Sentence examples for many could abstain from inspiring English sources

Not all will automatically transfer to Sarkozy and many could abstain.

Parliament has yet to approve renewed funding for Italy's contingent in Afghanistan and as many as three senators could abstain on that.

Cerankowski and Milks have found that asexuality, by means of feminist and queer studies, raises many more questions than it resolves, such as how a person could abstain from having sex which is generally accepted by society to be the most basic of instincts.

It is still possible Vince could abstain.

BHS's biggest creditors – the Pension Protection Fund – could abstain from the vote.

Today the party high command agreed parliamentary private secretaries – ministers' aides – could abstain on the plan.

China is still opposed but could abstain rather than exercise its veto.

On these terms, France and Britain might be able to support the Palestinians, and the German government could abstain.

(a) You could abstain, even though your abstention will not prevent the hire.

It follows that they could abstain, just as regular voters did.

So, when they told me that you could abstain for two days, I said I could.