verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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alcohol
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Dexy's used to workout together, they abstained from alcohol and drugs.
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The celebrant receives a medallion which indicates the length of time that person has abstained from alcohol .
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With his inherent love of life, he started meeting people socially again, although he abstained from alcohol and cigarettes.
vote
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He was the eighth of 18 Cabinet ministers to say he might abstain or vote against an agreement.
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Mayor Mike Martini, a winery owner, abstained and the vote Tuesday ended up 3-3.
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Two deputies abstained in the vote .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Catholics are supposed to abstain from meat on Good Friday.
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Junior politicians are supposed to abstain from criticizing the government.
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Most of the church members drink only moderately or abstain completely.
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The sex education program encourages teens to abstain .
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Three members of the committee abstained.
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Trial volunteers are told to abstain from watching TV for a month.
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You should abstain from food and caffeinated drinks before the operation.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Babies born to women who did not abstain from drinking during pregnancy also tend to exhibit abnormal sleep patterns after birth.
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But 26m voters, or 69 % of the electorate, abstained.
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Mayor Mike Martini, a winery owner, abstained and the vote Tuesday ended up 3-3.
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Only 10 percent abstain by choice.
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Qiao Shi, the intelligence chief who had abstained in the martial law vote earlier, endorsed an immediate army crackdown.
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The Government abstained on a different aspect relating to the treaty of Rome basis.
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There was a total of 12 candidates; although voting was obligatory an estimated 25 percent of the 5,700,000 electorate abstained.