim soccer team kicked out of league for homophobia gay person of color 2009
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As a result, team Créteil Bébel has been thrown out of its local Paris league, the Commission Football Loisir CFL, for "refus de match avec propos discriminants refusing a match with discriminatory sentiments."
Archive 2009-10-01 gay person of color 2009
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But the Taliban, reported CNN, "refus [ed] to hand over bin Laden without proof or evidence that he was involved in last week's attacks on the United States."
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French Expressions: s'essuyer ses pieds = to wipe one's feet (before entering) essuyer la vaisselle = to dry the dishes essuyer une perte = to suffer a loss essuyer un refus = to meet with a refusal essuyer les plâtres = (lit: to wipe the plasters) to be the guinea pig
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French Expressions: s'essuyer ses pieds = to wipe one's feet (before entering) essuyer la vaisselle = to dry the dishes essuyer une perte = to suffer a loss essuyer un refus = to meet with a refusal essuyer les plâtres = (lit: to wipe the plasters) to be the guinea pig
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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