Sentence examples for would desist from inspiring English sources

The Kremlin asked if the US would desist from nuclear testing while their man was in orbit.

The concession was granted on the basis of assurances that car makers would restrict price differentials to 12% and would desist from anti-competitive practices.These promises have repeatedly been flouted, but only recently has any action been taken.

Torres hoped that they would desist now that his team was feeding them, but if the rains kept them from the meeting point there was a risk that they would start again.

Sean Hannity, whose show airs at 10 P.M., has propagated wild theories about the murder of a Democratic National Committee staffer; on Tuesday night, after an outcry (and an embarrassing foxnews.com retraction), Hannity said he would desist.

In a recognition that such extreme barbarism could be self-defeating, Isis chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi said in July that Isis would desist from filming the actual moment of execution (though it will continue to show the moments before and after).

BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell said palace officials believed the photographer's actions amounted to "stalking" and that lawyers were seeking an assurance he would desist.

Were Vladimir Putin ever to read this book, he would surely desist.

He gave that up when it became clear to him that they would not desist.

But eating out these days has become more like theatre (particularly true in this case, what with Heston roasting pineapples on a clockwork spit), and we wouldn't desist from reviewing a play simply because it was at the Royal Court.

https://t.co/0IGhgT5BoI Monroe said she would only desist from pursuing legal action for libel if Hopkins issued a public apology and donated £5,000 to a charity of her choice.

Mr Abbas, and apparently Mr Bush, felt they had an implicit commitment that Israel would largely desist from offensive operations during this period of grace.A group of senior reserve officers had planned to publish large newspaper advertisements on June 11th supporting Mr Sharon's new openness to negotiations, and praising him for beginning to dismantle settlement outposts.