sitting-out

It is making some argue with those they actually otherwise agree with… The need for MORE CONSERVATIVE CONTROL in the Republican Party….. and whether sitting-out elections accomplishes anything beyond conceding/surrendering to and getting ULTRA-SOCIALISTS elected.

Charlie Crist Picks A Fight Republicans Don’t Need - Dan_McLaughlin’s blog - RedState 2009

They were not flaky and only very minimally puffy — not light — even though the dough rose considerably during both sitting-out spells.

Mission Impossible?: Whole Wheat Croissants 2009

I found a ballroom the very place for reflection; and with the sentiment that I should use society for my pleasure instead of being its slave, I sometimes obstinately would refuse a dance or two, or sitting-out and talking, in order to lean against some pillar and contemplate human nature, in defiance of my admirers, who thought me very eccentric.

The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton 2006

For a while he mused malevolently upon Annie, and routed out a reluctant crumb from some coy sitting-out place in his tooth.

The History of Mr. Polly 2003

The City of Philadelphia has decreed that sitting-out places in ball-rooms must be adequately lighted.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 18, 1919 Various

I had no idea of time, but perhaps it wasn't long before the General manoeuvred me from the sitting-out rooms and across the hall to join the dancers.

The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day Harriet Stark

And on that he made a bow, and returned to Gay, whom he had left in their sitting-out place, which was his car.

Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa Cynthia Stockley

As the dance ended the many couples streamed out of the ballroom and made for the _kala juggas_ -- the "black places," as the sitting-out spots are appropriately termed in India from the carefully-arranged lack of light in them.

The Jungle Girl Gordon Casserly

This is the local sitting-out acre, the petting-party field.

Traitor's Purse Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966 1941

It was not likely to be used as a sitting-out place, and it was near enough to the ball-room to enable him to hear when the music of item number nine should begin.

The Intrusion of Jimmy 1928