Portugal, an ally of Britain, was the only European country that openly refused to join.

British medical schools openly refused to accept women students at this time.

Other pro-union opposition parties openly refused to recognize the results.

Sailors of the fleet openly refused to obey orders over a dispute on pay sparked by the government at the time.

In conventional contempt-of-Congress cases, witnesses will openly refuse to answer questions or provide information.

In an interview in 2008 he openly refused to condemn Franco's dictatorship.

He openly refused to make forecasts for China's economy for fear that any such forecast could affect the data collection.

Farrow openly refused to accept this, insisting that nothing had changed.

At her bedside, refusing to weep openly, Dad will only say, "These tubes have a bad effect on me."

Most real estate companies openly refuse to take foreign clients.