| Perhaps if those who reviled and insulted Said could have read this book, they might have desisted. |
| Certain countries which CMS has long hoped to attract as members have desisted from joining the Convention for financial reasons. |
| Seeing that we did not succumb to their threat and pressure, they desisted from starting a war and fled. |
| Moreover, Hamas, the Islamist movement that carried out most of the suicide attacks, has, with the odd exception, desisted for several years. |
| In June 2005, Optivus desisted from its claims against IBA in first instance, but in August 2005, Optivus lodged an appeal. |
| Ultimate stumbling block, the danger of handling such molten masses worried all the craftsmen who desisted one after another. |
