That is not to suggest that I am a model of abstemiousness who has never made an idiot of himself after five too many. |
The life style of an élite athlete rivals that of an inmate for abstemiousness and monotony. |
But by the time of the Los Angeles games in 1984 it had become clear that the reason was not new-found abstemiousness. |
He does not seem to smoke or drink, although he has downplayed his abstemiousness since joining the drinks group. |
This study met with great scepticism among experts and shocked a fair number of doctors and advocates of abstemiousness. |
My urbane friend, going through the motions of abstemiousness, can't resist a taste. |