Sentences with phrase «of abstention in»

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.

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.

Not exact matches

The announcement of the vote, witnessed by reporters in the Great Hall of the People, passed with two «no» votes and three abstentions among almost 3,000 delegates.

The increasing role played by non-elected technocrats, increased voter abstention and curbs on civil liberties are among the main symptoms of this global malaise, the EIU said, noting that almost half of the 167 countries covered by its index registered a decline in overall scores between 2006 and 2016.

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 a more formidable challenge - abstention in its own ranks.

As opposed to ignoring shareholders who abstain, as the proposal would do, we believe it appropriate to count abstentions as present at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote, and thus as relevant in determining whether a majority of the shares present have voted in favor of a proposal.

Back in the United States, an abstention of direct investment in the flexible office industry from a global real estate leader such as Blackstone coincides with a lack of of confidence for the country's political and economic future.

Abstentions have the same effect as votes against the matter except in the election of directors, as described above.

In the event the Board voted in favour of accepting the revised Code of Ethics — 5 in favour, 3 against with 2 abstentionIn the event the Board voted in favour of accepting the revised Code of Ethics — 5 in favour, 3 against with 2 abstentionin favour of accepting the revised Code of Ethics — 5 in favour, 3 against with 2 abstentionin favour, 3 against with 2 abstentions.

Last summer in Rome, by a vote of 120 nations in favor, seven opposed and 21 abstentions, a United Nations diplomatic conference adopted a treaty to establish an International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague in the Netherlands.

When the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly of the Conservative movement within Judaism issued guidelines for homosexual marriage by a vote of thirteen in favor, none opposed, and one abstention earlier this year, a Gentile friend of mine e-mailed me....

Others of my generation who had also grown up in legalism regarding or abstention from alcohol perhaps, and so were exploring their emancipation with micro-brews and homemade wine over thick theology books and bible studies and hymn - sings.

The ritual observance of dietary rules — fasting and abstinence from meat in Lent, and abstinence from meat and meat products every Friday, as well as the eucharistic fast from midnight before the reception of Communion — were as much defining marks of Catholicism before the council as abstention from pork is a defining characteristic of Judaism.

It may be that a long - range, ecological perspective is required in order to determine when and what kind of social intervention is required and when abstention or retreat is the better course to pursue.

«The Palestinian sites of al - Haram, al - Ibrahimi / Tomb of the Patriarchs in al - Khalil / Hebron and the Bilal bin Rabah Mosque / Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem: the Board voted 44 to one (12 abstentions) to reaffirm that the two sites are an integral part of the occupied Palestinian Territories and that any unilateral action by the Israeli authorities is to be considered a violation of international law...»

Straus and Bacon, for example, in their study of over 15,000 college students, found that the incidence of abstention from alcohol on the part of the parents decreased in each category as they moved from lower to higher family income.

Following a huge prolife march and rally on 6th October 2006 — reportedly the largest march of any kind ever in Nicaragua's history — the Nicaraguan National Assembly on 26th October voted (52 in favour, 0 opposed and 9 abstentions) to close a legal loophole which allowed thousands of abortions every year.

The votes in the House of Bishops were 36 for and one against, with no abstentions.

Breakdown of votes: House of Bishops: In favour, 35, against 2, abstentions 0 House of Clergy: In favour 131, against 23, abstentions 13 House of Laity: In favour 124, against 34, abstentions 11

Members of European Parliament (MEPs) voted in favour of stronger regulations, with 466 votes for and 124 votes against the measures, and 50 abstentions.

Der Spiegel claim that the money was used to secure the votes of four representatives on FIFA's 24 - member executive committee ahead of the vote, which took place in 2000 and which Germany eventually won by one vote after a surprise abstention in the final round.

While you may take some kinds of fish in moderation, the risk is high enough that some doctors still suggest total abstention from sushi during pregnancy.

The final tally in the 350 - seat Congress of Deputies was 192 - 0, with 119 abstentions.

Third, under a fixed proportion of «expert» members, parties are engaged in zero sum competition for votes, whilst under «abstention voting» they are engaged in positive sum competition.

Most simply, by not counting abstentions, such a scheme does not build in a tendency towards the de facto supremacy of the Commons.

An abstention by Labour would have prevented the PM from reaching a majority of two - thirds of all MPs, forcing her into the awkward position of taking the second path to an early election envisaged by the Act — a parliamentary vote of no confidence in her government.

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.

After discussion, the motion passed by a vote of 21 in favor, 4 against and two abstentions.

The following assumes, firstly, that no party has an overall majority (once Sinn Fein's abstention from the chamber is taken into account), and that in spite of the possibility that they could top the polls in the popular vote, that the Lib Dems will not win enough votes to have the most seats in the new Commons (they would need between 37 - 40 per cent to be sure of that happening).

For many in the party that abstention was an act of betrayal,» he said, but insisted he had gone against his party on a matter of principle.

Abstention is expected to be high, around 60 % and probably the highest in the history of European elections in France.

In the first illustration in your wiki link, an example of a ballot for Majority Judgment, there is a mention «leaving a candidate blank gives them an F.» This looks like a way of handling partial abstentioIn the first illustration in your wiki link, an example of a ballot for Majority Judgment, there is a mention «leaving a candidate blank gives them an F.» This looks like a way of handling partial abstentioin your wiki link, an example of a ballot for Majority Judgment, there is a mention «leaving a candidate blank gives them an F.» This looks like a way of handling partial abstention.

In most systems of Majority Judgement an abstention is treated as giving the lowest possible judgement of a candidate.

She spoke with host Gary Axelbank about her abstention in the vote on mayoral control, the concept of mayoral control, charter schools, how the system mgiht be run to maximum effiency, lessons learned from her tenure as president at Hostos CC, and numerous other topics.

The Council voted 31 - 17, with three abstentions, in an unusually close split on a proposal that came together in recent weeks with the backing of Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, whose staff, along with the mayor's, called members to push them to vote in favor, according to several Council sources.

Despite most opinion polls predicting that the Conservatives and Labour were neck and neck, the Conservatives secured a surprise victory after having won a clear lead over their rivals and incumbent Prime Minister David Cameron was able to form a majority single - party government with a working majority of 12 (in practice increased to 15 due to Sinn Féin's 4 MPs» abstention).

Abstention or one of the many untried parties fielding candidates is the only sane choice for this institution we should all be striving to disband, particularly in this present depression.

In the vote another two Tories voted yes and no, the traditional way of registering an abstention.

Some were dragged from hospital beds and honeymoons in order to walk through the «No» lobby as a consequence of the Lib Dem abstention.

The full board gave a thumbs up to the project, also known as Rose Castle, with 24 members voting in favor of approving it, four against and one abstention.

In a 13 - to - 1 vote with one abstention, the board approved the $ 52 million sale of the branch at 280 Cadman Plaza West to developer Hudson Companies in partnership with Marvel Architects, which will be designing the buildinIn a 13 - to - 1 vote with one abstention, the board approved the $ 52 million sale of the branch at 280 Cadman Plaza West to developer Hudson Companies in partnership with Marvel Architects, which will be designing the buildinin partnership with Marvel Architects, which will be designing the building.

The authors found that, controlling for other factors, such as whether respondents liked or disliked Clinton and Trump, former Obama voters who believed one or more of the fake news articles were 3.9 times more likely to defect from the Democratic ticket in 2016, including abstention.

In a vote held today in Strasbourg, France, 621 members of the European Parliament approved the draft regulation, with only 10 voting against and 22 abstentionIn a vote held today in Strasbourg, France, 621 members of the European Parliament approved the draft regulation, with only 10 voting against and 22 abstentionin Strasbourg, France, 621 members of the European Parliament approved the draft regulation, with only 10 voting against and 22 abstentions.

But there is a chance that abstention by disgruntled voters could tilt the results in Le Pen's favor, physicist and CNRS researcher Serge Galam in Paris - who predicted Brexit and the victory of Donald Trump - warned in an interview with Le Point on Wednesday.

Wang and his colleagues discovered that in animal models, recurrent cycles of too much alcohol consumption, followed by alcohol abstention, actually altered the strength of these neural branches.

But many will probably prefer to make a statement with abstention, celebrating films that don't stoke the fire of the whole too - much - violence - in - cinema argument.

The latest blow to the 5 - year - old Opportunity Scholarship program was dealt Nov. 12 by the full panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee, which voted 8 - 5, with one abstention, to uphold an August decision by a three - member panel of that court that found the program unconstitutional.

In my current state of New Jersey, a bill that would pause the high stakes consequences for teachers and students attached to Common Core assessments and establish a task force to review the Common Core and accompanying PARCC assessments passed the New Jersey Assembly with an overwhelming bipartisan vote (72 yes; 4 no; 4 abstentions, with 84 % of Republicans and 94 % of Democrats voting yes).

For any given reader, however dedicated he might be, such total abstention necessarily holds true for virtually everything that has been published, and thus in fact this constitutes our primary way of relating to books.

One hundred and thirty - nine countries voted in favour of the resolution, with seven abstentions and none against.