With offers rejected, clubs have until Jan. 8 to sign the players; otherwise they lose negotiating rights to them until next May 1.

It would be yet another offer rejected out of hand, although by this time the asking price had been lowered to 300.000 francs and some objects were added to the collection.

Why reject an offer that would give the average N.H.L. player a pension of $430,000 for life at age 62?

Ichihashi had offered Hawker's family all royalties his book might earn, an offer the family rejected.

Mr. Bays accepted the post, and in doing so rejected an offer to become chairman of the Hospital Corporation of America.

The assembly considered the offer put forward by Congress, and rejected it on October 16, although it agreed to consider negotiations over its boundaries.

Having previously had an offer of resignation rejected, Brooks resigned from News International on 15 July 2011.

On December 2010, the Belgian club Lokeren made an official offer of €1,200,000 for Trickovski but APOEL rejected it.

"My immediate reaction was the only thing dumber than making the offer was rejecting it."

On 25 June 2009, Griffiths completed a £125,000 move to Scottish First Division rivals Dundee, despite having an offer rejected for the player back in April.