Sentence examples for refrain from pursuing from inspiring English sources
The official said the Palestinians understood that to mean that they should refrain from pursuing claims against Israel in international agencies like the International Criminal Court.
* What's at stake in Wisconsin: Tea Party groups who are organizing in the state worry that a Dem victory will make other GOP governors go all weak-kneed and refrain from pursuing their own Walker-esque union busting policies.
The United States cannot expect both to maintain a threat to overthrow unsavoury regimes and to have those regimes refrain from pursuing the technology that might deter forcible regime change.Alex WeisigerNew YorkWeapons at workSIR – I object to your use of the derogatory term "gun nuts"("Loaded debate", March 12th).
On this reading Hume's skeptical principles commit him to the view that human understanding is weak and imperfect and, so considered, we should avoid all dogmatism and also refrain from pursuing our investigations beyond the narrow sphere of "common life".
She returns his love, but prudence prevails and they refrain from pursuing an affair.
The Harvey Road Board decided to refrain from pursuing the matter until World War II had concluded.
In the years after the invasion, General McChrystal concentrated on defeating Sunni insurgents, and, like other American commanders in Iraq, he largely refrained from pursuing Quds Force agents.
Why deal with Alabama or Arizona when you can build in North Carolina or Florida, states that have refrained from pursuing extreme anti-immigrant measures?
We simply refrained from pursuing with vigor aspects of the program that had been laid out in prior memos". Under questioning by Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich). during the second day of hearings, Malek admitted that a memo written by him did suggest that people who were not Nixon's supporters be punished in some way.
Justice Department lawyers said in the brief that they had refrained from pursuing the iOS source code and signing key because they thought "such a request would be less palatable to Apple.
Russia and China are required today to establish a clear strategic framework for their policies, one that goes beyond merely allowing the Security Council resolution on Libya to be passed, or preventing additional measures against Iran, refraining from pursuing an active role over the Arab-Israeli conflict, and encouraging impunity for their traditional allies such as Syria.
