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Occasionally a council member shouts out a "no" or an "abstain," prompting the council president to pause to announce that the record should reflect that.— Baltimore City Paper
If they abstain, they have the right to food and clothing.— altmuslim
But if someone is Catholic and does abstain, then a ballgame seems like a poor excuse to do otherwise.— The Hardball Times
About 50 to 60 percent of men and women with alcohol dependence abstain or show substantial improvement in a year after treatment, which can include drugs such as Forest Laboratories Inc's Campral or acamprosate, naltrexone, also known as Revia and Depade, and disulfiramacamprosate or Antabuse.— canada.com Top Stories

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