Refuse
Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
Work on
Work on verb - To exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something.
Both terms in one sentence
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Batman's attitude towards his allies, his general tendency to work on his own and refuse backup finally compromises the safety of Robin, who he had locked up for "his own good" leaving him vulnerable and defenseless when he gets kidnapped by Scarecrow.
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However, this scheme was so badly thought out that it not only didn't work with most of these region-free players, but these enhanced discs would also refuse to work on some region-locked players of the correct region.
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