To refuse example sentences

For example, the Governor of the Bombay Presidency while dealing with an application from the Islam Gymkhana for land on Bombay s seafront wrote: we can be certain that in a short time we shall get a similar application from some Hindu Gymkhana I don t see how we are to refuse these applicants; but I will refuse any more grants once a Gymkhana has been established by each nationality .The powerful castes were shocked that such a young boy had the guts to refuse.The person begins by making a small request that the other person is not likely to refuse.