Abstains

What if the president abstains from a Security Council vote establishing one?. ❋ John Bolton (2010)

And, how could someone even vote for a guy that either doesn't show up to vote on a bill or abstains from a vote because he doesn't want to be put in a difficult position. ❋ Unknown (2008)

We are not, but I reject the generalization that the United States abstains from the market while the Canadian government intervenes. ❋ Unknown (1983)

If the U.S. abstains, the White House will be severely criticized by Israel's supporters on Capitol Hill for abandoning its U.S. ally. ❋ Jay Solomon (2011)

Salih Bilali was a Muslim slave on a Georgia plantation who was described by his Master as a strict Mahometan; who abstains from spirituous liquors, and keeps the various fasts, particularly that of the Rhamadan. ❋ Engy Abdelkader (2012)

If the United States votes for or abstains on such a resolution, it will reflect a dramatic shift in policy against Israel. ❋ Jennifer Rubin (2011)

If a Democrat abstains on all the votes on that chart, he/she gets 100%, yet a Republican gets 0%. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The move makes the enactment of the budget before the end of the current fiscal year a certainty, as Japan's constitution stipulates that a lower house-endorsed budget is automatically enacted even if the upper chamber rejects it or abstains from voting for 30 days. ❋ Takashi Nakamichi (2011)

He said he still abstains from soda and most meats. ❋ AP (2011)

If China abstains from buying while the Fed, Japan and other buyers pull back, yields would quite likely rise. ❋ Min Zeng (2012)

That in his new role as a Catholic, Newt Gingrich abstains from lecturing the baby Jesus that Bethlehem was an invented location. ❋ Eliot Nelson (2011)

Japan's constitution stipulates that a budget endorsed by the lower house will be enacted automatically even if the upper chamber rejects it or abstains from voting for 30 days. ❋ Takashi Nakamichi (2011)

An abstainer "abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others." ❋ Bill Kauffman (2011)

Called Integrated Robotic and Human-based Architecture for EXploration (IRHAX), the strategy abstains from placing humans on the surface of the Moon or Mars, at least in the near-term. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If Finland votes against a Portuguese bailout program, the European Financial Stability Facility would be paralyzed; if it merely abstains, the remaining eurozone countries could in theory go ahead with a bailout without Finnish contributions. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In a strongly worded statement, Soames warned that Britain would face "severe" consequences if it abstains in a vote on Palestinian statehood at the UN on Friday. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Awkward silence followed the phrases, "Who is against it?" and a certain fatigue could be noted after each, "And who abstains?" ❋ Yoani Sanchez (2011)

But Soames, who is president of the Conservative Middle East Council CMEC, believes that Britain will lose the goodwill it has built up in the Middle East during the Arab Spring if it abstains. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Hassan is not running this summer because she is observing the Ramadan fast, which means she abstains from all food and drink during the daylight hours. ❋ Unknown (2010)

[Stop] [acting] like an [abstainer]. ❋ Vumnoo (2011)

I am abstaining from [masturbation] cause [my dick] is too [sore] ❋ _mustytrusty_ (2015)

Bryan and [Julian] wanted to try something new, so they [went with] abstainal sex. They said it got them off but they [still feel] innocent. "It doesn't count if it's abstainal." ❋ Tstack25 (2014)

[God dam] those [Jonas Brothers], made all them girls [abstain]. ❋ Thatguydowntheblock (2010)

[i don't] abstain . ❋ Pussy123456789r (2018)

When I was through [pleasuring] [my woman], she remarked about how her abstain looked [a little bit] like Jesus. ❋ A-roe (2003)

[Jim] is a [total abstainer], he doesn't ever do anything when he goes to [parties]. ❋ GH Dogg (2009)