Sentence examples for ceasefire like from inspiring English sources
He has ruled out what he calls another "unilateral" Palestinian ceasefire, like the one that was brutally broken when Hamas bombed a bus in Jerusalem in August, making it impossible for Mahmoud Abbas, Mr Qurei's predecessor as the PA's prime minister, to go on.
A child was killed on the Lebanese side, possibly the result of one of the missiles going astray.At best, the attack on Syria would seem to reduce further the slender hopes for even a fragile and partial ceasefire, like the brief truce that collapsed in August.
The armed rebels have no single authority to take orders from; meaning even if Brahimi brokers a ceasefire, like Annan did, it is highly doubtful anybody would abide by it.
The Saudis' agreement to re-enter UN-mediated peace talks in Kuwait following a proposed 10 April ceasefire looks like an admission that continued military attrition is no solution and is making matters worse.
Like gunslingers unable to break the habit of killing, the two sides fought right up to February 23rd, the date a "permanent" ceasefire came into operation.
What was Minsk ceasefire deal?
What now after ceasefire fiasco?
Why did the September ceasefire break down?
Talk of a ceasefire sounds like a fantasy.
In this situation, calling for a ceasefire is like asking a jailer who is torturing its prisoner to halt the torture.
For a people who have long feared that their culture, with its music, wrestling and body-painting, would soon be wiped out, the ceasefire seems like a last-minute deliverance from oblivion.
