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He has spurned the front-line, preferring to confine himself in youth and rural politics.

for they have rejected the law of the LORD Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel.

I must admit, though you spurned my friendship, that I would trust the given word of Amerigo Bonasera more than I would any other man's.

She says poor manners were the main reason the bank spurned the latecomer for its management-training program.

Mindful of the importance of continuity, he made a huge effort to retain Kennedy's advisers, even those who had previously spurned him.

Then he came again for bread and wine, and I spurned him; And the angels laughed at me.

Born in Los Angeles to an American mother, he was the illegitimate son of a renowned Japanese poet who spurned him.

To look like a supplicant is unfortunate; to be a spurned one is humiliating.

The wayward boy soon spurned the shelter of his roof, and sought associates more congenial to his taste.

Joffrey had offered me a tower to die in, but I had spurned his gift, so now he meant to offer me a dungeon.

His belated offer of dialogue, though spurned by local committees, may spell the end of his ruling Baath party's monopoly of power.

A spurned wife who set fire to her family home so her cheating husband would get nothing in a divorce has walked free from court.

She spurned his attentions and refused to see him.

Than Shwe spurned the compassion of those willing to provide assistance following Cyclone Nargis.

The Bush administration spurned direct contacts with Iran without a prior commitment by Tehran to halt enrichment.

They have forsaken the Lord ; they have spurned the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on him.

Fears that agricultural land would be contaminated spurned research into whether Japanese vegetables and meat were safe to eat.

Darius spurned me with his shoe.

No sheriff in Louisiana or spurned widow could ever have tracked him to the Lorelei.

They won't have to spend their days in public libraries, public lavatories and public courts ashamed, spurned and reviled.

At the Valdai conference, some Russians spoke of China and Asia as an alternative if Moscow is spurned by Europe.

Nollywood may soon have to use another storyline: being spurned for still using a BlackBerry.

It sacralized the real world and spurned the old habit of finding consolation in the sky.

But interruption and lack of value and relevance are met with rejection. Worse than being ignored, this behaviour is spurned.

It is the second time a Chinese court has spurned international music companies in their attempts to get a ruling against Baidu.

The spurned wife, Sue, was devastated, and the resulting family feud would echo down the generations.

Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO, spurned Facebook for what he considered were "onerous terms. "

He has spurned the CHP's demands for legal changes, saying that the opposition created the mess by fielding controversial candidates.

Cheating on a spouse or significant other is sure to cause feelings of jealousy and hurt in the spurned partner.

He believed that all men were created equal, and he therefore spurned all men outside Group Headquarters with equal fevour.

But twice now in the developed world, big Chinese investments have been spurned.

An offer from America's ambassador in Baghdad to discuss ways of quelling the violence in Iraq was likewise spurned.

But all are off stage and downstairs, mingling with the investors who either spurned or favored them.

But you have rejected, you have spurned, you have been very angry with your anointed one.

The spurned included the head of Luxembourg's central bank, Yves Mersch.

then a woman to seek material, and how to become a criminal, to being spurned?

For borrowers spurned by their banks, low-cost and unleveraged social lenders are an attractive alternative.

He later earned an MBA at Columbia, where he completed his PhD coursework but spurned academia in favour of business.

If spurned, the male must take the nest apart and completely rebuild it in order to win the affections of the female.

The spurned mistress died and the other passengers were injured, the reports said.

Israel offered to send rescue workers to Turkey but was swiftly spurned.

A person who betrays his own country will be spurned by people.

Prosecution lawyers claim he has a penchant for guns and violence towards women who spurned him.

Often analog and the Nanjing Massacre, so why have spurned by the people can always be dramatic in God no moral side!

While satisfied with Liverpool's performance and result, the Dutchman spurned a gilt-edged chance to win the game late on.

Along the way, he spurned a $31-a-share takeover offer from Microsoft.

The CSU's lost clout may be more obvious under Mr. Huber, who spurned a chance to head Ms Merkel's chancellery in 2005.

The principle of philanthropism has been long overlooked and even spurned.

On May 24th the Maoists spurned an invitation to join the new government.

He spurned my suggestion that he shouldn't go and see the brawl of the hoodlums .

You spurned my friendship.

One is that a spurned North Korea might provoke South Korea and America, triggering a cycle of retaliation and even war.

Angered by having been haled into court, my father now spurned us completely.

Sir Walter spurned the idea of its being offered in any manner;

we are courted, spurned, recruited

Tower of the Spurned

he spurned a poor relation from one ' s door