Sentence examples for abstemious from inspiring English sources

In arid regions like the Middle East, Mark Zeitoun of the London School of Economics suggests substituting thirsty crops such as oranges with more abstemious olives and dates.

The fact is, all the state's water users have to become more abstemious.

Mr Bush had signed a bill in 2007 that will require much more abstemious cars by 2020, but then dallied over its implementation.

And some of the most abstemious places are the least green.

But if stricter Asians were the explanation, northern cities like Bradford would also be abstemious.

Whether encouraging the abstemious to drink wine would cause them to lead healthier lives is moot.

As our recent briefing on the subject found, they are becoming more polite, less violent, more abstemious and less sexually adventurous characteristics that seem to be borne out in the government report.

Cassandra wishes, however, to provide some light at the end of the tunnel for the abstemious, with a choice of five wines to sip (moderately) in the coming months.1.1