The monk refused to be distracted, though this demon dactyl, the darkness of all the world, was but a few strides away.

The monk nodded, but refused to speak.

However, the monk refused to leave; in the legal procedures which ensued he was forced to leave.

Shaking his head, he complains that the four resident monks are refusing to let his scientific team dig in the area.

The monks refused this, and the authorities then began to threaten them with death if they did not comply.

The returning monks refused to accept the validity of Thaton-Buddhism ordination.

The adapted rules were integrated within the larger framework of correct procedures, and the offending monks refused to acknowledge their fault.

In late 1697 the Archbishop appointed secular clergy to the parishes, but the monks refused to give up control of the churches.

Sheltered in a wagon shed, the monks refused to despair and decided to build an even better structure.

It is said the monks refused him a Christian burial, his body ending up in an obscure grave with no religious ceremony.