Sentence examples for refraining from referring from inspiring English sources

Yet there is also the wager made by the Syrian regime, and along with it China and Russia, on the League of Arab States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) refraining from referring Syria to the Security Council, as they previously did in the case of Libya.

Is it too much to ask commentators to refrain from referring to female athletes as "girls"?

Its closest cousin is probably something like The Sentimental Bloke although not as heavy on the doggerel and I've refrained from referring to woman as "tarts".

For the same reason, written "discussions" (via text, email, etc). with other students should generally be avoided; if they do occur, you should delete them or refrain from referring back to them.

The billion and a half dollars that was spent on security during the Games paid off, and NBC's announcers, for their part, helpfully refrained from referring to the issue and increasing the unspoken anxiety in the air.

In what strategists described as a deliberate show of confidence, he refrained from referring to Michael Howard or Tony Blair by name but attacked the Conservatives for their uncritical support of the conflict.

After the People's Republic of China joined the United Nations in 1971, British politicians refrained from referring to their country's recognition of Tibet's autonomy to avoid embarrassing Beijing.

Mr. Sheen denied charges of violence against women ("Consider the source") and he railed against Alcoholics Anonymous, CBS and most of all his show's executive producer, Chuck Lorre, though this time he refrained from referring to Mr. Lorre as "Chaim," as he did on a radio show and which was interpreted by many as an anti-Semitic slur.

On Thursday, Mr. Ricco also asked that prosecutors refrain from referring to Mr. Seabrook's girlfriend, Gloria Jones-Grant, as his mistress, noting that the councilman had not always been married during the period in question, and that the word was inaccurate and carried a lot of "baggage".

"We have a job to do here, and in order for me to do my part effectively," Olivia icily tells the manipulative Mellie, "I'm going to need you to refrain from referring to me as a whore — at least in front of my face".

In the above excerpt, Melody drew a contrast between her friends and Twinkies, but she still refrained from referring to her friends as FOBs.