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Clearly, all of the statements from Moscow and Kiev about a cease-fire for the period of the investigation have been forgotten.
Inside the Battle to Crush Ukraine’s Rebel Capital as Dutch Search for MH17 Clues | Anna Nemtsova | July 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe spoke to Putin on June 17 and came away offering a “unilateral cease-fire.”
The sanctions continued after a cease-fire; Eisenhower was adamant: They wouldn't be lifted until the invading troops were gone.
The debt ceiling vote will be something close to an acid test that this budget deal represents a cease fire in the budget wars.
Republicans Compromise on the Budget, but Don’t Expect Them To Compromise on the Debt Ceiling | Eleanor Clift | December 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA bloody conflict ended in a cease-fire that ceded to the militants the right to institute Sharia law in the Swat area.
Who Is Fazlullah? The Pakistani Mullah Who Targeted Malala | Michael Daly | November 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe French trenches were packed with men, waiting for the guns to cease fire and the order to advance.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10) | James Edward ParrottThen, with them well in hand, I let one more volley go, before shouting the "Cease fire!"
'Neath Verdun, August-October, 1914 | Maurice GenevoixIt was useless to contend against such odds, and the 'cease fire' was sounded, and handkerchiefs waved to denote submission.
The Transvaal from Within | J. P. FitzpatrickAn order to "cease fire" is given, and then there is another long interval of waiting.
Impressions of a War Correspondent | George LynchPaul gave the order to cease fire and took the car to the top of the avenue that led to the station.
The Woman of Mystery | Maurice Leblanc
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