| The payments were also dependent on regular attendance, abstaining from part-time work, and performing well at exams. |
| Nobody is going to veto, but enough nations look to be abstaining that the vote will fail. |
| By abstaining from the evocation of a given spirit, we open the door to any and every spirit who desires to enter. |
| One can overcome common allergies and other ailments by abstaining from non-vegetarian food. |
| We will review this after about six months and see if abstaining from interviews has in any way helped box office collections. |
| In the not too distant past, the best abstaining customers could hope for were coffee, tea, juice, a soda, milk and plain old ice water. |
