In September 2010 the argument over the dates for summer time reached new heights and some firms even refused to adopt it.

I guess the debate will continue as long as football refuses to adopt any ideas from other sports.

He appointed a deficit reduction commission and then refused to adopt any of its recommendations.

Why are we refusing to adopt measures to protect the homeland?

As a consequence the younger generation refused to adopt the native language of their parents.

The marriage ended eight years later, after Addams, who hated small children, refused to adopt one.

Instead, the central bank has moved only incrementally and refused to adopt an inflation target.

That is precisely the type of thinking which the European Union refuses to adopt.

If either house refuses to adopt the report of the conference committee, a motion may be made for further conference.

"They're still refusing to adopt what to my mind is the most logical approach."