abstentions in A Sentence

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    Before I met Caryn, February was my chosen month of abstention.

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    So, this abstention comes from somebody who has walked the talk," he said.

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    The final text of the resolution was adopted with 500 votes in favour, 115 against, and 19 Abstentions.

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    Member states sponsored the resolution, and it was approved with 110 votes in favour, 39 votes against and 36 Abstentions.

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    Though strongly contested by the United States, it passed by 128 votes to 9 against with 21 absentees and 35 Abstentions.

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    Parliament adopted on Tuesday a resolution by 402 votes to 163, with 89 Abstentions, assessing the current state of EU-Russia political relations.

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    Members who desire to record' Abstention' may fill in the abstention slip printed separately in yellow both in English and Hindi.

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    If you're a moderate gambler, a smoker, a weekend drinker and someone who enjoys eating out, then abstention could save you over $5,000 a year.

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    Major won by 218 votes to Redwood's 89, with 12 spoiled ballots, eight'active' Abstentions and two MPs abstaining, enough to easily win in the first round.

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    MEPs backed, with 420 votes to 186 and 22 Abstentions, the decision by the Civil Liberties Committee to start discussions with the ministers on this legislative change.

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    For example, there could be religious exemptions, formal Abstentions or an option to simply select“none of the above” for voters who do not like any of the candidates.

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    The parliament of Portugal voted to extend the national state of emergency by 15 days; the vote passed with 215 votes in favor, ten Abstentions, and one vote against.

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    Fewer seals could be hunted for their fur thanks to a stronger EU ban on the trade in seal product, approved in plenary on Tuesday(631 MEPs in favour, 31 against, 33 Abstentions).

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    Fewer seals could be hunted for their fur thanks to a stronger EU ban on the trade in seal product, approved in plenary on the 8th September(631 MEPs in favour, 31 against, 33 Abstentions).

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    A boycott is an act of voluntary and intentional abstention from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest, usually for moral, social, political, or environmental reasons.

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    The European social dimension was completely forgotten by those who acted as if Europe was only a creditors' club", said rapporteur Alejandro Cercas(S&D, ES), whose text was adopted by 27 votes to 7, with 2 Abstentions.

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    The resolution on Serbia, passed by 55 votes to 2, with 2 Abstentions, welcomes the opening of negotiations on several chapters in 2016 including chapters 23(judiciary and fundamental rights) and 24(justice, freedom and security) which are key to the process.

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    For some years he kept up some private communication with the revolutionary forces he had led through one or two individuals, but this also he dropped after a time and his abstention from any kind of participation in politics became complete.

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    In a separate resolution, approved by 479 votes to 123, with 31 Abstentions, MEPs welcome the free trade talks with Tunisia launched in October last year, and draw attention to economic difficulties faced by Tunisia, after terrorist attacks which led to the collapse of tourism in 2015.

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    In the resolution, adopted by 306 votes to 240, with 40 Abstentions, MEPs call on the EU Commission to conduct a proper assessment and ensure that the EU-US“Privacy Shield” for data transferred for commercial purposes provides enough personal data protection for EU citizens to comply with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and new EU data protection rules.

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