Sentence examples for voting to avoid from inspiring English sources

The Democrats in the House stopped registering ayes and nays and went instead with "present, not voting" to avoid the awkward results of choosing one favored program over another.

That, in turn, he said, had pushed many voters to back away from Labour during the final days of voting to avoid contributing to what the Conservatives had characterized as the disintegration of the country.

But the vote divided the party, with five Senate Democrats, all from Trump states, voting to avoid a government shutdown — and setting up a fight over what Republicans have tried to brand "the Schumer Shutdown," after Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.).

Sassou Nguesso's political opposition has accused him of cheating, maintaining that independent counts indicated that he did not secure the 50percentt needed in the first round of voting to avoid a runoff.

After discussion, directors unanimously voted to avoid the lawsuit.

The plan was supported by just three Republican senators, giving it enough votes to avoid a filibuster.

MPs might well vote to avoid that calamity, but who's to say Theresa May will listen?

Results will be released within 48 hours, but most analysts predict neither Essebsi nor Marzouki will win enough votes to avoid a second round of voting in December.

"I don't believe in either candidate but I voted to avoid the fine," said Oriela Camacho, a 48-year-old dressmaker who left her ballot blank.

Ryan's no-exceptions opposition to abortion and embrace of the Defense of Marriage Act are such anathema here that the campus Republican chairman, Baylor Myers, told me his executive committee voted to avoid social issues altogether.

Nor is a high turnout a clear sign of support for the state: Many Iranians will vote to avoid getting into trouble, because their national ID cards are stamped at the polls.