In fact, I actively refused it.

Hale also made decisions which negatively impacted on the Commonwealth, executing a soldier for murdering a civilian in 1655, and actively refusing to attend a court hearing outside term time.

Most theorists associated with the movement actively refused the label, preferring to accept postmodernity as a historical phenomenon rather than a method of analysis, if at all.

Fred Korematsu stayed in San Leandro, California, actively refusing to obey the order.

He spent 15 years as a patient; he did not receive any treatment, actively refusing it, and attempting to secure his release.

He will not draw attention to himself by actively refusing outright.

The tracker went offline on December 15, 2012, first actively refusing all connections, and then becoming unreachable when demonoid.

When the employer appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Denham not only refused to represent the Board but actively assisted the employer in seeking to overturn the Board's action.

If others follow suit, then the feeling is the Department of Education may find it hard to justify sticking to a policy that PARENTS are actively refusing to accept.

The Russian government promoted the spread of the Russian language among the native Ukrainian population by actively refusing to acknowledge the existence of the Ukrainian language.