You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough. From LearnThat.org. [Ed Howe (1853-1937)]
During hit song "Oh Mandy," Krill's voice warbled the title refrain to aching effect and reminded listeners why it became so infectious. From Wordnik.com. [The Scenestar] Reference
The anthem's refrain translates as: "Grab your weapons, citizens!. From Wordnik.com. [News24 Top Stories] Reference
That refrain is basically repeated in Mish's piece. From Wordnik.com. [The 14th Banker: Misdiagnosis of Small Business Act] Reference
Multiply R by the number of times the refrain is sung. From Wordnik.com. [Introducing the Church Music Insipidness Scale] Reference
So I could not refrain from the opportunity to use it. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - How bad have things gotten in Iraq?] Reference
Sondheim asks: What refrain is constantly surprising?. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Gliatto: A Complaint About Sondheim] Reference
All members shall refrain from the threat or use of force. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Winning The War On Talking Points] Reference
A common refrain is a demand to put “people before profits”. From Wordnik.com. [Global Voices in English » USA: Clashes with Police at Pittsburgh G-20 Summit] Reference
Sorry, but I will refrain from the subject other than my reply above. From Wordnik.com. [A Kind Word For Fisi*] Reference
Our refrain is feel better first, then get back to the daily routine. From Wordnik.com. [2010 March « Biodork] Reference
The refrain is refreshingly simple: Fairways and greens, fairways and greens. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Furyk's win solid, but hardly a thriller] Reference
Typically the only acceptable way of persuading him to refrain is social opprobrium. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Criminal Conviction in England for Leaving Anti-Religious Leaflets in Airport Prayer Room] Reference
To be a good human I have to refrain from a wide assortment of thoughts and behaviors. From Wordnik.com. [Child Abuse Alert] Reference
Again the venerable refrain is heard: 'The fatality of war is stronger than our wills.'. From Wordnik.com. [Militarism versus Feminism: An Enquiry and a Policy Demonstrating that Militarism involves the Subjection of Women] Reference
For Ierodiaconou, the knee injury was a sad refrain from a theme in her athletic career. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Skiing aerials produce high drama in Italian mountains] Reference
And when you prove them, refrain from the icky racial implications you dove right into here. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Right’s Civil War] Reference
That refrain is likely to be heard in other districts where Mr. Gates tries to wield the knife. From Wordnik.com. [Virginia Fights Cuts to Defense] Reference
The constant refrain from the right wing is that the liberals and Democrats are always "angry.". From Wordnik.com. [March 2006] Reference
The code he learns in the familiar survival refrain is “to obey the strong and to oppress the weak.”. From Wordnik.com. [Le Milieu, Le Moment, La Race: Literary Naturalism in Jack London's White Fang] Reference
The refrain is this, "It is not our fault that small business lending plunged, there was no loan demand.". From Wordnik.com. [The 14th Banker: Misdiagnosis of Small Business Act] Reference
In general, when the RIAA complains about file-sharing, the refrain is that "artists" are being ripped off. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: October 12, 2003 - October 18, 2003 Archives] Reference
At the time, I felt if I discarded the "tool", he would have no choice but to refrain from the "opportunity.". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
But please, try to refrain from the verbal single finger salutes you seem to be scattering around the internet. From Wordnik.com. [Liquid Memory by Jonathan Nossiter – reviews | Dr Vino's wine blog] Reference
Up to now, the refrain from the corporate sector has been almost exclusively, "What's good for business is good for America.". From Wordnik.com. [Missing voice on corporate tax reform: Corporations] Reference
When Darin Bradley's Amaranth comes out late next year or so, I think the re-occurring refrain is going to be: "Where'd he come from?". From Wordnik.com. [MIND MELD: Who Are Tomorrow's Big Genre Stars? (+ The Top 18 Genre Authors To Keep an Eye On)] Reference
The “start over” refrain is obnoxious and Dems should be putting out ads with this refrain for the upcoming legislation and elections. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » VIDEO: The GOP’s Solution To Everything — Let’s ‘Start Over’] Reference
(Especially when another common refrain is something like, "You get points for spotting all the issues, not for getting the right answer."). From Wordnik.com. [Discourse.net: Good Advice for Law Exam Takers] Reference
The passage includes a refrain, which is repeated in the Second. From Wordnik.com. [Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition] Reference
The refrain was a question: "What do we really know about this man?". From Wordnik.com. [The Jawa Report] Reference
This is a familiar refrain, which is indicative of a recurring cycle. From Wordnik.com. [guampdn.com - Local News] Reference
Aloisi shocked his audience by calling the refrain a "meaningless slogan.". From Wordnik.com. [Boston.com Most Popular] Reference
The line being pulled in the refrain could be the act of writing or creating. From Wordnik.com. [My Old Kentucky Blog] Reference
Invariably, their refrain is the same: they're politicians, they say — not shrinks. From Wordnik.com. [The McCain Mutiny] Reference
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