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What if the president abstains from a Security Council vote establishing one?.

Obama and the Coming Palestinian State John Bolton 2010

And, how could someone even vote for a guy that either doesn't show up to vote on a bill or abstains from a vote because he doesn't want to be put in a difficult position.

RNC points to earlier Carter interview skeptical of Obama qualifications 2008

We are not, but I reject the generalization that the United States abstains from the market while the Canadian government intervenes.

Canada—U.S. Relations—Some Thoughts about Public Diplomacy 1983

If the United States votes for or abstains on such a resolution, it will reflect a dramatic shift in policy against Israel.

The backlash against Obama's U.N. 'compromise' begins Jennifer Rubin 2011

An abstainer "abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others."

Lacerating Wit, Seasoned Cynic Bill Kauffman 2011

If Finland votes against a Portuguese bailout program, the European Financial Stability Facility would be paralyzed; if it merely abstains, the remaining eurozone countries could in theory go ahead with a bailout without Finnish contributions.

Finland election could derail bailouts in Europe 2011

If a Democrat abstains on all the votes on that chart, he/she gets 100%, yet a Republican gets 0%.

GOP group targets vulnerable Dems with 'Pelosi Index' 2010

The move makes the enactment of the budget before the end of the current fiscal year a certainty, as Japan's constitution stipulates that a lower house-endorsed budget is automatically enacted even if the upper chamber rejects it or abstains from voting for 30 days.

Japan Passes Record Budget, But Major Challenges Remain Takashi Nakamichi 2011

If China abstains from buying while the Fed, Japan and other buyers pull back, yields would quite likely rise.

Treasurys Market Shrugs Off China's Apparent Pullback Min Zeng 2012

Awkward silence followed the phrases, "Who is against it?" and a certain fatigue could be noted after each, "And who abstains?"

Yoani Sanchez: In Advance of the Communist Party Congress, a Forced Unanimity Yoani Sanchez 2011