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The fact that the following moment I abstained from lifting my arm did not prove that I could have abstained from lifting it.

China, like fellow critic Russia, abstained from backing the U. N. resolution authorizing the attacks, but did not veto the measure.

In a test vote of CDU and CSU deputies yesterday, 11 opposed expanding the EFSF and two abstained (another dissident did not show up).

When Mr Lyons put his redesign to a vote four months ago, 54 of his teaching staff approved, four abstained and no one was against.

"They have willfully abstained at a time when everyone else is hopping on this bandwagon, " said Matt Cutler, VP at Visible Measures.

The resolution passed overwhelmingly. But Japan, acting with its traditional caution, abstained.

That would be to ignore the inconvenient fact that Germany abstained in the UN Security Council vote to impose the no-fly zone.

It was good that certain big countries in the Security Council -- Russia, China, Brazil, and India -- abstained on this resolution.

She used to read in secret and, though her memory was excellent, she abstained from showy reference.

Shia-led Iraq, an important neighbour to the east, which has feared the onset of a Sunni regime to replace Mr Assad's Alawites, abstained.

When the UN Security Council voted for military intervention in Libya, Germany abstained, breaking with its NATO allies.

My dentist said I would have fewer cavities if I abstained from eating candy.

A director who abstained or who was absent and failed to appoint a proxy may not be exempted from liability.

Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina, Zambia and South Korea voted against the latest resolution. Brazil criticised the text but abstained.

Russia, which as a permanent Security Council member also has veto power, also abstained, as did Germany, Brazil and India.

With his inherent love of life, he started meeting people socially again, although he abstained from alcohol and cigarettes.

Both parties oppose a proposal in the budget to raise petrol and diesel prices, and the TC abstained over the women's reservations bill.

Any time of the acquisition, will be handled by automatic abstained.

A few MPs abstained from voting at the end of the debate.

Three countries -- Denmark, Romania and Austria -- abstained with all others voting in favor.

The top four BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China) all abstained at the voting of UN Security Council Resolution 1973.

One western diplomat says, "I was pleasantly surprised that Iraq merely abstained on Syrian sanctions. I thought they would vote against. "

Brazil and Turkey, non-veto-wielding members who have negotiated their own nuclear deal with Iran, voted against; Lebanon abstained.

The workers who abstained from work yesterday have been suspended.

That means the parliament approved the routine budget bill that was on the ballot, but only because 321 lawmakers abstained from voting.

Countries hold similar positions and more than China, Russia, Germany, Brazil, India, the same day four countries abstained in the vote.

Brazil and Turkey were the two dissenters in the vote, while Lebanon abstained.

At the last election he abstained from voting.

In the end, the language stayed in the resolution and the United States abstained from the vote.

He abstained from televised debates with Ms Tymoshenko to avoid making gaffes.

Five members voted for the proposal, eight voted against, and two abstained.

Those who had intercourse had better responses to stress than those who engaged in other sexual behaviors or abstained.

He abstained from speaking at the meeting.

Only Brazil and Turkey voted no, and Lebanon, where Hizbullah has close ties to Iran, abstained.

Iraq, Syria's top trading partner in the Arab world, abstained, while Lebanon voted against.

Five members voted to the proposal, nine voted first lot times t, or few abstained.

Of the 15 members of the council, 10 voted in favor and five -- Russia, China, Qatar, Indonesia and South Africa -- abstained.

Two delegates abstained in the referendum.

Germany abstained but, in doing so, placed itself outside the western mainstream.

Mark has abstained from smoking because of his ill health.

Russia abstained from the vote on the resolution.

e. g. Sixty MPS abstained in the vote on capital punishment.

Some voters abstained in the election.

Only three delegates voted against him, while 16 abstained.

He abstained from speaking ill of others.

Beijing abstained from the vote.

Eleven voted in favor and one abstained.

But people who had abstained from sex had the highest blood pressure response to stress.

From then on he abstained from alcohol.

A number of MPs also abstained.

Adding fuel to the third round I was selected abstained player lost the equivalent of half a game of chess .

He abstained from eating for six days.

She not only abstained from beating him, but encouraged him.

Thirty-seven abstained and one didn't cast vote.

In the referendum many people abstained.

For the first time in memory, more than half abstained in the second round of local elections on November 14th.

He has abstained from wine.

But "buys" the character is abstained from very much, therefore changes into "invites" , in order to avoid blasphemes the God.

In the end, 177 voted in favour, 151 against, 2 abstained, perhaps unsure what it might all mean to the French way of life.

In the 271 voting members, 261 voted in favor, 1 vote against and 9 abstained.

In March, it abstained from voting on the United Nations Security Council resolution that allowed the bombing of Libya;

The designer who fails to submit in time shall be deemed as abstained, and the deposit will not be returned;