The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have hinted that they may abstain in any assembly vote on a referendum.
Recent criticism of its stance by Venezuela's ambassador will probably force Ms Bachelet to abstain.
Islam the dominant religion in Malaysia forbids the eating of pork while Hindus generally abstain from beef.
Last year the Socialists agreed to abstain on what was also a contentious austerity budget vote.
They have elected to suffer the wrath of God rather than abstain from sin.
This line leaves unclear whether the UK will vote against the Palestinian membership bid or abstain.
"I can think of no better question for a cardiologist to abstain with, " he said.
Even many American beer lovers would rather abstain than sip from a can of mass-produced swill.
The researchers had 15 male participants abstain from drinking or eating anything caffeinated for 36 hours.
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Only Syria, the Security Council's only Arab member, is expected to abstain from the vote.
This was despite Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg ordering his Liberal Democrat MPs to abstain.
Russia seems to have buckled under international pressure to abstain from directly selling weapons systems to Iran.
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When the government failed to bow to its demands, it said it would abstain from the vote.
The tax measure is in the coalition agreement but Liberal Democrat MPs would be allowed to abstain.
Yet any opposition will be measured by the number of delegates who abstain from voting for him.
But Germany's constitution allows no split vote: a state must cast all its votes one way, or abstain.
Nor did it look at how long someone had to abstain from red meat to end the process.
Many of Ms Le Pen's voters, perhaps millions of them, are expected to abstain in the next round.
They asked their fellow Kiwis to abstain from sex for those seven weeks.
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Unauthorized immigrants are overwhelmingly peaceful people who abstain from property and violent crimes.
The Liberal Democrats, who wanted to scrap fees, would be allowed to abstain in a vote on the issue.
The Honduran government's main concern about the elections was that many citizens would either abstain or simply not vote.
That means the vote is likely to be lost, as the socialist opposition has also said it will abstain.
If the board does not give careful consideration to the case, Mr. Greenberg could challenge its decision to abstain.
But, Olmert brags, he wrecked her plan by getting outgoing President George W. Bush to force her to abstain.
In fact, it may even be counterproductive for Netanyahu to abstain from responding in the hopes of buying time.
It is hard to see a strong government emerging from such a contest, in which many Argentines would abstain.
Unless Labour decides to abstain to cause the prime minister trouble there is little chance it would be passed.
Many disenchanted government supporters may abstain rather than go over to the opposition.
Someday, we will have these things, or, if we abstain, our potential enemies will have them and we will not.
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