Sentence examples for refrain from criticism from inspiring English sources

"That we are quite supportive of the United States doesn't mean that we have to refrain from criticism," she said.

He has recalled, with fondness, Mr. Giuliani's decision to leave the city's political stage after 2001 and to refrain from criticism of Mr. Bloomberg's performance as mayor.

Such hopes led many European leaders to reach out to Mr Putin, and refrain from criticism over matters as the war in Chechnya, human rights or press freedom.

There is no appeal available for Chainarin and Yodyiam, and to make matters worse, the military court ordered all observers not to take notes during the trial, while the junta regularly warns media to refrain from criticism of the regime.

You're not helping people by refraining from criticism.

The leaders of the major moderate Muslim organizations have refrained from criticism, too.

Adults can help teenagers arrive at such wisdom by listening and discussing, while refraining from criticism and instruction.

Thomas Manley, an officer with the Uniformed Firefighters Association, refrained from criticism, saying that on other issues, Mr. Bloomberg had been supportive.

Indeed, refraining from criticism of justices who publicly associate in partisan ways would confer on them some special monk-like status.

In wooing the Republican right wing he refrains from criticism of Nixon & Watergate; his repudiation of all that he has stood for during a lifetime suggests that he is willing to go pretty far to reach the Presidency.

In the 21 years he played Chicago politics before running for the highest office, he refrained from criticism of corruption in the most corrupt political machine in the country and of torture by a police department that would shame the Saudi police.