Sentence examples for refrain from paying from inspiring English sources

Conversely, religious pacifists cannot refrain from paying taxes because taxes fund the military; such an exemption would burden society in that it would render taxation unworkable.

Many celebrants are also participating in a strike, "Day Without a Woman," which asks that women refrain from paid or unpaid work.

The nobles often possessed considerable musical knowledge, but they refrained from paying overt attention to what the musicians were doing.

If everyone followed your free-ride example and refrained from paying, there'd be no money to finance subway service -- plus, my imaginary Aunt Minna would injure herself severely trying to hurdle the turnstile in heels and a demure suit in a nice cotton-poly blend.

Refraining from paying for a studio drummer, he invited Barker to record drums on the project.

Refraining from paying for a studio drummer, he invited Barker to record drums on the project and Hoppus felt betrayed.

Refraining from paying for a studio drummer, he invited Barker to record drums on the project, which led Hoppus to feel betrayed.

A week after Qatar's bid was accepted, the highly idealistic F. C. Barcelona, which had always refrained from paid advertisements on its jerseys, turned up with a $40 million contract to advertise the Qatar Foundation, a philanthropy.