Soltanieh also argued that Tehran would refrain from what he described as Iran's voluntary cooperation gestures towards the IAEA after Friday's resolution.

VOA: standard.2009.11.28

The head of the EU observer team, Phillippe Morillon, says that in the mean time, the Karzai campaign should refrain from declaring victory.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

Wood said the U.S. continues to support freedom of speech, assembly and expression,saying Washington hopes the various parties in Pakistan resolve their differences and refrain from violence.

VOA: standard.2009.03.11

In an open letter to Mr.Sanha and Mr.Yala before Sunday's vote, the Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation and the International Crisis Group called on the losing candidate to "refrain from taking any form of violent actions that could further undermine the fragile stability in the country."

VOA: standard.2009.07.26