Sentence examples for close off discussion from inspiring English sources
Breaking taboos Sometimes, the efforts of censors to close off discussion can have the opposite effect.
The vote, 57 to 27, fell three votes short of the 60 votes needed to close off discussion and move to a final vote.
But rather than conduct a healthy and heated discussion of alternative uses for the growing budget surplus, the candidates close off discussion.
The authority's advisers are planning to negotiate a contract with Vornado over the next 20 days and submit a final one to the board on March 14, although they have not closed off discussions with another bidder in case anything goes wrong.
Whilst this event may not have been highlighted unless the pharmacist had initiated the MUR, the limited remit and lack of collaboration with the GP led to the pharmacist closing off discussion and failing to ensure that the issue was resolved: Jane [Pharmacist]: The Ventolin… Mia [Patient]: Which ones that?
With sand blowing on the wind stinging his visitors' faces, another of the Bedouin chiefs, Adil Rezurky, finally closed off the discussion with what amounted to his ace-in-the-hole.
While previous popes have declared some topics closed off from discussion, Parolin's remarks may be indicative of the possibility of a greater conversation about an ancient Church tradition.
After a few seconds, he said aloud, almost rhetorically, "Who else is there?" "There's Bush," I suggested, half expecting him to close off the discussion.
That reminds me of a moment yesterday in the news meeting with the Mercedes team, which won the race Sunday, when the team director tried to close off the discussion about Bahrain by saying that there were "many positives" from going to Bahrain for the race.
In most cases, when the player selects a paraphrase, one or more avenues of discussion are closed off, in order to maintain conversational consistency.
