Sentence examples for withdrew to save from inspiring English sources

(The Eritreans say they were not defeated militarily at all, but simply withdrew to save lives and fight on their own terms).

"You can't just withdraw to save yourself for another event," said Anna Legnani, a spokeswoman for the I.A.A.F.

After momentary shock that the front-runner had fallen so quickly, rumours began circulating that a Sunday paper was planning to publish a damaging story, and that Umunna was withdrawing to save a dark secret being exposed to the nation.

But unless Tiger decides to withdraw to save himself from hand-wringing pious grief, I'm going to draw a line under the matter, in this report at least.

In what could become a growing chorus, Mr. Biden said he was moved partly because he thought former Senator Bill Bradley, who lags far behind in the polls, should gracefully withdraw to save the party from tearing itself apart.

Funding to 15 school bus services in Wrexham is to be withdrawn to save £100,000 a year.

Rebel leader Riek Machar told AFP his forces had withdrawn to save civilians but vowed to fight on.

The FSA said 4,000 civilians had refused to leave their homes and it was withdrawing to save them from an all-out assault.

South Sudan's military says it has recaptured the oil hub of Bentiu - one of just two rebel-held cities. Rebel leader Riek Machar told AFP his forces had withdrawn to save civilians but vowed to fight on.

He found the situation there worse than he had imagined and withdrew northward to save the lives of as many of his soldiers as possible.

In 2000, after serving as President and as parliament's speaker for almost a decade, he was humiliated in a run for parliament when he lost, disputed the vote, and then withdrew, largely to save political face.