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But it has refrained so far from opening a formal investigation into whether Cambodian sugar should lose duty-free access to the European Union.
As the world's biggest bookstore, Amazon could employ some people with clout to issue a literary canon, ex cathedra, but it has refrained.
But it has refrained from systematic attacks against the Nusra Front, whose ranks are heavily Syrian, including many who left less extreme rebel groups because Nusra was better armed and financed.
Publicly, the aviation agency simply says news helicopters, with a small group of other aircraft like sight-seeing tours and banner-toting planes, present unique threats to national security, but it has refrained from specifying what those risks are.
Toyota, the world's largest automaker, dominates the current generation of gas-electric hybrid vehicles, but it has refrained from rushing lower-emission cars like the plug-in hybrid to market.
As North Korea's major ally, China has been discomfited by the behavior of the North's leader, Kim Jong-un, but it has refrained from making pronouncements that would signal what, if anything, it planned to do to rein in North Korea.
But since her election, it has refrained from attacking her.
So far it has refrained from exporting its crude oil or natural gas, but exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) will start this year.
In other instances, it has refrained from publishing accusations it could not corroborate.
But I've refrained from sharing any of this with you -- by design.
