Secretary of State Lau refused to accept the application.

In 2002, the Secretary of State for the Environment refused an application to list the bridge as a monument to the city's industrial heritage.

The Secretary refused, claiming that his oath of office stood in the way of giving them a discharge.

The Secretary, barely disguising his annoyance, refused to open the folder and said it would be better discussed in a closed session.

The Secretary of State has refused to answer my questions on this matter.

The Secretary of Labor, and the company under which the workers operated, refused to accept Vallejo to the position.

The real President is found to still be living; however, the Secretary of the Interior refuses to relinquish his new office.

The Secretary may refuse to accept any document that is not accompanied by a certificate of service.

A new Secretary refused to give him final say over his staff.

The Secretary of War refused Swift further field service on the grounds that the coast defenses required his attention.