Sentence examples for will desist from from inspiring English sources

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For once the pundits will desist From Hyper Bowl hyperbole.

A rat whose presses on a lever are followed by the delivery of a food pellet will press the lever again; if the only consequence of pressing the lever is the delivery of a painful shock, the rat will desist from this action.

This is because much crime is caused by the presence of easy opportunities and when those opportunities are removed some portion of offenders will desist from participating in crime altogether (Felson and Clarke 1998).

The law, Aquinas suggests, must use "force and fear" in order to restrain those who are "found to be depraved, and prone to vice, and not easily amenable to words," so that they will "desist from evil-doing, and leave others in peace," as well as become "habituated in this way," and "virtuous" (Aquinas, ST, I.II Q95 A1).

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Fear of being recognized will desist the offender from committing the crime.

As Hitler made it clear in his speech on January 30 that Germany will not desist from her colonial demands, it has been taken for granted here that Von Ribbentrop returned to London this week with instructions to bring the colonial question to the attention of the British.

"Will a single hair fall from someone's head if for a period of two, three, four, six months, the State of Israel will truly desist from any action?" Mr. Peres himself sounded optimistic that talks could be renewed, even if out of desperation.

The letter says that DeMenthon is in violation of Craigslist's terms of use, and it demands that he confirm in writing that he has "ceased and will forever desist from all access to and use of Craigslist for any reason or purpose whatsoever, directly and through any other person or entity".

"I hope he will desist... Let him desist".

Will Bones ever desist from singing "Ode to Billie Joe," over and over?

It is time to reframe our criminal justice system so that it provides direct reparation for victims, involves local residents in dealing with low-harm offences and gives offenders the positive relationships that will help them desist from crime.

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