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Example sentences for: abide

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But in its absence, we settle for politicians who abide by the rules (like the phones rules), which are devised to cloak impropriety in propriety.
Richardson's Picasso is unable to abide even his own tradition.
In his first congressional campaign, Shadegg promised he would abide by the six-year limit set by Arizona voters.
And to learn that the point of the closed hearing was so Ginsburg could try to convince a judge to make Starr abide by a preliminary agreement to extend immunity to Lewinsky in return for her testimony.
His best way to navigate this dilemma is by subtly encouraging Democrats to hold out for terms so soft that Republicans can't abide them.