Sentence examples for abstained over from inspiring English sources

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

Both Russia and Venezuela abstained over objections to language on sanctions and the use of drones to carry out reconnaissance in the country, where fighting between rebels and government-backed forces still continues.

Rushanara Ali (12/1) The first MP of Bangladeshi heritage, she quit Labour's front bench last year to abstain over military action in Iraq.

A few Socialist deputies, who have abstained recently over the budget, have even threatened to vote against the Macron law, an act of outright rebellion.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver abstained in voting over the stadium -- an effective no -- in the interest of redeveloping the World Trade Center site, and not because he objects to the clearly improper spending of taxpayer money.

This last happened in October 2000 when the US abstained in a vote over a resolution about the outbreak of the second intifada, the Palestinian uprising, which strongly criticised Israeli "provocation".

They were charged after 171 drivers, all of whom were recruited from China, abstained from work last week over pay.

Stein, however, said that if she not been on the ballot, many of the Americans who voted for her would have abstained or backed Trump over Clinton.

Over 50% abstained from the question (vs. 7.8% in the Census).

He abstained in the cabinet vote over the Oslo II peace accords.

Berlin abstained in a U.N. vote over military action against Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's forces but later decided to support a NATO decision to help the rebels.