Individuals who drink about those amounts live longer than those who abstain. |
Medieval monastics sought to abstain from enjoying daily life, lest they prefer it to God. |
Also, a member state could abstain in a vote and make a formal declaration that it would not be bound by the vote. |
Young people, pregnant women and those who might worsen an already existing physical problem by drinking any alcohol are told to abstain. |
To forgo the leisured lifestyle, to abstain from epicurean pleasures of over-indulgence, is no mean task. |
It goes without saying that drivers should abstain or strictly control the amount they drink. |