Many of the abstentions and 'no' votes were cast by member states that said they are opposed to resolutions that single out specific countries for censure.

VOA: standard.2009.11.20

The National Mining Association refused to single out Massey during the hearing, saying only that the mining industry wants to improve its safety record across the board.

VOA: standard.2010.04.27

Finally,a single ray of light shot from out and fell full upon the vulture eye.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

And Alan Lomax had somevery compelling and really engaging stories to tell about actually painting himself up in blackface so that he could go into black communities, so that some of the whites wouldn't single him out and beat him up or whatever."

VOA: special.2010.01.18

Dramatically. So that he went out fishing last summer and he didn't catch a single fish."

VOA: standard.2010.07.14