Sentence examples for desist from seeking from inspiring English sources

The protest movement began in late February with mass demonstrations calling for Mr. Bouteflika to desist from seeking a fifth term.

Not all, however: one, Brian Sedgemore, whose talents have never been regarded as highly by his colleagues as they are by himself, unwisely compounded rebellion by leaking his letter to Nick Brown, the chief whip: "I hope you will instruct the arm-twisters and goolie-crushers in the Whips Office to desist from seeking to change my mind".

Yesterday, we reported that Uber had came under fire from the Division of Standards of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, receiving a cease and desist letter that sought to shut down its operations in the Greater Boston area.

Ms. Fernbach said the N.L.R.B. would ask a judge to order Cablevision to desist from engaging in any future illegal activities should the communications workers seek another unionization vote in the Bronx.

But Gardzelewski was peeved about some other things that had happened on Monday night, including the fact that the Convention's organizers had insulted Sanders delegates by trying to get them to hold up pro-Hillary signs, to desist from chanting pro-Sanders slogans, and to sit through lengthy infomercials that sought to cast Clinton in a positive light.

And, seeking dignity as much as freedom, he counselled black people to desist from doing to others as had been done to them.

In a June 1 letter to the U.N. Security Council, Deng Gai sought to discredit the presence of Machar's people and further persuade the U.N., the African Union, and IGAD "to desist from engagement" with the rebel leader.

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?