Sentence examples for cannot abstain from inspiring English sources

Most damaging of all was his apparent flip-flop on Tory plans to cut welfare expenditure by £12bn, saying that Labour "simply cannot abstain" in its opposition to the welfare reform bill – immediately after abstaining in a vote on the cuts.

Some argue that Rawls is mistaken, and political philosophy cannot abstain from at least some controversial claims about the nature of truth (Estlund 1998; Raz 1990).

"It's literally as grave as that". He added: "Schools and colleges will provide condoms for something that you can abstain from, but you cannot abstain from having your period.

Dundee chief executive Scot Gardiner said: "The initial advice was that SFL rules clearly state that, save in extraordinary circumstances, all members must vote and cannot abstain, such action would incur a heavy fine and there was an existing precedent.

In the aftermath of the vote, Andy Burnham, a Playmobil figure that wants to be Prime Minister, posted that the party "simply cannot abstain on this Bill".

Medical teams cannot abstain from intervening even when the patient explicitly and repeatedly solicits therapeutic abstinence.

"It was a motion I had been calling for, because I have been clear all along – we cannot simply abstain on a bill that will penalise working families and increase child poverty.

This time we cannot even abstain, because the Mexican Government needs to be sent a signal - in friendship and solidarity - that it must be serious about respecting human rights, complying with the San Andrés undertakings and restoring democratic normality, as laid down in our democracy clause.

13 In HIV endemic areas where women cannot choose to abstain from intercourse, crush biopsies should only be taken directly from lesions if sexual abstinence or condom protection can be assured 1 day prior to, and 14 days following the procedure.

If Tehran cannot be persuaded to abstain from the Bomb, it is time to learn to live with the prospect of a nuclear Iran.

Their message is clear: While abstinence from certain sexual activities and intravenous drug use is the only sure way of avoiding exposure to the AIDS virus, these precautions can help protect people who cannot or will not abstain.