Sentence examples similar to desist from presenting from inspiring English sources

In his Feb. 20 article entitled: "U.S. Holds Firm on Reparations, Israel in U.N. Racism Talks," he fawned: "The Obama administration on Thursday concluded its first round of politically charged U.N. negotiations on racism, pressing foreign governments … to desist from singling out Israel for criticism in a draft declaration to be presented at a U.N. conference in April".

Other than that, as Mr Ozel suggests, it should desist from promising any more than it can deliver.

In February, I went with Soulforce and Human Rights Campaign volunteers to Engle's church and presented a petition of 70,000+ signatures asking him to cease and desist from inciting violence against gay people in Uganda.

Contrary to claims that arresting and prosecuting pregnant women will encourage them to desist from substance use and thus improve maternal and fetal health, fear of detection and punishment presents a significant barrier to care for mothers and pregnant women.

The agreement was presented at a meeting here by the Coca-Cola chairman, E. Neville Isdell, who handed Mr. Monti an offer to desist from practices that investigators said undermined competition.

The agreement was presented at a meeting here by the Coca-Cola chairman, E. Neville Isdell, who handed Mr. Monti the company's offer to desist from practices that European regulators contend undermine competition.

Therefore I desist from writing.

Southampton City Council should desist from this folly.

We therefore desist from their interpretation.

Why can't actors desist from trying to be musicians?

Or at least desist from calculating your hourly wage rate.