Sentence examples for as refraining from inspiring English sources

(In his review of "Bad Boy Nietzsche!" in The New York Times, Ben Brantley praised Mr. Foreman for not making obvious decisions, such as refraining from using the music of Wagner and Strauss, two composers associated with the title character).

Finally, sanitary measures i.e., clean plow down of crop refuse, destruction of volunteer plants and weeds, sterilization of pruning and grafting tools as well as refraining from cultivating when foliage is wet, overhead watering and spraying of indoor plants, and late cutting or grazing of alfalfa and other crops, are useful in reducing the incidence of bacterial diseases.

The pledge includes clauses such as "refraining from penalising in any way, any customer for preferring to receive information through paper correspondence" and "make available to customers easy mechanisms whereby a customer who has chosen not to receive paper correspondence can opt back in without penalty".

Performance of EFBs such as refraining from car driving was also a good predictor of purchase frequency.

This was criticised by the media and individual initiatives as refraining from gender competency and ignoring female expertise [51].

It also flags up as noteworthy the fact that Uber's Partner Terms require drivers to "support Uber in all communications", including placing requirements on workers such as refraining from speaking negatively about the company and its business in public.

Most of the press is privately owned and is not subject to censorship as long as it refrains from criticizing the ruling family.

Jordan has said that Hamas leaders who hold Jordanian papers can return to its territory as long as they refrain from conducting any political activities there.

Pakistan had struck an agreement with leaders in the South Waziristan tribal area, giving groups there amnesty as long as they refrained from attacking government installations and vehicles.

On January 11, he affirmed that Hamas members would be welcomed back in Jordan following their expulsion from Syria, as long as they refrained from engaging in political activity.

Apparently, we live in a culture where it's okay to have a best buddy, as long as we refrain from almost any physical contact with him.