My hope is that by making this public here, he will perhaps be dissuaded from continuing to embellish this story with false statements. |
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To date, this has not dissuaded the media or the activists who are determined to find a smoking gun. |
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We wanted to keep her close to us so we dissuaded her from taking up that course. |
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She had warned the demon, dissuaded him till the very end when it had become so painfully clear that it had been all going wrong. |
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Surely this is now her only chance of making a match, for any respectable gentleman is bound to be dissuaded from asking for her hand. |
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My first choice so sickened me, and it was such a low blow, that I was dissuaded from using it. |
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Not even the sight of stretcher-bearers has dissuaded referees from rubbing salt into the wounds down the years. |
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His wife dissuaded him, however, telling him that he would never be able to live with himself if he concluded so sordid a deal. |
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Indeed, such persons might be dissuaded from arbitration under the supervision of the English court. |
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He dissuaded many suitors from pursuing her by telling them she had consumption and wouldn't make a suitable wife for anyone. |
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The rather poor line-up and the terrible conditions dissuaded me from returning Sunday. |
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In this way accordingly he dissuaded the Lacedaemonians from showing themselves to be either too bold or cowardly. |
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What is increasingly hard to believe is that it can be dissuaded or prevented from getting the bomb by force. |
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But that hasn't dissuaded a loose-knit coterie of online conspiracists, antiwar activists and Democratic Party operatives from keeping the draft rumor alive. |
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Until there are more blacks in the front offices of the USTA, talented African American players will continue to be ignored or dissuaded from succeeding in tennis. |
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It is indeed so that people who drink alcohol moderately, should not be dissuaded from this habit for health reasons. |
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An employee ought not to be dissuaded, even by non-disciplinary pressures, to forego a statutory right to emergency leave. |
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The latter has dissuaded the Lebanese government from curbing the political predominance of Hezbollah. |
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Accuseds who would have otherwise pled guilty to severe gun crimes, may now be dissuaded by the certainty of a fixed carceral period. |
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Some years ago, a friend bought a Burberry raincoat but his wife dissuaded him from wearing it. |
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This situation dissuaded investors from investing in the company, as evidenced by the company's difficulties in obtaining bank loans. |
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The price tag and the time commitment during the busy growing season soon dissuaded him. |
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Some delegates had remarked that they had been dissuaded from nominating some radionuclides because of their short half-lives. |
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Also, the passage to the north portion of the lake is initially a narrower passage and this may have dissuaded him from taking that route. |
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Companies not accustomed to producing ads in both languages may be dissuaded from doing so by false perceptions of costs and efforts required. |
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Ultimately, individuals may be dissuaded by these dynamics from participating, which undermines the vibrancy of our global conversation. |
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Traditional Sufi imams might once have dissuaded these young men from seeking out the Syrian battlefield. |
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It felt sticky to the touch, so we dissuaded my son from sitting in it. |
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Pudentilla, however, would not be dissuaded from the decision she had made, and two months later she and Apuleius were married at her country villa. |
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Although the programme for the disarmament of the civilian population had not been officially launched, these searches have dissuaded civilians from owning or distributing firearms and have thus promoted security. |
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A parent company might be dissuaded from carrying on its activities through a subsidiary established in another Member State since, normally, such subsidiaries do not generate profits that are taxable in the Netherlands. |
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These demands are not easily compatible with bringing up children, thus many parents, mostly women, are being dissuaded from entering these professions. |
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Because the Israelites were so easily dissuaded, and so greatly lacking faith in God, they were forbidden to enter the Promised Land and destined to wander for forty years until that generation had passed away. |
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As far back as the Statutes of Kilkenny in 1366, the British government had dissuaded use of Gaelic for political reasons. |
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In 1870, she suggested visiting Fisher in England, but he dissuaded her as strongly as he could. |
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Several of the reports highlight the fact that homeless people may feel dissuaded from trying to access healthcare through lack of knowledge about their entitlements. |
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Private-sector, for-profit companies could invest unique expertise and resources for HIV vaccine development, but are dissuaded by economic disincentives and opportunity costs. |
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If this draconian regime for Community Patents is maintained, some users may well be dissuaded on this ground alone from using the Community Patent system. |
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A member willing to take an unpopular position behind closed doors may be dissuaded by the fear that his or her position may shortly be made public. |
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York returned to the country and became Protector of England, but was dissuaded from claiming the throne. |
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However, they do not decide to move back there, dissuaded by the actions of rebel bands passing through, and by the sudden reversal in their position and connections. |
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The North let slip a strategic victory but denied one to the South: by turning back Lee's invasion the union dissuaded the British and French governments from granting diplomatic recognition to the confederacy. |
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The Commission considers that the tax amnesty did not respect the free movement of capital given that it dissuaded regularizing assets in forms other than Portuguese government bonds. |
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In the west, the Russians were dissuaded from attacking Vidin by the presence of the Austrian forces, which had swelled to 280,000 men. |
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Howe may have been dissuaded from pursuing aggressive manoeuvres due to the memory of the grievous losses the British suffered at Bunker Hill. |
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He considered taking on the role of War Minister himself, but was dissuaded by the king, and instead appointed Lord Milner. |
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This however led to protests in Guangzhou, which eventually dissuaded authorities from going forward with the proposal. |
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When news arrived of Cerialis' victory over Civilis, Mucianus tactfully dissuaded Domitian from pursuing further military endeavours. |
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It is said that he was desirous of erecting a temple to Jesus but was dissuaded by the pagan priests. |
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Relations between the two nations deteriorated, although Theoderic's ability dissuaded the Byzantines from waging war against him. |
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Indeed, Iran's leaders, reluctant belligerents, have shown that they want to be dissuaded from direct action by others putting pressure on the Taliban, possibly via Pakistan. |
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The election campaign being prepared by the Tories is compared by insiders to the party's effort in 1992, which dissuaded voters from gambling on an unconvincing Labour opposition. |
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He had a contract, and he would not be dissuaded. |
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No doubt they've been dissuaded by the fancy new cat door we put in. |
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These individuals should, instead, be dissuaded from driving while impaired by the immediate penalties imposed by the police officer at the scene, which is already the case. |
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We should not be dissuaded by the prospect of a long-term process. |
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He intended postgraduate study in Vienna with Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg's student, but was eventually dissuaded by his parents, on the advice of the RCM staff. |
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If you have an auction with no bids and a counter that reads a high number, newbie bidders may be dissuaded from taking a flyer and bidding on your auction. |
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Fleming became increasingly unhappy with the book and considered rewriting it, but was dissuaded by Plomer, who considered it viable for publication. |
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