Examples of using Refrained in English and their translations into Spanish
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Some of the neighbouring countries have thus, justifiably, refrained from signing the Chemical Weapons Convention.
successive ministers have refrained completely from exercising this dispensation e.g. Zimbabwe.
The Government respectfully refrained from taking any measures to implement the recommendations of IACHR as soon as the matter became the subject of litigation.
It has conscientiously refrained from reacting to Djibouti's repeated provocations and hostile campaigns.
However, to guarantee the witnesses' safety, the Commission refrained, in general, from revealing the sources of the information on which it had based its conclusions;
the taxpayer had refrained, following receipt of the notification of the enhancements, from contesting them.
Chávez refrained for years from closing down any media outlet.
If it had, to the fullest extent possible, refrained from mentioning the terrorist groups by name,
although again he refrained.
these groups have refrained themselves from participating in such a process.
the authorities have refrained in recent years from enforcing the law.
While Israel has repeatedly attacked Hezbollah weapons shipments and convoys within Syria, it has refrained from striking at Syrian targets which were involved in the terror group's military buildup.
While Pete initially refrained from telling Clark about his knowledge,
Certain opposition to the images used by the adversaries may explain why orthodox sacred art refrained for a great time from representing the vision of the judgement.
But no, I have never refrained from publishing a story because I considered it too personal.”.
Officials in Asia refrained from commenting on the document that anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks published Wednesday.
My delegation, out of courtesy, refrained in the general debate from addressing the question of West African candidatures for one of the non-permanent seats on the Security Council.
She wondered whether any doctors had been prosecuted for negligence for having refrained from performing life-saving abortions because they had feared being held criminally liable.
I would like to thank those Ukrainian service members who refrained from bloodshed and did not smear their uniforms in blood.
The articles intentionally refrained from either endorsing or denouncing the right of States to grant