Sentence examples for ceasefire from inspiring English sources

"The British government is working with others in the world to bring peace to Gaza and we do now have a tentative ceasefire which we all hope will hold".

"I would also ask the chief constable, in light of this attack, to revise his position in respect of loyalist paramilitaries who are clearly flouting the terms of their ceasefire.

Samantha Power, the US ambassador to the UN, said it was "ironic to say the least" that Russia produced the motion at the same time as it was "backing an all-out assault" in Ukraine despite the ceasefire.

Low-level fighting has continued in the region despite a February ceasefire.

The Donetsk airport has remained a main area of contention despite the ceasefire that has been violated by both sides.

The recent spike in UVF-related violence has prompted the Police Federation to claim the organisation's ceasefire is finished.

Ten days ago, Nigeria said that Boko Haram had agreed to a ceasefire, which would lead to talks on releasing some or all of the Chibok girls.

Former colleagues question her decision to quit at the point of a ceasefire, the suggestion being that she is skittish.

The Smyth scandal and the disclosure that the authorities were complicit in the cover-up led to the collapse of the Fianna Fáil-Labour government, which at the time was basking in the glow of helping to secure the IRA's 1994 ceasefire.

Urging the Stormont Assembly to scrutinise republican actions in their debate on the IRA ceasefire next Monday, the North Antrim MLA said: "This is a clear example of Sinn Fein running scared.

None of his three allies reacted, although a bewildered Mr Dos Santos - whose forces are fighting with tanks, artillery and aircraft for Mr Kabila - said he thought the discussion was about a ceasefire.