According to press reports, he completely rejected his son's efforts.

His effort to arrange a meeting with a major religious leader has been rejected.

It rejected efforts to bring additional resources to bear in the north.

The House should reject other efforts to weaken the bill.

In that case, a lower court judge rejected efforts to challenge the state's marriage laws.

He said his first literary effort had been rejected by 60 agents.

Before the decision, both sides rejected efforts to reach a compromise.

But the effort to exclude him was rejected and he stayed, those present said.

But the lower courts rejected the union's effort to gain access to school buildings during the day.

After she rejects his efforts, he realizes that her free spirit is gone.