Following the Harvard scandal, Mary Miller, the former dean of students at Yale, made an impassioned appeal to her school's professors to refrain from take-home exams.

哈佛丑闻发生之后，耶鲁大学前学生事务主任玛丽·米勒慷慨激昂地呼吁教授避免学生在家考试。

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I made a terrific effort to refrain from tears.

我狠着心把泪止住。

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The new plan promises to refrain from any price regulation;

对于这项新法规联邦通讯委员会承诺不实行任何价格监管。

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He also asked people to refrain from tossing stones at authorities, saying it gives them an excuse to respond with gunfire.

VOA: standard.2009.04.08

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

Dr.Ahmed says people can also adjust their lifestyles: such as abstain,from smoking, indiscriminate sexual inter-course and refrain from factors known to be associated with cancer, such as drug abuse. The Nigeria Cancer Society is working with NGOs to create public awareness campaigns that include radio and television advertisements, handbills,pamphlets and other educational materials that are distributed in schools, hospitals and other public places.

VOA: standard.2010.06.16

Since Robert created the trust, tax strategy obliged him to refrain from serving as trustee.

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On Sunday, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon also asked the North to refrain from further missile tests.

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Many publishers have had to refrain from syndicating freelancer-created content because of existing contracts, he says.

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