Sentences with phrase «who abstain from»

Initially, the company was referred to as the American Temperance Life Insurance Company — and it held strong to its mission of insuring «only those who abstain from alcohol.»

Those who abstain from computers in my experience also tend heavily towards dead tree paper formats as well.

associated with weight gain,» only that nut eaters gain might gain about 10 % less weight than those who abstain from nuts over time, and were 23 % less likely to be obese.

The population that is at highest risk for fatty liver (aside from alcoholics) are those who abstain from eggs and partake in a diet that's heavy in starchy foods, fruits, and grains.

What about those of us who abstain from onions and garlic?

In fact, those who abstain from alcohol are just as at risk of heart disease as those who drink three alcohol units or more a day.

Chikritzhs and her colleagues contend that previous reviews missed an important limitation: People who abstain from drinking often do so because they're ill.

I feel respect to some fellow gooners who abstain from such stupidity, they enjoy the vacation... they say, I trust in wenger, our discussions are not going to make a difference anyway... even though I can't do that and refrain from commenting and following each lead, I just wish I don't let myself down by believing rumors like I did once...

For some who abstain from dairy completely, coconut products make a great replacement for creams and butters.

Al - Mumenoon sura 23: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful The Believers must (eventually) win through (1) Those who humble themselves in their prayers; (2) Who avoid vain talk; (3) Who are active in deeds of charity; (4) Who abstain from s - e-x, (5) Except with those joined to them in the marriage bond, or (the captives) whom their right hands possess — for (in their case) they are free from blame, (6) But those whose desires exceed those limits are transgressors --(7) Those who faithfully observe their Trusts and their covenants; (8) And who (strictly) guard their prayers (9) Those will be the heirs (10) Who will inherit Paradise: they will dwell therein (forever).

If I started a secular club, and offered all the attractions that are offered at any mega-church, only without the religious teaching and preaching, and I, as club leader, made sure the members knew that I expect them to pay at least 10 % of their income to the club, and I was getting very, very wealthy as a result, I bet the vast majority of Christians who abstain from thinking badly about Benny Hinn, Jerry Falwell, Joyce Meyer, etc, would have no problem at all criticizing me, just because I am not a servant of the Lord.

But Stuart's suggestion that those protesters who abstained from violence could otherwise be portrayed as a cohesive and intellectually coherent group is just as false as any inference that the militants are representative of the whole.

At least nine MPs who abstained from the crunch division, in which the government was defeated by 13 votes, could now be expected to back military action, the Telegraph reported.

«It is financially feasible in a number of New York City neighborhoods to require a new MIH option that reaches deeper levels of affordable housing so that more families earning less that $ 30,000 annually can have access to permanently affordable housing,» opined Michelle de la Uz, who abstained from voting.

Men who reported eating breakfast ate on average one more time per day than those who skipped breakfast, implying that those who abstained from breakfast were not eating additional make - up meals later in the day.

They found that smokers who abstained from cigarettes showed weakened interconnectivity between certain large - scale networks in their brains: the default mode network, the executive control network, and the salience network.

French Catholic monks, who abstained from meat while observing Lent, pounced on the opportunity.

Many of these studies were trying to prove the benefits of a low fat (low saturated fat diet), but the all failed to prove their point while simultaneously proving saturated fat was a necessity (given the amount of deaths who abstained from it).

In both groups, those who had more than three sugary beverages per week had a mean of 29.6 percent breast density while those who abstained from the beverages had a mean of 26.2 percent breast density.

Vegan is a person who abstains from all food of animal origin, an extreme vegetarian.

The Dickinsons» God - fearing friends and family also provide laughs, especially a pastor's wife (Simone Milsdochter) who abstains from drinking — not just liquor, but also lemonade and tea.

Five other senators who abstained from yesterday's vote had previously voted for or against the legislation just a week before.

The judge was not justified in holding that the councillors who abstained from voting were acting under a misapprehension of law or were influenced by immaterial considerations as a result of wrong advice.»

As you may have guessed, their initial policyholders were those who abstained from alcohol.

The joint venture was unanimously approved by Cedar's board of directors, with the exception of Richard Homburg, a director since 1998 and Homburg chairman and CEO, who abstained from the vote.

Not exact matches

There are obvious consequences to drinking on the clock: A study from the Journal of Consumer Psychology found that prospective hires who ordered a glass of wine during an interview were seen as less intelligent than those who abstained — even when the interviewer was indulging in a drink.

«They want to catch me on stuff,» says Mackey, who is a vegan and abstains from processed food.

As soon as the election is over, those who have won the majority undertake to act according to their speech, while the minority, abstaining from action, must satisfy itself with talk in order to prepare for the next election.

But the expectation that Mayne will abstain from premarital sex while in a leadership role, Mosman added, is no different from what would be expected of a single man who is not gay.

And true purity must come from someone who abstains for sexual activity.

1 Timothy 4:1 - 3 — But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron, men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth.

Mormons with temple privileges wear special undergarments as a reminder of their faith, and those who are devoted abstain from alcohol, tea and coffee.

Maybe some of the voices are well - intentioned — like youth pastors who reference their «smokin» hot wives» or preachers who promise mind - blowing sex if you abstain from sex before marriage — but we can't be content with motives.

... Those who make a great profession of religion have need to walk very circumspectly, to abstain from all appearances of evil, and approaches towards it, because many eyes are upon them, that watch for their halting; their character is soon sullied (defiled, tainted), and they have a great deal of reputation to lose.

For the torture law to be similar, it would have to require that the torture could only be carried out by volunteers who were willing to choose to enact the punishments, and members of the Department of Corrections could abstain from participating on principle.

If there's no objective authority that compels you to abstain from alcohol, then subjectively, your choice to abstain is universally no more or less compelling than one who chooses to indulge in alcohol.

Those who, perhaps out of some earnest motive, abstain too much from food may elicit new vices of excess, such as harshly judging others» motives.

In the meantime, Mike and Michelle, (who are Christians, as evidenced by a previous conversation in which they urge Joe and Jane to abstain from the aforementioned drinking of alcohol and having sex), go straight to heaven, where they are told by Jesus (the church pastor) that they are finally home for eternity.

But they also resulted in a phenomenon my friends and I called «Judgment Day Christians,» new believers who would spent about a week dutifully abstaining from sex and alcohol, but who would inevitably returned to their previous lifestyles, without much change in their behavior or outlook.

What you are saying might have some truth in it if we evolved; But since we were created by a thrice holy God, that told us about marrying, who: (marry whom you will, only in the Lord), and how: (Thou shalt not lay with mankind as with womankind), then in order to please him: (Search the scriptures, for in them ye think ye have eternal life...) we have to abstain from this.

Muhammad said, «He who does not give up uttering falsehood and misconduct abstains in vain from food and drink during the fast, as Allah does not require merely physical compliance from him».

The study found that the children were 33 per cent more likely to abstain from sexual activity over a two - year period than children who attended interventions stressing the importance of safesex or of maintaining good health generally.

An example of this is to be found in the excellent work of the Challenge Teams UK who offer presentation for teenagers encouraging them to abstain from sex before marriage.

3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; 4 that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, 5 not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God; 6 that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.

Among born - again Christians who worship weekly or more, 23 percent say they would abstain from voting for Trump or Clinton, down from 31 percent in early April.

Anyabwile, who has emphatically stated that he is no fan of Clinton, has abstained from voting in recent previous presidential elections.

103:3 — Except those who believe and do righteous good deeds, and recommend one another to the truth (i.e. order one another to perform all kinds of good deeds (Al - Ma «ruf) which Allah has ordained, and abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds (Al - Munkar) which Allah has forbidden), and recommend one another to patience (for the sufferings, harms, and injuries which one may encounter in Allah's Cause during preaching His religion of Islamic Monotheism or Jihad, etc.).

And 26 percent of Americans who worship weekly or more now say they would abstain, down from 33 percent in early April.

Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

It is true that Jesus taught us to love those who hate us, forgive those who wrong us, and abstain from hypocritical comparisons between ourselves and those who offend us.