My delegation was therefore constrained to abstain in the voting on the draft resolution.

My delegation had no choice but to abstain.

Subsequently, the delegation of the Sudan informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.

Subsequently, the delegation of Israel advised the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.

Subsequently, the delegation of Israel informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.

Subsequently, the delegation of Uruguay informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.

Subsequently, the delegation of Uruguay informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.

Subsequently, the representative of Ethiopia informed the Committee that his delegation had intended to abstain.

Subsequently, the delegation of Angola informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour the delegations of France and Tonga had intended to abstain.

Subsequently, the delegations of Bolivia, Israel and Paraguay informed the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour the delegation of Zambia informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.

Subsequently, the delegation of Denmark indicated that it had intended to vote in favour the delegation of Luxembourg indicated that it had intended to abstain.

Subsequently, the delegations of Bolivia and Israel informed the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour the delegations of Lebanon and Myanmar informed the Secretariat that they had intended to abstain.

For those reasons, China had no alternative but to abstain on the draft resolution sponsored by the United Kingdom.

Subsequently, the delegations of Antigua and Barbuda, The Gambia, Kyrgyzstan, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Nigeria, Peru and the Russian Federation informed the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour the delegation of Greece informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote against the delegations of Botswana and Mali informed the Secretariat that they had intended to abstain.

Subsequently, the delegations of Bolivia, Costa Rica, Israel, Oman and Paraguay informed the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour the delegation of Zimbabwe informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.

Recently, during the vote on Palestinian representation at the United Nations, the EU called for its members to abstain an odd way to affirm Europe s commitment to global leadership.

Subsequently, the delegations of Bolivia, Eritrea, Israel, Paraguay and Zambia informed the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour the delegation of Lebanon informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.

Subsequently, the delegations of Bolivia, Eritrea, Israel, Paraguay and Zambia informed the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour the delegations of Lebanon and the United Kingdom informed the Secretariat that they had intended to abstain.

Several opposition parties have called on their members to stay away in protest over restrictive election rules that strongly favor Mubarak.

She would have been ready to defer action on the process to the next session which was why she abstained on the motion for deferment.

Indeed, the abstention rate for a presidential election had never been higher before the contest between Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy.

Subsequently, the delegations of Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Paraguay and the Sudan informed the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour the delegations of Israel, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom informed the Secretariat that they had intended to abstain.

Subsequently, the delegations of Bolivia, Eritrea, Israel, Paraguay and Zambia informed the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour the delegation of Lebanon informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain the delegation of Myanmar informed the Secretariat that it had intended not to participate in the voting.

The record level of abstention in the recent European Parliament elections is further proof of that growing cynicism and alienation.

On , the Sfatul Țării decided with 86 votes for, 3 against and 36 abstaining, to unite with the Kingdom of Romania.

Perhaps for precisely this reason, the abstention rate (an average of 57 ), was the highest since the first vote in 1979, while the composition of the Parliament, with its right wing majority, underwent no significant changes.

And please spare me mention of the abstentions in the Security Council by Russia and China, which constituted a waiver of their veto and thus a de facto endorsement, clearing the way for intervention.

As a result, the regime refuses to take any chances.

Real debt defaults are historically rare.

(h) States should increase the use of restorative justice processes and principles where appropriate and consistent with international guidelines and standards.

This process may include the option of withholding consent.

The simplest approach for them is to turn away from all the rice in Hunan.

Refraining from any restrictions on the use of outer space.

However, Ramadan is about more than just abstaining from food and drink.

Prohibition against providing support to non State actors

Calming a volatile situation may mean not publicly denouncing behavior that cries out for condemnation.

Urges Governments to refrain from all acts of intimidation or reprisal against

44th meeting 12 April 2005 Adopted by a recorded vote of 48 to 2, with 2 abstentions.

Such omissions may result from the application of the organization's decision making process under its constitutive instrument.

If someone ventures to talk with you, will you be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?

If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?

(c) Use of restraint with respect to custody regulating the imposition of custody

This is known as the principle of restraint.

The lesson of the first ballot of 2002, which saw a high level of abstention and the surprise elimination of the Socialist Lionel Jospin, partly explains that mobilization.

We continue to urge the parties concerned to refrain from the use of the Caribbean Sea as a transit route for such shipments.