Sentence examples for kept channels open from inspiring English sources

Irrespective of what Mubarak was doing to the Muslim Brotherhood at home, the GID kept channels open to the Ikwan's brothers in Hamas.

It appears less keen to punish Putin than to keep channels open to him.

Mr. Annan wanted to keep channels open so that the United Nations could help the people of Iraq after the invasion.

Others seem to be trying to keep channels open to both sides, as they wait to see which party gains a decisive edge, analysts said.

The US will be monitoring events closely – though for the moment its embassy in Tripoli is working to keep channels open to the Muslim Brotherhood.

"The only trustworthy thing [the Chinese] have is missiles," says Andrew Yang of the Chinese Council of Advanced Policy Studies in Taiwan.The Pentagon, for all its fretting, is trying to keep channels open to the Chinese.

Wisely, the Clinton administration kept diplomatic channels open to Damascus throughout the 1990's, even when prospects for peace looked exceedingly bleak.

Since Russia annexed Crimea in March, forcing Ukraine to abandon its bases there, Nato has halted practical co-operation with Russia but kept political channels open.

Ankara has kept communication channels open with the HTS while also backing a rebel umbrella group set up to counter the jihadists, the National Liberation Front.

As for employers, the best thing they can do to keep returning stars is to keep channels of communication open even long after an overseas assignment has been completed.

"To date, EU policy to keep channels of communications open in Lebanon has allowed it to play a pro-active role in promoting political reform, social development and reconciliation in the country," said the Conciliation Resources group.