Sentence examples for has refrained so from inspiring English sources
But it has refrained so far from opening a formal investigation into whether Cambodian sugar should lose duty-free access to the European Union.
The central banks has refrained so far from copying the huge injections of funds undertaken by the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England to stimulate demand.
But his government's otherwise cackhanded reaction has merely stiffened the protesters' resolve, though they have refrained so far from calling for the president himself to go.
For fear of ridicule, your columnist has refrained from doing so.
Bush administration officials say that Jemaah Islamiyah fits all the criteria to be listed as a terrorist organization, but the United States has refrained from doing so for fear of destabilizing Indonesia politically and making life more difficult for President Megawati.
Cliff Kupchan, who follows the Iranian nuclear project for the Eurasia Group, wrote on Friday that Iran's decision to make clear that it "is poised to increase significantly its production rate of medium-enriched uranium yet has refrained from doing so" suggests it is seeking some more leverage in the next round of diplomacy.
The speeding bullet causally depends on A's action since the bullet would not have been in mid-trajectory without A's action; and the dictator's death causally depends on the speeding bullet since by the time the bullet is in mid-trajectory B has refrained from firing so that the dictator would not have died without the presence of the speeding bullet.
China could easily block the flow of tourists, but has refrained from doing so as its local economies are closely tied to the lively trade and smuggling of Burmese goods through Mong La.
So it has refrained from aggressively pressing its case publicly.
The Turkish government has massed tens of thousands of troops along Iraq's northern border, but so far has refrained from making a major attack.
But Rouhani can still use his position as the public face of the Islamic republic to defend Rezaian, which he has refrained from doing, at least so far.
