I shall ask leave to desist, when I am interrupted by so great an experiment as dying. From LearnThat.org. [Sir William Davenant.]
We have received a letter to desist from the creation of the Stargate: Source mod. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: April 17, 2005 - April 23, 2005 Archives] Reference
They were persuaded, however, to desist from the former design, and to agree in the latter. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
He appeals to them to desist from a war which can only, after greater sacrifices, terminate in a treaty of peace. From Wordnik.com. [Foreign Intelligence] Reference
The committee has been "ordered to cease and desist from the use of campaign literature" from Fenty's primary campaign. From Wordnik.com. [Write-in supporters ordered to stop using Fenty signs] Reference
They did not desist from the work until the Wazir ordered a number of his people to remove to this city with their families. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
Minster Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi urged unions to "desist" from going on strike on Friday. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Late on Thursday afternoon, Fraser-Moleketi once again urged unions to "desist" from going on strike. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Scientists tend to 'desist' from scientific research upon marriage, just like criminals desist from crime upon marriage. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-05-01] Reference
He ordered the media to "desist" from talking to the accused and witnesses. From Wordnik.com. [News24 Top Stories] Reference
He did not desist from his employment, or lift his head. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
He could not make himself heard, and had at last to desist. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899] Reference
The McCain campaign said it would not ask the group to desist. From Wordnik.com. [Do the Wright Thing] Reference
Lincoln asked him to desist, but he became more abusive than ever. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Abraham Lincoln] Reference
ABC producers begged UWSA officials to desist-and the lines cleared. From Wordnik.com. [Ross Perot's New Army] Reference
One warning from her is enough for most Congressmen to cease and desist. From Wordnik.com. [Sunil Sharan: Shunned, Will He Bolt?] Reference
But you need real indicators that something is going to cease and desist. From Wordnik.com. ['Buying Frenzy'] Reference
Walker was directed to desist from further efforts on the river, and move to. From Wordnik.com. [Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War] Reference
They ought to cease and desist, now, before they embarrass themselves further. From Wordnik.com. [Notable] Reference
Tawney tried to reason with you and even offered you amnesty if you would desist. From Wordnik.com. [Gold in the Sky] Reference
He's under a summary order to cease and desist from selling unregistered securities. From Wordnik.com. [Where Are They Now?] Reference
But we need to let that riffraff go and just cease and desist, because it's going nowhere. From Wordnik.com. [Experiencing Teen Drama Overload? Blame Biology] Reference
I must be patient until to-morrow, desist from going to the Temple to-night to rescue her. From Wordnik.com. [Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus] Reference
The tug waxes increasingly hard, but she has not, as yet, sense enough to see that, and desist. From Wordnik.com. [How to Cook Husbands] Reference
A cease and desist order has been issued against Bridget Gruzdis and her firm, Phoenix Horizon LLC. From Wordnik.com. [Aunt Aggie's Farm: State Tells Niece To Back Off 100-Year-Old Woman Facing Foreclosure] Reference
When it attacks a relief ship in international waters, no one can do anything to make it cease and desist. From Wordnik.com. [MJ Rosenberg: Why Do the "Bomb Iran" Neocons Want Israel Dead?] Reference
I called an attorney who said he would draft a cease and desist letter, but I save those for my creditors. From Wordnik.com. [Jayne Lyn Stahl: Confessions of a Spider Killer] Reference
"There you are," Nathan shouted, when Susan had begged them to desist because of the dust they were raising. From Wordnik.com. [The Wind Before the Dawn] Reference
They figured that Lindenwold Fine Jewelers, an outfit they'd never heard of, would quickly cease and desist. From Wordnik.com. [Mail-Order 'Machiavelli'] Reference
But they do not see the blood trickling from the wound; and they would neither care nor yet desist if they did. From Wordnik.com. [The Idler Magazine, Vol III. May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly] Reference
Seeing the danger of our party, I leaped to the bulwarks, and hailing my deliverer in Spanish, bade him desist. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver] Reference
In late 2000 the regime denounced South Korea's annual defense white paper, and demanded that Seoul desist from "hostile" rhetoric. From Wordnik.com. [Playing Mind Games] Reference
While writing his fourth symphony, he had several throat operations to remove a tumor and had to desist drinking on doctor's orders. From Wordnik.com. [A Rebirth for Classical Composer Sibelius] Reference
Sandman asked Berman to "cease and desist" using Rhee's name in the solicitations and to inform donors that Rhee is not a supporter. From Wordnik.com. [National teachers union debuts pro-Gray radio ads, as Rhee denounces anti-union campaign] Reference
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo recently announced that he has issued cease and desist orders to nearly 40 dealers statewide. From Wordnik.com. [NY car dealers slammed for "cash for clunkers" fraud] Reference
It has been hailed as the movie that makes it OK for men to cry, but it's more like the film that makes it impossible for them to desist. From Wordnik.com. [I used to hold back the tears. Now I cry all the time] Reference
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