If an owner refused, they would find themselves quickly without their labor force, free or slave.

The owner had refused, saying it was too dangerous a mission.

The owners refused to negotiate with the committee, and that is where things now stand.

At first, the owners refused to sell, and it was not until 1886 that a sale took place.

But the owner has refused to say whether he'll agree to the rescue plan.

The current owners refused to give any details on the sale.

The church bought up most of them, he said, but other owners refused to sell.

The owners, for their part, refused to negotiate with the union.

Its owner refuses to sell it to him, he says.

If enough owners refuse to pay, the service cannot be hired.