This repeats the common, if erroneous, idea that the case centered on the refusal to kneel for a procession ( rather than the mutilation of a cross ).

He characterizes the renaming of the church from Armenian to Turkish as part of a broader program to rename Armenian historical sites in Turkey, and attributes the refusal to place a cross atop the church as symptomatic of religious intolerance in Turkish society.

By the late 18th century, it had become the northern boundary of Shewa, as illustrated by the refusal of Emperor Tekle Giyorgis I to cross the Bashilo because they would enter that province.

Upon any possible refusal, the crown of Spain would be offered next to Philip's younger brother, the Duke of Berry, then to the Archduke Charles of Austria, later Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI.

So as to reduce the power of the Opposition, Pitt offered Charles James Fox and his allies posts in the Cabinet ; Pitt's refusal to include Lord North, however, thwarted his efforts.

He formed one of the deputation that offered the Imperial crown to Frederick William IV, and indignant at the king's refusal to accept it, he retired with the majority of von igerns adherents from public life.

The refusal of an extra battalion reduced the size of his force by at least a sixth, and rejecting the firepower offered by the Gatling guns played into the events of June 25 to the disadvantage of his regiment.

While it suggested its headline referred to the fact that the election offered a chance to " pay back " politicians for their failings, its opponents suggested that the " payback " actually referred to its chance to get revenge for the refusal of the Rainbow Coalition to award the company a mobile phone licence.

In June 1914, the refusal of two points in the July Ultimatum offered to Serbia, was used by Austria-Hungary as a casus belli for declaring war on Serbia.

The refusal of the Whigs to make peace with France in 1706, and again in 1709 when Louis XIV offered to yield every point for which the allies professed to be fighting, showed that the war was not being continued in the national interest, and the ministry was supported by the queen, Parliament and the people in wishing to terminate hostilities.

When offered food, one says meshu meshu, covering one's mouth with the hands in refusal according to Bhutanese manners, and then gives in on the second or third offer.

Critics condemn the Irish government for failing to buy the estate ; Sir Jocelyn had offered it first refusal.

His theological sensitiveness appears in his refusal of a preferment offered to him in 1635 by Sir Thomas Coventry, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal.

" Pitt's continued refusal to join the first Rockingham administration was no doubt partly due to the same disastrous influence, though before the close of 1765 the old friendship between the brothers-in-law was dissolving ; and when at last in July 1766 Pitt agreed to form a government, Temple refused to join ; being bitterly offended because, although offered the Treasury, he was not to be allowed an equal share with Pitt in nominating to other offices.

The Communards offered to release all of their prisoners if the Thiers government released Blanqui, but their offer was met with refusal, and Blanqui was thus prevented from taking an active part.

Whitlam had offered to extend his term, but Hasluck declined, citing his wife's refusal to remain at Yarralumla longer than the originally agreed five years.

After an initial refusal to comply on the grounds of executive privilege, Nixon offered to remit the tapes to a respected U. S. Senator, John C. Stennis, a Democrat from Mississippi.

The reasons for Johnston's refusal to serve are unclear, but some historians claim the letter of July 30, 1781 clearly indicated he was in no position to accept an office which offered no salary:

In 1719 he had become a member of the Académie des Inscriptions, but had never offered himself as a member of the Académie Française, for fear, it is said, of incurring refusal on account of his Jansenist opinions.

In venture capital deals, the right of first refusal is a term sheet provision permitting existing investors in a company to accept or refuse the purchase of equity shares offered by the company, before third parties have access to the deal.

Additionally Bob Stokoe would later claim that while managing Bury in 1962, Revie had offered him a bribe to " go easy " on his Leeds side who were at the time struggling against relegation to the Third Division and that he had become enraged when Revie responded to his refusal to accept the bribe by asking " in that case, may I speak to your players?

The results were not always favorable to Māori, who have communicated their discontent to the monarch or other royals ; in response to a refusal by the Executive Council in 1981 to allow Mana Motuhake direct access to Queen Elizabeth II, Māori activist Dun Mihaka offered a traditional rebuke by baring his buttocks at Prince Charles and Princess Diana.

In this book he purports to examine the position of Pacelli, the later Pius XII, towards Adolf Hitler ’ s seizure of power, the downfall of the Catholic Zentrum Party, the Reichskonkordat between Nazi-Germany and the Vatican, the encyclical Mit Brennender Sorge (‘ With Burning Concern ’), paganism, the national-socialist education programs, the ‘ T4-program ’ ( the murder of physically and mentally handicapped persons ), the invasion of Poland, Operation Barbarossa, the Jews in the Netherlands, priest-president Jozef Tiso of Slovakia, the Ustasha in Independent State of Croatia, the deportation of Jews from Rome, the Hungarian Holocaust, the help offered to war criminals, the resistance against Nazism, the alleged refusal of the Church to " give back Jewish " children who had been in hiding, the failures of the Allies, alleged antisemitism after the Holocaust, and the moral question of alleged guilt of the Church and the pope.

Lal Singh's and Tej Singh's desertion of their armies and refusal to attack when opportunity offered seem inexplicable otherwise.

Darlington successfully appealed an initial work permit refusal and had offered around £ 17, 000 per week plus 20 % of gate receipts, a car and a rent-free flat.

Apparently Feast was offered the role as a result of his strong showing at the audition, but his refusal to grow a rakish moustache counted against him ; no such problem for Peter Bowles who duly secured the role.

The king's project for a broad-coalition government was not accomplished: Carol offered the appointment to Maniu ( who cited health reasons in his refusal, but was in fact disappointed by Carol's ongoing scandalous relationship with Magda Lupescu ) and then to General Constantin Prezan ( who was rejected by the National Liberal Party ).

He'd told Hank Maguire and Luis Hernandez about his wife's refusal to come with him and about what he now intended to do.

" Nonetheless, formal requests for debaptisms are made ; in France, a man sued the French catholic church for " its refusal to let him nullify his baptism.

Thomas ' refusal to align with any literary group or movement has made him and his work difficult to categorize.

MGM's refusal to loan him out for Guys and Dolls and Pal Joey put further strains on his relationship with the studio.

There is no doubt that the refusal of the prince was due to her behaviour towards him.

Unlike Hitler, who saw the Non-Aggression Pact as merely a pragmatic device forced on him by circumstances, namely the refusal of Britain or Poland to play the roles Hitler had allocated to them, Ribbentrop regarded the Non-Aggression Pact as integral to his anti-British policy.

c ) In case of refusal, that it is prohibited to use information provided by the defendant under the plea agreement against him in the future.

During World War II, the Vichy regime stripped him of some of these jobs and distinctions because of his quiet refusal to collaborate with Vichy and the German occupation, but Valéry continued, throughout these troubled years, to publish and to be active in French cultural life, especially as a member of the Académie française.

Agapetus ordered him to make a written profession of faith and to return to his forsaken see ; upon Anthimus ' refusal, Agapetus declined to have any relations with him.

Capranica was protesting against the new Pope Eugene IV's refusal of a cardinalate for him, which had been designated by Pope Martin V. Arriving at Basel after enduring a stormy voyage to Genoa and then a trip across the Alps, he successively served Capranica, who ran short of money, and then other masters.

Nicholas ’ refusal to accept this ruling saw him deposed by Leo VI, upon which he too appealed to Sergius, claiming his deposition was unjustified.

Nurmi's stubbornness caused him difficulties with his non-commissioned officers, but he was favoured by the superior officers, despite his refusal to take the soldier's oath.

Moreover, Jassim bin Mohammed's ambivalent relations with the Ottomans deteriorated to the point that in 1893 they sent a military force to Doha to arrest him, ostensibly over his refusal to permit an Ottoman customhouse in Doha.

Morton's refusal to give up his many business interests while as leader led many to accuse him of being a ' part-time leader ' and together with his second election loss, eroded confidence in his leadership.

Despite this, his refusal to attend was widely interpreted as a snub against Anne, and Henry took action against him.

With his refusal to support the King's annulment, More's enemies had enough evidence to have the King arrest him on treason.

Despite this refusal, Nobuhide chose not to kill Takechiyo but instead held him for the next three years at the Manshoji Temple in Nagoya.

Considered an outcast because of his questioning of the way things are, especially his refusal to accept the arranged marriage of Rachel ( Gay Rowan ), the girl Devon loves and who loves him and his friend Garth ( Robin Ward ), Devon inadvertently finds his way into the service areas of the ship and uncovers its fate by accessing a computer data station that explains the purpose of the ARK and hints at its problems.

Knox left in January 1559, but he did not arrive in Scotland until 2 May 1559, owing to Elizabeth's refusal to issue him a passport through England.

He seemed at first inclined to press a quarrel with the Kingdom of France over the Burgundian frontier, but the refusal of Pope Boniface VIII to recognize his election led him to change his policy, and, in 1299, he made a treaty with King Philip IV, by which his son Rudolph was to marry Blanche, a daughter of the French king.

Back at court, Lucius receives Cymbeline's refusal of tribute, and warns him of Augustus's wrath.

On a personal level, Patton was disappointed by the Army's refusal to give him a combat command in the Pacific Theater of Operations.

It is claimed that Ngouabi was under French pressure to annex the oil-rich Cabinda enclave, a part of Angola, and his refusal to act cost him French support.

Many of Humphrey's liberal friends and allies over the years abandoned him because of his refusal to publicly criticize Johnson's Vietnam War policies.