to turn down

More than 20 experts issued a joint letter in Beijing this month to call on the Expo authority to turn down the tobacco donation.

A common tradition says that during this year a woman can propose marriage, and it's bad luck for a man to turn down such an offer.

Forcing a state-owned factory to shut down for a bit may seem easier than convincing millions of people to turn down their air con.

Don't you think her radio is too noisy? Ask her to turn down it.

I forgot to turn down the stove setting, and the bubbly mixture changed to a hissing monster, spitting liquid all over the floor.

It would be absolutely great if Milan decided to make a move for me. It would be very hard to turn down Milan.

Aggregates is one of those architectural topics that I get really excited about, so make sure to turn down your speakers.

It's particularly difficult for me to turn down your request this time. Under other circumstances, I would be very happy to assist you.

I also challenge you to turn down the bad boy at the party and reverse the growing trend we see in society.

His advisers, meanwhile, continue to turn down offers and proposed sponsorship deals worth several million pounds a year.

But a chance to go to Chelsea - or any other Champions League team in England or Spain - would be hard to turn down.

Perhaps rather than the relief I imagined, KB's mother felt a sense of alarm at our request to turn down the music.

of you to turn down the radio while your sister is still ill in bed.

To be honest, the chances for advancement are good, and the money was just too good to turn down.

Connecting the public and the personal in today's financially-strained world is one way to turn down the heat. For both brand and consumer.

Mr Edwards worries that the economy will start to turn down in the first half of next year.

You left in such a hurry that you forgot to turn down the light.

And when Blizzard asks if you want to work on the story and RPG elements for the next Diablo game, that's hard to turn down.

L: To be honest, the chances for promotion are good in the new company, and the salary was just too attractive to turn down.

If you have to turn down the offer, do so with a clear conscious. Not every offer is worthy of your acceptance.

A. Could I possibly ask you to turn down the volume on your TV?

To tune in to its whisper, you have to turn down the volume in your busy, noisy, complicated life and force yourself to do nothing at all.

When a normal animal gains too much weight, the hormone signals the brain to turn down the appetite rheostat.

But credit quotas from the banking regulator can't be expected to turn down the heat on their own.

When he was 11 Suarez was invited to a national youth training camp in La Plata, Argentina, but was forced to turn down the offer.

My family felt it was time to go home as well, and the opportunity to manage Molde was too good to turn down.

I keep asking her to turn down her music.

It may be that the price of free speech is to turn down the volume for 60 seconds.

I told him again and again to turn down the radio .

I would prefer you to turn down the TV with the baby asleep.

Pls tell him to turn down a little of the television.

I'm sure they we're absolutely thrilled to have to turn down invitations time after time.

Regulators are also proposing to raise capital requirements, which will further encourage bankers to turn down borrowers.

One does not have to be pathologically prudent to turn down that option.

Christopher Lee was, reportedly, offered the role of King Balor, but had to turn down the role.

We have had to turn down four applicants already.

It is considerate of you to turn down the radio while I am studying.

I was actually inundated with replies within hours and had to turn down a number of volunteering opportunities, so bear this in mind.

She decided to turn down the job as a temporary assistant.

But how long will managers be willing to turn down private investors as fundraising becomes more difficult remains to be seen, however.

When they stop their car to read a street directory, they have to turn down the radio.

I am going to tell that neighbor of mine to turn down that music once and for all.

After all, there are ways to turn down the anxiety without stashing all of your money in the mattress.

but it was difficult if not impossible to turn down the heating in the bathroom.

United Airlines and Continental Airlines flights to Tokyo a total of nine flights scheduled to turn down other airports.

The American food giant's sweetened offer, too toothsome to turn down, was accepted by Cadbury's board on Tuesday January 19th.

If you do decide to turn down the new job and look again with severance pay in hand, look very hard indeed.

I had to turn down the brightness on my TV, but it looked fine then.

Lucy asked him to turn down the radio.

Can I ask you to turn down the radio?

Thank you, but I'll have to turn down your offer.

And if you really can't bring yourself to turn down work, give them a realistic timeline for when you can complete their project.

And deciding whether to turn down requests for Facebook "friends" is a social quagmire in itself.

Could you be so kind as to turn down that rock "n" roll I'm preparing for tomorrow's exam.

Eg. He didn't have the heart to turn down their request.

I regret to have to turn down your proposal.

He asked me to turn down the radio.

When a bull market is nearing an end, weaker stock groups begin to turn down.

Wenger is not deaf to the criticism but he has tried to turn down the volume in order to turn around his season.

Would youmind to turn down the radio a bit?

Nothing is more disappointing than having to turn down your invitation to your wedding anniversary party on Saturday, July 5.

Researchers don't understand exactly how protein works to turn down appetite.

Gary Bauer, owner of crab processor Ponchartrain Blues in Slidell, La. , said a fair claim settlement will be hard to turn down for many.

Would you be so kind as to turn down the radio?

I used a whole week to pluck up (or muster) my courage to turn down their request.

She petitioned her neighbor to turn down the radio.

It is not unusual now for workers to turn down jobs they see as being too taxing.

And by Thursday and Friday, they're thinking about the weekend and more likely to turn down requests.

Duhon and her colleagues were reluctant simply to turn down Bayerische Landesbank's request.

Don' t forget to turn down the gas after an hour or so.

We have to turn down students sometimes.

I'd hate to turn down another degree, but can I handle another year's worth of pasta and enforced singledom ?

Could you be so kind as to turn down that rock "n" roll?

Richer benefits encourage workers to look for a job rather than quit the search, and to turn down unsatisfactory job offers.

Mr Hurd had the grace to turn down their praise.

Paul asked Jenny to Turn down the radio.

you to turn down your TV, OK? I am doing my homework now.

I have to turn down the radio because my parents are sleeping.

Please ask Mary to turn down the radio.

NO01, 2. Sorry, but I'll have to turn down your offer.

You would be foolish to turn down the offer. At that price, it's dirt cheap.

It's unwise of them to turn down the proposal.

Having recommended TPG's offer in part because of price, Midwest's board of directors will be hard-pressed to turn down a higher bid now.

It's a good idea to turn down the radio.

Would you like me to turn down the radio a bit?

Don't forget to turn down the radio.

It is foolish of them to turn down the proposal .

After the crazy rise, cotton prices to turn down.

I regret having to turn down your proposal.

I regret to turn down your application.

Paula's unlikely to turn down our request.

It is wise of them to turn down the suggestion.

It is unwise of them to turn down the proposal.

When working for someone, you may not have the power to turn down a project.

She stoops to turn down his trouser ends.

Want to turn down the volume in your music player when the phone rings?

Will you be so kind as to turn down the radio?

It's a deal we are not likely to turn down.

It won't do to turn down his request.

Knowing how to turn down invitations with finesse and not feel guilty.

It is wise for them to turn down the suggestion.

I have to turn down your offer.

You are considerate to turn down your radio when I am sleeping.

It is okay to turn down work because of other competing priorities, many of which may not have anything to do with work.

Mother is sleeping! Would you like to turn down the radio?

Would you like to turn down the recorder?

Brian Gutrick, meanwhile, has a plan to get onto an apprenticeship so that one day his credentials are simply too good to turn down.

Here's where I have a big problem with this concept: It's really hard for most of us to turn down "free food" .

Are you sure you want to turn down a company invitation?

I had to turn down a job offer from a theater because the pay was too low.

e. g. Please turn the television down a bit. to turn down the gas

You were right to turn down that offer,

Turn down the radio at once! 2. to turn down an offer

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