Refusing to accept conventional brain surgery as an option or using other experimental treatments, Del Grande decided to pursue what he deemed as proven technology in Rhode Island to receive treatment using a machine known as a Gamma Knife.

" Refusing to listen to Jeremiah's counsel, Johanan fled to Egypt, taking with him Jeremiah and Baruch, Jeremiah's faithful scribe and servant, and the king's daughters.

Refusing to admit his guilt, Peacham was tortured on the rack, but " before torture, between torture and after torture ; nothing could be drawn from him ".

Refusing to train publicly at the Chicago Athletic Club in spite of arrangements having been made for him to do so, he was barred from the club and spent his time either in his hotel room or taking long morning and evening walks along Lake Michigan.

Refusing Joseph Piraino's offer to drive him, Yale dashed out to his brand new, coffee-colored Lincoln coupe and took off up New Utrecht Avenue.

Refusing the baronetcy twice offered him by Queen Victoria, he was elected as an Academician to the Royal Academy in 1867 and accepted the Order of Merit in 1902, in his own words on behalf of all English artists.

Refusing to pay or fight him, Bugsy kidnaps Ace's love interest Colleen.

Refusing to believe that thieves exist in the world, Sha Gen insists on carrying his five years of savings worth ¥ 60, 000 ($ 7, 200 USD ) with him rather than use remittance.

Refusing his entreaties to help him, Mark tries to fight his father, but Omni-Man almost kills him.

Refusing to acquiesce in the sentence passed upon him, he withdrew with the other bishops excomunicated to Philippopolis, where he in turn helped to secure a sentence of excommunication and deposition against his judges, including Pope Julius and Hosius of Cordoba.

Refusing to confirm or deny, Loughnane accused “ this character ” of being “ insanely jealous of Clare ’ s success ” during his tenure, adding: “ I would regard ( him ) as the man, hurling-wise, who was the greatest failure ever in the history of Clare hurling .” Bohan was manager of the Clare team in the late 70s when it was widely perceived that that Clare team, which included Ger Loughnane, left at least one All-Ireland after them.

Refusing, Morgan kills the man himself before stunning Damian and attempting to kidnap him.

Refusing to give way, or to accept orders from Glencairn, Lorne now left him with his men, and for a while there was fear of an encounter, as a stream alone separated them.

Refusing to participate in rituals of loyalty to the Emperor ( see Imperial cult ), he is subjected to corporal punishment that escalates to torture — which miraculously may not affect him — but he does not deny his faith and is martyred.

Refusing to have Ryu save her, Rie asks him to forget all about her as Grey spirits her away to spend her final moments with the android's arms repeating Ryu's name.

Refusing to let the deaths of Dinah Soar and Grasshopper get him down, Flatman continued to try to persuade the team to further research Maelstrom's plans for world destruction.

As Ted Anton described the decision in his book Bold Science, " Refusing to write in the usual scientific passive voice (' steps were taken ') and too insecure to write in the first person (' I took the steps '), she instead invented coauthor ": her Afghan Hound, Galadriel Mirkwood.

Refusing his father's offer of a farm, he accepted instead $ 1, 000 for an education.

Refusing to run for Congress again in 1816, Yancey instead ran for the North Carolina Senate and served there for ten years, from 1817 to 1827 ; he served as Speaker of the North Carolina Senate for his entire tenure in the legislature.

Refusing promotion on the basis of political affiliation at a time when the Communist Party participated in Romania's governments, he became instead a welder in the large Bucharest factory owned by Nicolae Malaxa.

" Refusing to give a literal reading to the state-granted charter of the Southern Pacific Railroad, which specified that the company could " collect and receive such tariffs ... as it may prescribe, Hughes contended that this clause " necessarily implies that the charges shall be reasonable and does not detract from the power of the State ... to prescribe reasonable rates.

Craving or attachment to desires, however, is not regarded here as the sole cause of suffering, but as only one among other causes which also lead to sufferings such as " Arrogance, Negligence, Refusing to believe, Hatred, Holding Grudges ".

Refusing to admit defeat, the Kilaaks produce their trump card, a burning monster they call the Fire Dragon, which begins to torch cities and destroys the control center on Ogasawara.

Refusing to risk everything in a major battle, Philip retreated, only to have his rear guard caught at Fréteval on 3 July which turned into a general encounter during which Philip only managed to avoid capture, as his army was put to flight.

Refusing to advance to Congregationalism, he found within Presbyterianism a middle course which best suited his views of theology and church government.

Refusing to condemn the regime's human rights atrocities, something which deprived their longshot candidacy of needed support, the MID fared poorly on election night, garnering 4 < small >< sup > th </ sup ></ small > place ( 1. 5 %) and electing no congressmen.

Refusing an operation, he was prompted to intently explore and develop self-rehabilitation and awareness techniques through self-observation which later evolved into the method.

Refusing to take the only horse Zhao Yun had, which was sorely needed to break out of the enemy ranks, Lady Mi leapt into a dried well and killed herself.

Refusing to co-operate they are placed in a dungeon which slowly fills with sand.

Refusing to withdraw, Company P closed in and met the attackers in a furious hand to hand struggle in which many of the enemy were driven off.

Refusing hospitalisation he returned to his section and ensured the consolidation of the ground gained which took a further two hours of fighting.

Refusing to send men up above to lower the sails and masts because of previous experiences in which he did just that, and his men were hurled to their death, Captain Thompson forces them to sit out the storm completely unprepared, and the Jarvee suffers tremendous damage.

Refusing to authorize a withdrawal, German dictator Adolf Hitler had declared Budapest a fortress city ( Festung Budapest ), which had to be defended to the last man.

Refusing to do this, Njaru five days later found his house encircled by armed soldiers, and escaped to Kumba.

Refusing the title of a king, Mirwais was called " Prince of Qandahár and General of the national troops " by his Afghan countrymen.

Refusing to be made a fool for the furtherance of Perdiccas's ambitions, Brasidas set about the accomplishment of his main object, and, partly by the rapidity and boldness of his movements, partly by his personal charm and the moderation of his demands, succeeded during the course of the winter in winning over the important cities of Acanthus, Stagirus, Amphipolis and Toroni as well as a number of minor towns.

Refusing to take up their place in the geographically spread Welsh Alliance, they chose to field one team in 1998-99, in the middle ( First ) division of the Wrexham Area League ( level 4 in the pyramid ), the place previously filled by their reserve side.

* Refusing connections from hosts that give an invalid HELO-for example, a HELO that is not an FQDN or is an IP address not surrounded by square brackets

Refusing to train much, Graziano nevertheless showed a gang war, killer instinct and won by a knockout.

Refusing to participate in the Vichy government, he resigned and was arrested in June 1940 by Philippe Petain's administration.

Refusing or neglecting to answer the census is punishable by fines of $ 100, for a property or business agent to fail to provide correct names for the census is punishable by fines of $ 500, and for a business agent to provide false answers for the census is punishable by fines of $ 10, 000, pursuant to-224.

Refusing, he was subsequently fired, and wrote in a later Durham Independent article that he was fired " for refusing to have my column vetted by the classified advertising department.

Refusing to face Corbett, Ruby Robert chose the hulking James J. Jeffries, a former sparring partner of Corbett's and a big heavyweight even by modern standards, for his title defense.

Refusing to surrender, the Prince merely replied with a slash to the man's face causing a severe wound, but was run through and killed by the counter blow of the Quartermaster, dying immediately.

* Refusing to allow the band to perform ( a step occasionally also taken by a host school during away games )

Refusing, however, to heed the royal command, and supported by the communes of Languedoc, Gaston fought for about two years against John, duke of Berry, who had been chosen as his successor.

Refusing Marge's insistence that he not fight the bear, he sneaks out of the house, is joined by Bart, Lenny and Carl, and goes to fight the bear.

Refusing to take the oaths of allegiance to an uncovenanted ruler, or to exercise any civil function, they passed through a period of trial and found some difficulty in maintaining a regular ministry, but in 1706 they were reinforced by some converts from the established church.

Refusing to " bite the cartridge " was a turn of phrase used by the British in India of Native Indian soldiers ( sepoys ) who had mutinied in 1857.

Refusing to settle for covering their electric songs, the band brings new tales that are accompanied not only by the guitars and percussion Floater is known for, but also strings, piano, and other facets that are in keeping with this band's unique style.

Refusing to offer a defense for his actions, zur Linde is convicted and sentenced to death by firing squad.

Refusing to side with the Marians despite his daughter's marriage to Young Marius, he was pursued by them and killed in the temple of the Vestals and his body thrown into the Tiber.

Refusing the possibility of his civilisation being destroyed by the Daleks, Rassilon prepared a doomsday scenario, the so-called " Ultimate Sanction ".