After turning down an offer to be chief marketing officer at Excite@home, he decided to go into business for himself.

Lewis, after initially turning down an offer of $3 million, said he was willing to take the fight.

Psychea played on a weekly basis, never turning down an offer.

In the next mom, Munro was shaking his head sadly, turning down an offer.

After turning down an offer of dinner in the hospital cafeteria, Michaels excused himself.

Finally content, the boys head off to open their presents, turning down an offer to make a cartoon show out of their film.

Regardless, Fraschilla now has his chance at the big time after turning down an offer from Tulsa, among others, after last season.

He attended Dartmouth College after turning down an offer from Harvard University.

But the Kass brothers have resisted any temptation to sell, even turning down an offer from Quiksilver to buy their company in 2005.

Sheldon spent a further two seasons with Scunthorpe before leaving the club on 22 May 2002, after turning down an offer of a month-to-month contract.

Air New Zealand (after turning down an offer to purchase the type) codeshared with Qantas.

He accepted the job almost four years after he surprised the Royals by turning down an offer to take the same job on an interim basis.

He decided to attend California State University, Fullerton after turning down an offer that included a signing bonus of $100,000.

He regretted turning down an offer to draw a one-page family comic for a women's magazine as he definitely would've reaped the financial benefits.

He joined Barnet's youth team in 2009 after turning down an offer of a scholarship from Aston Villa.

He worked as a football referee for high school and college games, turning down an offer to be a referee for professional football.

He repeated his action in 2011 by turning down an offer made by San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh.

He accepted, turning down an offer to film an Italian production of Quo Vadis in Italy.

After turning down an offer from the Islanders' owner, Charles Wang, to coach the team last December, he accepted the job in June.

He is shown abruptly turning down an offer from Hollywood, which he resents for mutilating his character Fritz the Cat.

Krzyzewski announced Monday that he was turning down an offer to coach the Lakers and staying at Duke, where he has a lifetime contract.

Barrett, had signed a development contract with the Hurricanes to become a Hurricanes wider squad member in 2011 after turning down an offer from the Blues.

He secured a recording contract with Atlantic Records, after turning down an offer from Sony Records, along with his band in 2005.

After turning down an offer to join Procol Harum, Jobson became a member of Frank Zappa's band in mid-1976.

In 2009, Mead signed a contract extension with the Gold Coast Titans after turning down an offer from the Sydney Roosters.

What sort of woman would turn down an offer like that?

Few who turn down an offer of command are asked again.

He had turned down an offer from the club the previous summer.

She had just recently turned down an offer from Temple.

She turned down an offer to take a 16-hour drive back to Nashville.

However, Sunny was not the first to report that she had turned down an offer.

He turned down an offer for a major league position during the strike.

"I doubt anyone here will turn down an offer like that.

You just don't turn down an offer from someone like Drew.

Sierra Reed of the same season also turned down an offer.

The state even turned down an offer for patient evacuation assistance from the federal government.

She turned down an offer to do medicine and concentrated on dance.

He was later reported to have turned down an offer of £55,000.

In a Free Park it's easy for a girl to turn down an offer.

He soon turns down an offer from Sarah to finally run away together, choosing instead to go through with the training.

He turned down an offer to join us for dinner and headed toward the elevator.

Still, he is unlikely to turn down an offer.

In 1968 as well, he turned down an offer to be manager of the National Team.

Why is it that just because someone turns down an offer, everybody thinks he doesn't want to be here.

I probably should have moved on long ago and had even turned down an offer with the LA.

She just turned down an offer from Fox Television for her own talk show.

Who would turn down an offer to "climb the ladder" at the ministry?

But, he added, "that doesn't mean you turn down an offer if it comes across."

"Well, I don't see how we can turn down an offer like that.

She reportedly turned down an offer of £1million for her story 10 years ago.

"I have never before refused an offer of good work?"

Not more than a month before, Sticks had refused an offer for my head.

I save my game, refuse an offer to quit and move further, to the second level.

Why would they refuse an offer for their stated aim?

Well, it's difficult to refuse an offer like that even under normal circumstances.

"Few men have ever refused an offer from me once, much less twice.

Noble refused an offer to surrender and was shot dead.

She refused an offer to help carry it, then declined to accept any money.

She would not have refused an offer to help with the packs for this last hundred meters.

He refused an offer to become a bishop in a national church subjected to the regime.

In 1631 he gently refused an offer to be made archbishop of Florence.

But he refused an offer to return to Vienna after the war and assume a prestigious medical practice.

To refuse an offer of hospitality without a compelling reason was unthinkable.

Dusting her coat off, she refused an offer to stay for lunch.

"How can I refuse an offer such as this?"

Conan refuses an offer of marriage, and leaves to search for his own kingdom.

In Burundi, to refuse an offer of beer is considered an insult.

He also played with a slightly strained hip, and refused an offer by Johnson to sit it out.

The young men wished to decline, but they could find no good reason for refusing an offer which was so agreeable to them.

But she herself may try to protect you, and refuse an offer of marriage from you, for your sake.

In 2006, she stated she had refused an offer from Playboy "because of her parents".

Spiegel said he refused an offer to lease a new luxury suite.

He refused an offer to return to shore.

Sunny claimed to have refused an offer by Playboy to pose for the magazine.

He refused an offer of the Lord Chancellorship in 1806.

She also declined an offer to take her back to England.

Shortly before this he had declined an offer to run for congress.

Because it's always possible to find a reason to stay put, to skip an opportunity, or to decline an offer.

Phil Jackson declined an offer from the team president to coach another season.

He declined an offer from The Times to view them.

Patsy said her daughter had declined an offer to speak to a newspaper.

He said the team had declined an offer from the local police to compel sick people to go to the hospital.

Lee left the club at the end of the season, declining an offer to serve as hitting coach.

Susan had declined an offer to share in the slice of cake.

However, he quickly and sternly declines an offer to drink it later on.

Like myself, he has declined an offer of civilian employment with the agency to which we are attached.

He declined an offer from the military to assume dictatorial powers.

How can workers decline an offer to relocate without hurting their careers?

Then he vowed he would decline an offer to be head coach of the women's team.

Ford declined an offer of arbitration on Nov. 8, he said.

Mr. Brown said his father declined an offer of $18,000 for the house.

Broadcast until May 2000, when he declined an offer to become Yahoo!

He declined an offer of a studio contract, preferring life on the road as a musician.

After declining an offer to be a presenter of That's Life!

He declined an offer of a job with Warner Bros.

He declined an offer by the court to have his sentence commuted to a community service requirement.

Two years later, he declined an offer from Yale for a divinity professorship.

He later declined an offer to be reentered, and finished his secondary education as a private candidate.

In this time they had declined an offer from the North Koreans to surrender.

But she declined an offer to go on the treadmill herself, telling patients: 'No thank you.