Sentences with phrase «of abstention»

Perhaps I lost faith in painting when they handed me my degree, but I took it seriously enough that just having my work resemble another artist's was sickening, and that resulted in a long, career - killing period of abstention from exhibition, competition and self - promotion while making a slow transition to sculpture.

Gormley is considered by this work, and others, to have rescued the human figure - a central theme of sculpture since classical antiquity - from its long period of abstention during Abstract Expressionism's popularity.

CARACAS Venezuela's opposition faces a weak adversary in an upcoming presidential election in the form of unpopular President Nicolas Maduro, but it must overcome the more formidable challenge of abstention in its own ranks.

There could also be a number of abstentions on all sides of the house which could complicate matters.

If some make an idol out of entertainment, others make an idol out of abstention.

Fasting should be a secret season of repentance, not a public declaration of abstention.

Purity is not a negative condition of abstention.

It is also important to note that in 2007, 84 per cent of the population participated in the ballot, that is there was a 16 per cent abstention rate, whereas in these elections the rate of abstention was 54 per cent at the first round and 49 per cent in the second.

Neil Kinnock led a small group of abstentions in the deputy leadership election, which cost Benn his victory by 49.6 per cent to Healey's 50.4 per cent.

CK's legitimate criticisms of Reid and Blunkett relate to their interventions in the period ahead of his abstention, and he then chose not to endorse it after that.

The political ramifications for the weak gesture of abstention could scupper the Liberal Democrats for the next three years, argues Charlotte Henry

It is intriguing as to why he would choose to come after years of abstention and may have something to do with his upcoming «Complete Spot Paintings 1986 - 2011» retrospective to be held simultaneously across all of Gagosian's eleven locations in January of 2012.

The potential of an abstention by Germany would reduce the threshold for the necessary qualified majority opening the door to Poland and its allies.

changing the voting rules at the last stage of the comitology procedure (the Appeal Committee), so that only votes in favour or against an act are taken into account; this will reduce the use of abstentions and the number of situations where the Committee is unable to take a position and the Commission is obliged to act without a clear mandate from the Member States;

From the legal perspective, some people define economic - based crime to be an act of abstention from pursuing an action that will result in harm to the economic policy or the economic security of the country, committed by a person eligible for taking the criminal responsibility; such an act is prohibited by law and for which the law has prescribed a penalty or precautionary measures.

Dell declined to comment on that ratio, which suggests a high number of abstentions.