"That is not like a general election where you almost abdicate responsibility to the party that you vote for [to make decisions on your behalf], they understand that they've got to get it right [in the referendum]." It's precisely this anxiety that Agnes Wilson, a volunteer at the RNLI charity shop in Dunbar, reflects when she explains her own indecision.
But in his critical essays he approaches the seat of judgment and then almost always abdicates it: "The inquiry, how far man may extend his designs, or how high he may rate his native force, is of far greater dignity than in what rank we shall place any particular performance".
We abdicated almost all exclusion criteria, opted for molecular unambiguous two field HLA typing and included minor antigens into the analyses.
Summer almost had to abdicate when she didn't graduate on time with her high-school class.
In the cockpit, as automated systems have become more reliable, and as pilots have grown accustomed to their reliability — this is particularly the case for younger pilots, who have not only trained with those systems from the outset of their careers but grown up in a world filled with computers and automation — they have almost inevitably begun to abdicate responsibility on some deeper level.
But these are hollow words indeed, for in almost the same breath, Cargill abdicated responsibility saying, "We all need to remember bacteria is everywhere, and we must properly handle and prepare fresh foods wherever they are served".
He abdicated May 1, 305, and his death occurred almost unnoticed.
In September 1862, one such disagreement almost led to Frederick being crowned and replacing his father as king; William threatened to abdicate when the Diet refused to fund his plans for the army's reorganization.
The burning question seems to be an almost biblical one: does society over-burden cops with the need to "prevent" violence, while we abdicate our responsibility to help our least fortunate to escape the conditions that breed crime?
The poll showing rising public support for Juan Carlos to abdicate was a stunning reversal for a leader who in 2012, had earned the approval of almost 80% of Spaniards.
