Sentence examples for but desist from inspiring English sources

And with North Korea we should offer increasing investment and diplomatic relations on the condition that North Korea not only keep its own nuclear program halted, but desist in missile sales to others.

Moreover, individuals on a childhood-limited CP pathway show early problem behavior, but desist upon entering adolescence while those on an adolescent-onset path only "kick off" in early adolescence [ 1].

Mr Bakri Muhammed, who is Syrian-born, and has named one of his sons after Osama bin Laden, stated that he and his followers were not involved in violence while residing in the UK due to what had become known as the "covenant of security" under which Islamist organisations were allowed to carry out their activities, but desisted from taking armed action in the country which had given them refuge.

Kierkegaard spent a good deal of energy trying to break into the Heiberg literary circle, but desisted once he had found his own voice in The Concept of Irony.

She threatened them with a projectile action involving an enema--for which Bowery was famous--but then desisted.

By that time, political support for the program was no longer in doubt, and Republican opponents had little choice but to desist.

Clearly pained by having to hold back, he explains that he wanted to ask about the "malevolent droid dwarf or whoever these figures are … but I desist".

I want to ask her who does the laundry, but I desist; it's a legitimate work-life balance question for a woman in science, but I feel like a meddlesome in-law.

The court eventually ordered the city to desist, but not until the homeless crisis had all but passed.

She considered throwing her arms around the Vice-President, but she desisted.

He was to feel monstrously betrayed, was to lose his health and almost his life, but nevertheless desisted from ever going public with his side of the story.