Sentence examples for could refrain from inspiring English sources

Do you think you could refrain from gossip for an entire day?

But at least the administration could refrain from helping their adversaries by letting their cats out of the bag.

The best-known test is the "marshmallow" experiment, in which children who could refrain from eating the confection for 15 minutes were given a second one.

Paul appended another correction to the Web version of his column, but asked if he could refrain from revisiting the subject yet again in print.

WHO could refrain from sniggering at the delightful sight of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the world's biggest and most cumbersomely named accounting practice, being knocked about by America's Securities & Exchange Commission SECC)?

Or he could refrain, in which case he risks appearing further weakened and hypocritical to supporters and opponents alike, many of whom are united in their antipathy for Israel.

It is a fine, rich valley, about thirty miles from Port Platte; heavily timbered with mahogany all round; well watered; flowers so beautiful; fruits in abundance, so delicious that you could not refrain from stopping to eat, till you could eat no more.

Conceivably, Obama could merely refrain from using his BlackBerry to view or send highly sensitive communications, and messages transmitted to the device could be screened by trusted staff before they are delivered.

The Japanese could just refrain from eating whale, but we know they won't.

The patient couldn't refrain from saying something sarcastic to the receptionist on his way out.

Mr. Owen could not refrain from taking to his computer and dashing off a letter to the editor.