Sentence examples for war ceased from inspiring English sources

When he succeeded in paralyzing Isum, his desire for revenge was satisfied, and the Handa-Ombal war ceased to concern him.

Spartan lifestyles and wartime rations became the reality even for women of privileged background, whose husbands at the forefront of the war ceased caring for personal luxuries.

12 November 1918: "The Armistice with Germany was signed at 5 o'clock yesterday morning, and hostilities in the Great War ceased an hour before noon".

The tug of war ceased and the international community collectively stared at Africa, writing it off as a failed continent by the beginning of the 21st century.

I ceased my attacks, both offensive and defensive, and the battles subsided and the war ceased.

The current study was carried out six years after the war ceased and the FCS were reintegrated into their communities.

QUESTION FROM SEBESTIAN: Have these wars ceased to be "political" in the sense that they won't define the 2012 presidential election?

Since then, as the worst of the African civil wars ceased and as central governments restored control over rebel-held areas, the share of blood diamonds in the global diamond trade fell from as much as 15 percent in the 1990s to less than 1 percent by 2010.

Once conscription was introduced during the first world war, and once Britain's wars ceased being confined to the empire or to continental Europe and began seriously threatening our own shores and safety, it became much easier to denounce any anti-war agitation and argument as inherently irresponsible and unpatriotic.

In numerous ways, cultural critics have tried to pinpoint the exact moment when Star Wars ceased to be a movie franchise and became a cultural touchstone.

He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; he burns the chariot in fire.