When the Portuguese officially refused to return the ship and the passengers, the outcry at the Moghul court was quite severe.

As a result, Lebanon and Israel formally remain at war, and Lebanon officially refuses to recognize Israel as a state.

Administration spokesmen officially refused to confirm or deny the existence of the secret programs.

British Aerospace added to the speculation by refusing officially to confirm or deny the story.

Both Governments even collected duties on trade that they officially refused to acknowledge.

In 1620, Nguyễn Phúc Nguyên officially refused to send taxes to the court in Hanoi.

As soon as she was twenty-one, she could officially refuse the money that her aunt had offered her.

As the embassy returned, Caesar officially refused their request and warned them that any forceful attempt to cross the river would be opposed.

In the end, while British authorities still officially refused to recognize the "political status" of I.R.A. prisoners, the prisoners won the battle over uniforms.

The GAA officially refused to offer a response to the two men.