Sentence examples for suspend hostilities from inspiring English sources

But military reverses and the opposition of his own nobility forced Magnus to suspend hostilities in 1363.

The proposal was made to the principal powers represented on the Non-Intervention Committee in the form of a request for a join appeal to Valencia and Burgos to suspend hostilities.

He got the two sides to agree informally on Tuesday night to suspend hostilities for two days, partly so the Palestinian Authority would have time to arrest suspected terrorists.

The chief of South Africa's military opposed any deployment without a cease-fire, and Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal, all of which have pledged troops to the Burundi effort, have delayed sending any soldiers until all parties suspend hostilities.

Iván Márquez, the lead FARC negotiator in the talks, said that the ceasefire would be called off if "our guerrilla units have been the target of attack by the armed forces".By attaching that condition, the FARC are trying to force the government to suspend hostilities too.

Before Christmas the pope had pleaded for a ceasefire, but the leaders of the warring nations refused to suspend hostilities -- even for a day.

Gangs were not a big factor except by suspending hostilities to make common mayhem.

Toward the end of 1475, both Frederick and Louis suspended hostilities against Charles, who thus became free to concentrate his forces against the Swiss.

He has also suspended hostilities with the main opposition party, the Alevi- and secularist-dominated Republican People's party (CHP).

Peace anticipated, by a few weeks, the ratification of the Peace of Nicias (421 bce), which suspended hostilities between Athens and Sparta for six uneasy years.

North and South Korea remain technically at war; they suspended hostilities in 1953 with a cease-fire rather than a peace treaty.