If the commissioner had refused to testify, Roberts could have ordered him to appear.

The Commissioners refused to do so, citing their constitutional independence.

But opponents said the Commissioner had refused to consider their proposals by sitting down to discuss them.

Taking an even harder position, going into the weekend the commissioner had refused to meet with union officials to receive their latest proposal.

But the board's commissioners refused to act based on what critics said was a classic corporate bluff.

Since the commissioner refused to consider the clue worthwhile, I decided to follow it on my own.

The incumbent commissioners refused to go out of office, and the imbroglio was taken through the courts for a few months.

But the Commissioner refused to meet with them.

"Think what you will, Commissioner, but I refused to put myself in the position of the British."

The High Commissioner refused his request for assistance because officials there said he was educated and could work.