Sentence examples for refrain from occupying from inspiring English sources

Dr. Abdul-Karim said his ministry has repeatedly asked the Syrian military to refrain from occupying ancient fortresses and historic places.

That was partly the result of Saddam Hussein's egregious behaviour: had the Iraqi leader refrained from occupying and annexing all of Kuwait's territory, it is likely that the international response would have been more feeble.

"If the war ends in a draw, as expected, and Israel refrains from re-occupying Gaza, Hamas will gain diplomatic recognition," wrote Aluf Benn, a political analyst, in the newspaper Haaretz on Friday.

The Geneva agreement called for all parties, including the separatists, to refrain from violence, disarm and vacate occupied buildings.

If not — and you're not prepared to let go of something that currently occupies your time — you need to refrain from offering your services.

Previous results of cross-sectional and population-based surveys have shown that smokers with higher levels of education or who occupy higher social positions are more likely to intend or attempt to quit or to refrain from smoking.

Just refrain from testing?

Iraqi Shiites refrain from retaliating.

He planned to refrain from the latter.

Many concerned individuals refrain from meaningful pro-environmental actions.

First, refrain from hype.