Sentence examples for off the referendum from inspiring English sources

And Papandreou was bullied convinced to call off the referendum.

Speculation mounted that the Tsipras government would be forced to call off the referendum.

Here's the question: did the bully-power of government strong-arm him into backing down and calling off the referendum?

The Markit/CIPS UK services PMI [pdf] report chimed with other indicators suggesting businesses and consumers have shrugged off the referendum result for now.

Papandreou has brushed off the referendum furore, saying that ultimately with New Democracy's endorsement of the measures it has proven to be a "positive shock".

By late afternoon, however, the Greek news media reported during the cabinet meeting that he not only was refusing to resign but was in fact calling off the referendum.

Following signs that businesses and households have largely shrugged off the initial shock of the referendum, all nine members of the Bank's monetary policy committee (MPC) voted to leave interest rates at a record low of 0.25% and to continue with an electronic money printing programme.

I think that the move of the referendum caught her off guard.

Yeltsin's gamble paid off in the referendum of April 25.

Though this is not explicit, it will help slice through the banalities and sophistry that party and campaign spin doctors on both sides seem unable to shake off with the referendum campaign.

Hong Kong's democracy protest took off after the referendum, with many citizens occupying parts of the city in protest at their belief that China reversed a promise to grant them universal suffrage.