Sentence examples for abstentions to continue from inspiring English sources

But the committee voted 19 to five, with three abstentions, to continue deliberations on the issue until the start of June, just before the full Parliament votes.

Mr Gul said it was pointless to continue: "these futile rounds harmed the respectability of the Parliament, harmed the honour of politics".The EU and America are pinning their hopes on a Russian abstention in order to pass a UN resolution on Kosovo this month.

The Community Board voted 29 to 1 (with 10 abstentions) to build Cordoba House.

Swarthmore's board of managers voted by 21-8, with one abstention, to cut the three sports.

Ultimately, RAC members voted unanimously (with one abstention) to approve the trial.

But Britain's likely abstention served to underline the continuing divisions within Europe, some tactical and others fundamental, over how to advance the Mideast peace process.

Meanwhile, campaigners for the option of "none of the above" to be included on ballot papers are continuing to make their case that conscious abstention is better than no participation at all in the democratic process.

Even after Abraham Lincoln established Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863, Massachusetts continued to celebrate its spring day of abstention for 31 more years.

The duke's abstention had saved the Lords, and, as long as he led the Tory peers, he continued to steer them away from fatal clashes with the Commons.

The lower house voted 482 to 27 in favor of continuing operations, with 7 abstentions.

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