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The Queen's Gambit Declined (or QGD) is a chess opening in which Black declines a pawn offered by White in the Queen's Gambit: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6. This is known as the Orthodox Line of the Queen's Gambit Declined. [1] When the "Queen's Gambit Declined" is mentioned, it is usually assumed to be referring to the Orthodox Line; see "Other lines" below.
DeFunis v. Odegaard, 416 U.S. 312 (1974), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the case had become moot and so declined to render a decision on the merits. [1]
Lincoln declined the nomination. [9] Alexander Wolcott was then nominated, but was rejected by a vote of 9–24 on February 13, 1811. [9] After John Quincy Adams declined a nomination, Madison was finally successful in filling the seat with his appointment of Joseph Story. [4]
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Honours are rejected for a variety of reasons. Some potential recipients have rejected one honour then accepted another (such as Sir Alfred Hitchcock [4]), or have initially refused an honour then accepted it, [who?] or have accepted one honour then declined another (such as actor Robert Morley [5]) or refused in the hope of another higher distinction (Roald Dahl refused being decorated as an ...
The judges agreed Circuit Judge John Cooper "did not depart from the essential requirements of the law in denying the ACC’s motion to stay."
Caleb Cushing's Cabinet nomination was rejected three times in one day.. President John Tyler nominated Caleb Cushing for Secretary of the Treasury. Tyler had a contentious relationship with the Senate over his vetoes of legislation, and the Senate refused to confirm Cushing for this office on March 3, 1843 by a vote of 19–27.
Weiss also declined to answer questions about the wealthy Hollywood attorney who helped Hunter Biden pay his $2 million tax bill with a loan. He was asked if there had been a criminal referral for ...