Sentence examples for continued aloof from from inspiring English sources

The Shimazu also continued aloof from the Tokugawa and nourished a hatred for the Tokugawa house among their warriors.

After Gen. Francisco Franco's death in 1975, it continued to remain aloof from the Western world until the then-socialist government accepted a popular referendum that brought the country into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Yet if she is serious about taking the party in hand, she cannot continue to remain aloof from the task of choosing a new team and new policies.

It would make sense for nationalist and non-nationalist conservatives to follow suit.But the mainstream Basque Nationalists, peace-minded though they are, may well continue to stay aloof from Mr Aznar's lot and go back to their alliance with the Socialists in the Basque country.

She was able to remain aloof from public debate throughout her reign by continuing to perform her duties in a consistent manner and by rarely taking a public stand on partisan political issues.

They usually remain aloof from any communal group.

Mr. Karzai has tried to stay aloof from the dispute.

Mr Kibaki will find it hard now to remain aloof from the process.

Zoroastrian and Byzantine upper-class ladies wore them to keep aloof from the hoi polloi.

With some photographers, the artistic sensibility may remain aloof from the commercial.

Nobody could persist like that into old age and stay aloof from ridicule.