Sentence examples for refrain from purchasing from inspiring English sources

In 1791 an English merchant protested slavery by encouraging his peers to refrain from purchasing sugar from the West Indies.

But if frugal expatriates want to keep their wallets plump, they should refrain from purchasing a $26.85 CD in Madrid, a $9.16 fast-food hamburger meal in Dublin or a $2.63 liter of whole milk in Beijing.

An NPD report released Monday concluded that the economy will have a "tremendous impact" on holiday spending as consumers refrain from purchasing expensive electronics that have traditionally been revenue generators during the holiday shopping season.

Aside from not purchasing from a pet store, refrain from purchasing supplies from a store that sells dogs and cats.

Cost is the number one reason both men and women cancel gym memberships or refrain from purchasing one at all, according to IHRSA's 2014 trend report.

Despite numerous demonstrations and calls to refrain from purchasing Ahava's creams and bath salts, they are widely sold throughout the United States, with an annual sales drive in malls before the holiday season.

The CrunchGear staff has, over the years, grown weary of most Apple products being borked in their first iteration, so we've all refrained from purchasing a new MacBook and/or MacBook Pro as they tend to be skittish.

Table  2 presents the odds ratios for refraining from purchasing medicine for economic reasons during the last three months.

In total, 3% reported that they had refained from health care visits and 4% had refrained from purchasing medicine during the last three months.

Those with low or medium level of education had refrained from purchasing medicine to a greater extent than those with high education.

The highest odds ratios concern the unemployed and persons on disability pension, confirming that they had refrained from purchasing medicine to a much greater degree than employed persons.