The Republicans were euphoric over Sarah Palin's debate performance, particularly the part in which she stood tall and refrained from falling off the stage.
I was super pleasant and refrained from a variety of sarcastic responses.
And refrained myself from arguing.
Both the NEA and NEH had remained publicly optimistic and refrained from what the agencies termed "speculation" on federal appropriations for 2018. .
For Romney, the measured, calculated, religious, and refrained management consultant, there is no greater a polar opposite in business or politics, nor in matters of faith and family life than Donald Trump.
Honeybee queens in our experiment had no prior fighting experience on which to base their strategic decisions and refrained from engaging in a fight.
The actors used lay language and refrained from using any jargon.
Subjects remained in HDT 24 h/day for 5 days and refrained from any type of physical exercise and/or upright posture.
All subjects were studied after an overnight fast and refrained from caffeine intake for more than 12 hours, since caffeine may modulate the effects of adenosine.
Prior to the study day, all participants consumed at least 250 g of carbohydrates for 3 days and refrained from vigorous exercise for 1 week.
The guests ate the food that they had prepared and refrained from buying anything.
