Sentence examples for refrained from doing from inspiring English sources

That subsequent generations refrained from doing so was, Freud suggested, due to a collective bad conscience.

For fear of ridicule, your columnist has refrained from doing so.

Ms. Megawati had refrained from doing so, apparently out of fear of upsetting Islamic groups.

And third, it should push the chaebol to expand into services, which they have diplomatically refrained from doing.

Postscript: In an earlier post, I wrote that Djokovic has always refrained from doing an impression of Federer.

Ford cited driver error in defending some early lawsuits but has largely refrained from doing so in recent months.

Although the Turks have launched a handful of directed offensives, they have so far refrained from doing too much damage.

It is flailing because it has thus far refrained from doing what is absolutely necessary to curtail the violence.

First, Parliament used express language in putting assignees on equal footing with copyright owners, but refrained from doing the same with exclusive licensees (s. 13 5)).

While Israel has an abundant history of liquidating enemy leaders by pin-point attacks, for years it has refrained from doing it.

It mainly refrained from doing so even during the depths of the global financial crisis in late 2008 and early 2009.