Spielberg offered to take the crying scene out of the movie, but McQueen demurred, saying that it was the best scene in the whole script.

Roosevelt may have proposed to Soviet leader Joseph Stalin that three or four years elapse before full Korean independence ; Stalin demurred, saying that a shorter period of time would be desirable.

Ickes demurred, saying that he had no authority to do so.

President Kennedy, when asked a similar question three days later, demurred, saying that the decision was one for NASA to make.

Nehru demurred, saying that India's Planning Commission statistics showed that the daily average income was more like 15 annas ( a little under a rupee ) per day.

Kuwait made several representations to the Iraqis during the war to fix the border once and for all but Baghdad repeatedly demurred, claiming that the issue is a potentially divisive one that could inflame nationalist sentiment inside Iraq.

More recent criticism has come at the novel from feminist, sociopolitical and formalist directions, though some critics have demurred at these approaches as somewhat anachronistic for what remains, after all, very much a product of the Victorian era.

In 1969 Pope Paul VI, an admirer of de Lubac's works, had proposed making him a Cardinal, but de Lubac demurred, believing that for him to become a bishop, as required of all cardinals by Pope John XXIII in 1962, would be " an abuse of an apostolic office ".

One of the drafters of the National Security Strategy of the United States, which is commonly mistakenly referred to as the " Bush Doctrine ," demurred at investing the statement with too much weight.

Their sole hotel tryst was euphemistically described in the Chicago Tribune as a " sexual encounter that stopped short of intercourse ," and Greene told Esquire that he demurred at going further, telling her, " You should wait to do this with someone you love ".

'" Maxwell wrote in his review of Kornbluh's book, " This demarche was apparently not delivered: the U. S. embassy in Santiago demurred on the ground that to deliver such a strong rebuke would upset the dictator ," and that on September 20, 1976, the day before Letelier and his assistant Ronni Moffitt were killed, " the State Department instructed the ambassadors ' to take no further action ' with regard to the Condor scheme.

No definition was given of what, exactly, constituted " gross indecency ," as Victorian morality demurred from giving precise descriptions of activity considered immoral.

The State Department demurred, but the Treasury Department ( having the ability to act without express permission of Congress ) decided that a commemorative medal would be appropriate and agreed to make one later that year.

When her many would-be lovers attempted to seduce her, she demurred claiming lack of privacy, and played the same trick on each one: " lead the way to a secluded cave, and I'll follow.

Lee demurred, retaining one last hope that his army could get to Appomattox Station before he was trapped.

Originally intended to reinforce Thoburn, Gen. Wright demurred with Thoburn's line in full retreat.

Laman and Lemuel demurred: " Behold, he is a mighty man, and he can command fifty, yea, even he can slay fifty ; then why not us?

Kent demurred and suggested the grove be named Muir Woods National Monument, after naturalist John Muir.

The maid demurred.

Although many modern commentators have demurred from Hume's solution, some have notably concurred with it, seeing his analysis of our epistemic predicament as a major contribution to the theory of knowledge.

Failure to provide such detail could lead to dismissal of the case if the defendant successfully demurred to the complaint on the basis that it merely stated " legal conclusions " or " evidentiary facts.

Wenceslaus demurred, in large part because of renewed hostilities in Bohemia.

Longstreet demurred against three suggestions from Lee, urging him to attack, recommending instead that a reconnaissance in force be conducted to survey the ground in front of him.

He demurred and began to move back to Virginia, soon pursued by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman in early December.

Lee demurred, waiting to see if his native Virginia would decide to secede.

Following the rise of the Nazi Party and the annexation of Austria, Paul tried to persuade his sisters Helene and Hermine to leave Vienna, but they demurred: they were attached to their homes there, and could not believe such a distinguished family as theirs was in real danger.

Mia continually petitioned Green Arrow to allow her to serve as his sidekick, but Oliver continually demurred, not wanting to put another youngster at risk.

She demurred, requesting that he present her specific provisions.

Although Washington demurred, Lafayette purchased land in the Cayenne for his plantation La Belle Gabrielle, to " experiment " with education, and emancipation.

On 29 July 1830, the commission asked Lafayette to become dictator, but he demurred to offer the crown to Louis-Philippe.

On 31 December 1691 MacIain travelled to Fort William to ask the governor, Colonel Hill, to administer the required oath, but Hill demurred on the grounds that he was not authorised to receive it.

In his book, The Oslo Syndrome, Harvard Medical School professor of psychiatry and historian Kenneth Levin summarized the failure of the 2000 Camp David Summit in this manner: " espite the dimensions of the Israeli offer and intense pressure from President Clinton, Arafat demurred.

He demurred, concerned about the daunting geographical obstacles and logistical challenges, preferring to wait for Rosecrans to solve those same problems and attack him.

Both Washington and Fraser recommended this to Braddock but he demurred.

Douglas demurred, and made only vague comments about minor technical errors in the transcript.

Shelley himself appeared on the programme in 2000, where host Mark Lamarr introduced Shelley by saying that without Buzzcocks " there'd be no Smiths or Radiohead, and this show would be called Never Mind Joan Armatrading!

Sägesser later quoted Giglio as saying, " Never mind, icebergs!

" Schneider responded two weeks later with full-page ads in Daily Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, saying he had done research and found that Mr. Goldstein had never won any journalistic awards, commenting, " Maybe you didn't win a Pulitzer Prize because they haven't invented a category for Best Third-Rate, Unfunny Pompous Reporter Who's Never Been Acknowledged by His Peers.

The Romulans have a saying: " Never turn your back on a Breen ".

The Japanese saying " Never say ' kekko ' until you've seen Nikko ", kekko meaning beautiful, magnificent or I am satisfied is a reflection of the beauty and sites in Nikkō.

Maclean's magazine in 1996 listed her first among his most influential advisors, saying " Never mind calling her the power behind the throne — she shares the seat of power.

" The reviewer for Time Out summed up Never Say Never Again saying " The action's good, the photography excellent, the sets decent ; but the real clincher is the fact that Bond is once more played by a man with the right stuff.

Derek Malcolm in The Guardian showed himself to be a fan of Connery's Bond, saying the film contains " the best Bond in the business ", but nevertheless did not find Never Say Never Again any more enjoyable than the recently released Octopussy ( starring Roger Moore ), or " that either of them came very near to matching Dr. No or From Russia with Love.

Janet Maslin, writing in The New York Times, was broadly praising of the film, saying she thought that Never Say Never Again " has noticeably more humor and character than the Bond films usually provide.

" Writing in The Washington Post, Gary Arnold was fulsome in his praise, saying that Never Say Never Again is " one of the best James Bond adventure thrillers ever made ", going on to say that " this picture is likely to remain a cherished, savory example of commercial filmmaking at its most astute and accomplished.

" Arnold went further, saying that " Never Say Never Again is the best acted Bond picture ever made, because it clearly surpasses any predecessors in the area of inventive and clever character delineation ".

The critic for The Globe and Mail, Jay Scott, also praised the film, saying that Never Say Never Again " may be the only instalment of the long-running series that has been helmed by a first-rate director ".

Williams credited a grade school teacher with encouraging him to always try to improve, citing the old saying, " Good, better, best / Never let it rest / Until the good is better / And the better is best.

When asked if he ever envisioned a return to hockey, he was quoted as saying, " Never, I doubt I will ever put goalie pads on again.

Scully announced the news of his death by saying, " Never have I been asked to make an announcement that hurts me as much as this one.

Charles Murray defended the use of studies supported by the fund in his book The Bell Curve by saying: " Never mind that the relationship between the founder of the Pioneer Fund and today's Pioneer Fund is roughly analogous to the relationship between Henry Ford's antisemitism and today's Ford Foundation.

The late bishop boldly defied them saying, " Never would he or his ministers bow down and comply with such inhumane and unjust demands " and that " our churches are open to all who want to come in.

There is a saying, ‘ Never fail to repay the benevolence of being given a meal .’ But I say, ‘ never fail to repay the benevolence of even half a meal.