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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In the Volkskammer approval was by 299 votes to 80 with one abstention .
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On July 23 he presented the new Cabinet which was approved by 70 votes to two with eight abstentions.
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Piatakov's resolution was defeated by 48 to 11, with 19 abstentions.
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The declaration was passed by 355 votes to four with one abstention .
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The motion to reject the small constitution failed by 18 votes to 63 with three abstentions.
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The overall abstention rate was reported to be as high as 55 percent of the electorate of 2,200,000.
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The Senate had already approved the treaty on Sept. 17 by 176 votes to 16 with one abstention .