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Abstained meaning

simple past and past participle of abstain

Using Abstained

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of abstain
  • In the example corpus, abstained often appears in combinations such as: abstained from, who abstained, or abstained.

Context around Abstained

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Abstained

  • In this selection, "abstained" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, nations, netherlands, four, citing, though and instead stand out and add context to how "abstained" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 20 members abstained from voting and and four abstained. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "abstained" sits close to words such as aberration, aditya and af, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with abstained

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Supervisor Holly Mitchell abstained from the. (6 words)

Additionally, India has abstained from UN resolutions condemning Russia over Ukraine. (11 words)

A total of 109 members voted against the suggested law, while 20 members abstained from voting. (16 words)

The Ukrainian leader added that his country had failed to engage sufficiently with countries in Africa and Latin America after many nations in those continents abstained during a UN General Assembly vote on a resolution condemning Russia's invasion. (39 words)

While the resolution’s impact was limited after China, Russia and India abstained, the junta’s ability to generate revenue has still faced setbacks partly due to several rounds of economic sanctions by the US and its partners. (38 words)

But Republicans have a supermajority in the House, thanks to a formerly Democratic lawmaker who switched parties in April, and can override Cooper’s veto if the lone Republican who abstained from Wednesday’s vote supports it. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

All 5 Central Asian nations abstained or didn’t vote final week on a UN General Assembly decision that demanded that Moscow pull out of Ukraine.

All eight black members of the commission voted in favor of the measure, while the five white members all voted against it or abstained, citing financial concerns about the $5 million allocation.

Almost two dozen other nations including the United Kingdom, Germany, Ukraine, Italy, Argentina, Malawi, South Sudan, Uruguay and the Netherlands abstained from the vote.

At the House session on Monday, 256 lawmakers voted in favor of House Bill (HB) No. 7763, while two voted in the negative and four abstained.

But Republicans have a supermajority in the House, thanks to a formerly Democratic lawmaker who switched parties in April, and can override Cooper’s veto if the lone Republican who abstained from Wednesday’s vote supports it.

He also urged Muslims to cater for the less privileged around, as commanded by the Holy Quran, even as they abstained from all forms of wrongdoing even beyond the fasting period.

Supervisor Holly Mitchell abstained from the.

The case was then assigned to Mr Justice Aaron Bugeja who, however, also abstained in April, the reason not emerging clearly when Franklin Calleja, the registrar, was questioned about it on Friday.

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The ConservativeHome website lists Mr Norman as among 38 Tory MPs who abstained - though it points out that while many did so "out of opposition to the Bill, some will have missed the vote for other reasons".

The Labour and Conservative groups - with the exception of Nathan Wilson who abstained - along with British Unionist John Jo Leckie and independents Michael and Sophia Coyle voted to retain Councillor Logue as leader.

The policy was changed in 2015, allowing gay and bisexual men to give blood if they abstained from sex for a full year.

The Ukrainian leader added that his country had failed to engage sufficiently with countries in Africa and Latin America after many nations in those continents abstained during a UN General Assembly vote on a resolution condemning Russia's invasion.

Today, Mongolia imports 90% of its oil products from Russia and has abstained from U.N. votes that condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

United Nations, Oct 28: India has abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution that called for an immediate humanitarian truce in the Israel-Hamas conflict leading to a cessation of hostilities.

While rates varied across the studies, US, Slovakian, and Italian research found people who drank alcohol and energy drinks were six times likelier to get into a physical fight compared to drinkers who abstained from them.

While the resolution’s impact was limited after China, Russia and India abstained, the junta’s ability to generate revenue has still faced setbacks partly due to several rounds of economic sanctions by the US and its partners.

Additionally, India has abstained from UN resolutions condemning Russia over Ukraine.

All 63 SNP MSPs abstained, instead putting forward an amendment highlighting concerns that the investigation had been “prejudiced” by comments made about Mr Matheson by committee member and Scottish Tory MSP Annie Wells.

Around a quarter of the 251 lawmakers in Macron's camp voted against the bill or abstained, and several left-wing ministers have registered their opposition to the bill.

A total of 109 members voted against the suggested law, while 20 members abstained from voting.

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Common combinations with abstained

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Abstained means: simple past and past participle of abstain
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