The British Museum has refused to return these artefacts, stating that the " restitutionist premise, that whatever was made in a country must return to an original geographical site, would empty both the British Museum and the other great museums of the world ".

Xavier had wanted to return to the mainland in order to clear his name, but in the aftermath of Osborn declaring Utopia as a mutant detention area, Cyclops refused to let him leave, stating that it would be a tactical advantage to have him as an ace in the hole in case the need arose.

The band refused to negotiate, and sued Lewis in Los Angeles Superior Court, seeking a declaratory judgment stating Lewis had no rights to the name or theory of De-evolution.

Morocco however refused the plan, stating that it is no longer willing to accept a referendum that includes the possibility of independence, but that it is willing to discuss an autonomy-based solution.

He, however, refused to press charges against any member of the mob, stating it was one of his principles not to seek redress for a personal wrong in a court of law.

The team MVP that season was Joe Kapp, who threw for seven touchdowns against the Baltimore Colts – still an all-time NFL record ; however, Kapp refused to accept the award, stating, " There is not one most valuable Viking ... there are 40 most valuable Vikings!

North Korea refused to condemn the campaign, stating that it was Beijing's internal affair.

After a decision of the High Court in favour of the Nevis Island Administration, the Prime Minister gave newspaper interviews stating that he " refused to accept the decision of the High Court ".

Husseini refused the request, stating that Orient House, as a diplomatic institution, was exempt.

In an audience he gave to the Cardinals, who wanted him to sign the Electoral Capitulations from the Conclave and to guarantee that he would make no more cardinals than those agreements allowed, he refused to sign, stating that he would show his intent by deeds not words.

On November 17, 2008, McCready spoke in more detail to Inside Edition about her affair with Clemens, stating that their relationship lasted for more than a decade, and that it ended when Clemens refused to leave his wife to marry McCready.

Later, after Sokal's self-exposure of his pseudoscientific hoax article in the journal Lingua Franca, the Social Text editors explained in a published essay that they had requested editorial changes that Sokal refused to make, and had had concerns about the quality of the writing, stating " We requested him ( a ) to excise a good deal of the philosophical speculation and ( b ) to excise most of his footnotes.

" This decision came under attack by Family Voice Australia ( formerly the Festival of Light Australia ), the Australian Christian Lobby and Liberal Party of Australia Senator Julian McGauran, who tried to have the lifted ban overturned, but the Board refused, stating " The film has aged plus there is bonus material that clearly shows it is fiction.

Though advised by a pro-Fatah Jordanian divisional commander to withdraw his men and headquarters to the nearby hills, Arafat refused, stating, " We want to convince the world that there are those in the Arab world who will not withdraw or flee.

Bryan was urged by Senator Jones to allow it, but refused, stating that if his boom would not last overnight, it would never last until November.

Stark refused, stating that he was solely responsible to the New Hampshire authorities.

He refused to accept a salary for the position, stating that he wished to serve in this capacity solely for reasons of idealism.

Welch denied the claims via his Myspace, stating that Korn had been asking him to rejoin but he had turned down the offers after Jonathan Davis and Munky had refused to meet him when Welch visited Fieldy socially.

Raeder refused Schleicher's attempts to involve him in his intrigues against Groener, stating that attempts to involve the Navy overtly in politics like the Kapp putsch had been disastrous for naval expenditures in the 1920s, and that he would not risk future naval budgets by becoming involved in plots against the Defence Minister.

At the meeting, Khrushchev pressed Nasser to lift the ban on the Communist Party, but Nasser refused, stating it was an internal matter which was not a subject of discussion with outside powers.

After the Qing government refused compensation stating that the aboriginals were not under its control, Japan launched a punitive expedition to the area in 1874, withdrawing after the Qing promised to pay an indemnity.

Proposals for reunification were not actively floated in Taiwan and the issue remained moot under President Chen Shui-bian, who refused to accept talks under the pre-conditions insisted on by Beijing until 2008 with the presidential election of Ma Ying-Jeou, agreeing to the One China policy and stating the official government of the Chinese state is the Republic of China.

After Slovik again refused, Henbest ordered Slovik to write another note on the back of the first one stating that he fully understood the legal consequences of deliberately incriminating himself with the note, and that it would be used as evidence against him in a court martial.

Though he was eligible for commission as an officer and often recommended for such posts during the course of the war, Kilmer refused stating that he would rather be a sergeant in the Fighting 69th than an officer in any other regiment.

In April 2004, following a complaint by the David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, The Nation magazine refused to accept advertising from the IHR, stating " here is a strong presumption against censoring any advertisement, especially if we disagree with its politics.

Japan still imposes the death penalty, although some recent justice ministers have refused to sign death warrants, citing their Buddhist beliefs as their reason.

According to early Buddhist scripture, the Buddha refused to answer certain questions regarding metaphysical propositions, known as the fourteen unanswerable questions ( the Pali Canon only gives ten ).

In the Buddhist Vinaya Pitaka of the Mahavagga ( I. 245 ) section the Buddha pays respect to Jamadagni by declaring that the Veda in its true form was declared to the Vedic rishis " Atthako, Vâmako, Vâmadevo, Vessâmitto, Yamataggi ( Jamadagni ), Angiras, Bhâradvâjo, Vâsettho, Kassapo, and Bhagu " and because that true Veda was altered by some priests he refused to pay homage to the altered version.

In the Buddhist Vinaya Pitaka of the Mahavagga ( I. 245 ) section the Buddha pays respect to Angiras by declaring that the Veda in its true form was declared to the Vedic rishis " Atthako, Vâmako, Vâmadevo, Vessâmitto, Yamataggi, Angiraso, Bhâradvâjo, Vâsettho, Kassapo, and Bhagu " and because that true Veda was altered by some priests he refused to pay homage to the altered version.

In the Buddhist Vinaya Pitaka of the Mahavagga ( I. 245 ) section the Buddha pays respect to Vishwamitra by declaring that the Veda in its true form was declared to the Vedic rishis " Atthako, Vâmako, Vâmadevo, Vessâmitto, Yamataggi, Angiraso, Bhâradvâjo, Vâsettho, Kassapo, and Bhagu " and because that true Veda was altered by some priests he refused to pay homage to the altered version.

Altan Khan first invited the 3rd Dalai Lama to Mongolia in 1569, but apparently the Dalai Lama refused to go and sent a disciple again, who reported back to the Dalai Lama about the great opportunity to spread Buddhist teachings throughout Mongolia.

In the Buddhist Vinaya Pitaka of the Mahavagga ( I. 245 ) section the Buddha pays respect to Vishwamitra by declaring that the Veda in its true form was declared to the Vedic rishis " Atthako, Vâmako, Vâmadevo, Vessâmitto, Yamataggi, Angiras, Bhâradvâjo, Vâsettho, Kassapo, and Bhagu " and because that true Veda was altered by some priests he refused to pay homage to the altered version.

Some officials advocating the execution of all Buddhist monks, but Grand Empress Dowager Feng refused.

In 1702, he refused to take the vows of a Buddhist monk.

Altan Khan first invited Sonam Gyatso to Tumet in 1569, but apparently he refused to go and sent a disciple instead, who reported back to him about the great opportunity to spread Buddhist teachings throughout Mongolia.

* 1720 ( Kyōhō 5, 6th month ): The 26th High Priest of Nichiren Shōshū, Nichikan Shōnin, who is considered a great reformer of the sect, inscribed the Gohonzon which the lay Buddhist organisation SGI uses to bestow upon its members, after the Nichiren Shōshū priesthood, under the leadership of 67th High Priest Nikken, refused to do so.

When the Buddhist monks made mistakes except in cases affecting the Mongol Dynasty, he refused to punish them.

The Qing dynasty Imperial government permitted Christian missionaries to enter and proselytize in Tibetan lands, which weakened the control of the Tibetan Buddhist Lamas, who refused to give allegiance to the Chinese.

The Qing dynasty Imperial government permitted French Catholic Christian missionaries to enter and proselytize in Tibetan lands, which weakened the control of the Tibetan Buddhist Lamas, who refused to give alleigance to the Chinese.

Samana Phothirak was once a Buddhist monk of Thammayutika Nikai Sect, but his preceptor refused to take care of him after finding he had repeatedly breached the Buddhist doctrines.

Leibniz thought his countrymen might accept individual Roman doctrines, but he flatly refused to guarantee that they would necessarily believe tomorrow what they believe today.

After the doctrines of Palamas had been recognized at the synod of 1351, Gregoras, who refused to acquiesce, was practically imprisoned in a monastery for two years.

The movement encompassed Chinese churches and pastors who broke away from denominations which refused to accept their Pentecostal doctrines and practices, and also touched foreign mission communities as well, making the famous Shandong Revival of the early 1930s a joint Sino-foreign experience.