Sentence examples for refrained from beginning from inspiring English sources

While Turkey has so far refrained from beginning a large-scale military incursion into Iraq, operations against the P.K.K. in its southeastern region have been taking place for several weeks, the government has said.

"From beginning to end".

Zero from the beginning.

Start from the beginning.

The president, in fact, pointedly refrained from repeating that formula.

Until then, the government had conspicuously refrained from cracking down.

The demonstrators, in turn, mostly refrained from hitting officers.

The public refrained from holding protests during the elections.

Christie's prudently refrained from dating the Beyeler example.

Many refrained from attending communal prayer; some left the congregation.

Cuomo, meanwhile, has not only refrained from yelling, he's barely had to leave his office.